The California Trails &
Greenways Conference is
Coming to Los Angeles!!!
Excitement is building as California State Parks and its trail allies prepare for the 27th California Trails & GreenwaysConference taking place April 18 to 20 at the Woodland Hills Marriott.
Conference registration is scheduled to open February 22nd. For the registration link and further details about the 2012 California Trails & Greenways Conference, including sponsor, exhibit and raffle donation information log onto our website at www.parks.ca.gov/trails/
The California Trails & Greenways Conference is a forum for networking and building support for accessible, inter-connected, quality trail systems; and a venue for trail professionals and advocates to learn practical, up-to-date, trail skills. This endeavor by California State Parks and the California Trails Conference Foundation helps ensure effective trail stewardship and leadership for generations to come.
The California Trails & Greenways Conference provides opportunities to:
- Network with, and talk directly to, California’s leading trail experts
- Find collaborative partners to build support for trail endeavors
- Learn a full range of trail topics in high quality, innovative sessions
- Experience hands-on learning through day-long field workshops
- Address your specific concerns through our table topic sessions
- Explore exhibits featuring innovative trail-related products and services
All activities are designed to increase the knowledge of trail, recreation and wild land management professionals and advocates, both novice and expert, in order to improve non-motorized, recreational and heritage trail systems and programs throughout California.
Day-long workshops, 27 concurrent sessions, keynote presentations and exhibits all serve to draw California’s leading trail designers, builders and managers to this 3-day event. The theme for the 2012 Conference is “Navigating Radical Change — The New Normal.” With attendance expected to reach 500, we anticipate the theme will elicit stimulating and creative discussions that will generate new ideas and partnerships.
We live in a tumultuous time, unprecedented in many respects. Believing that “knowledge is power,” the 2012 California Trails & Greenways Conference will explore the multiple challenges facing trails and public lands, what’s known about the trends affecting those challenges, and how to pursue creative solutions while preserving the integrity of the resources we hold dear. We’ll also explore innovative approaches and new collaborations that may inspire your own new solutions for navigating the path ahead.
The preliminary schedule for this 3-day event is as follows:
- · April 18th, Wednesday
o Optional day-long workshops
o Exhibits open at 4:00 p.m.
o Opening reception, dinner, keynote presentation
- · April 19th, Thursday
o Concurrent sessions throughout the day (5 sets)
o Awards & Remembrance Luncheon
o Celebration reception, dinner, keynote presentation
- · April 20th, Friday
o Breakfast with Table Topic Discussions
o Concurrent sessions (2 sets)
o Closing plenary
o Conference ends at 1:00 p.m.
Planning is also underway for the 3rd Annual Hike, Bike, Ride, Run Event taking place Saturday, April 21st. This post-conference outing and BBQ is a wonderful way for all trail users to come together to show that we can share our trails and all get along. Conference attendees and friends are invited. Reservation and other details will be posted on the conference website March 1.
For further details about the 2012 California Trails & Greenways Conference, including sponsor, exhibit and raffle donation information log onto our website at www.parks.ca.gov/trails/
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