New England Rails to Trails Trails and Greenways Seminar Series
Planning a new trail? Trying to encourage
community involvement or establish a volunteer
corps for your trail or trail project? Or maybe you
are interested in learning the latest ideas,
strategies and facts pertaining to trail advocacy
and development. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's
(RTC) 2004 Trails and Greenways Seminar Series
offers a diverse selection of free workshops for
today's trail developer and advocate.
With extensive on-the-ground staff experience
and 15 years of compiling trails data, RTC
specializes in trail development. RTC's expert
staff members are uniquely positioned to train
advocates, park and recreation specialists,
community development agency staff, bicycle
and pedestrian advocates, trail managers and
public officials in successful trail development
practices.
Each free workshop features experts in the
field who examine different issues of trail and
greenway development. Participants receive a
resource manual with fact sheets, studies and
research reports pertaining to that seminar's topic.
Registration Space is limited, so please register early!
All participants must register in advance of the seminar.
There is no fee for attending.
All seminars will take place at RTC's New England office.
Fax or mail registration to RTC at:
2 Washington Square, Suite 200
Union Station
Worcester, MA 01604
Tel: 508-755-3300 Fax: 508-791-9999
Web:
http://www.railtrails.org/newengland
Seminar Schedule
- Trails in Smart Growth and Sustainable Development Strategies
- Wednesday, January 28, 2004
- Maeve Bartlett, Executive Office of Transportation and Construction (Mass.);
Gina McCarthy, Office of Commonwealth Development (Mass.)
- Incorporating Art in Trail Building
- Wednesday, March 17, 2004
- Charlie Tracy, NPS Rivers and Trails Program;
Liesel Fenner, New England Foundation for the Arts;
Nora Valdez, artist
- Rail-Trail Design
- Wednesday, May 19, 2004
- Jim Donovan, Wilbur Smith Associates;
Hugh Morris, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Fundraising for Trails
- Wednesday, July 21, 2004
- Betsy Goodrich, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy;
Craig Della Penna, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Maintaining Your Trail for Optimal Use
- Wednesday, September 15, 2004
- Betsy Goodrich, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy;
Craig Della Penna, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
- Acquiring Rail Corridors
- Wednesday, November 17, 2004
- Betsy Goodrich, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy;
Craig Della Penna, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy