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Trails

Below is an update on the Vermont Trail Collaborative and work groups. Visit www.uvm.edu/tourismresearch/trails for more information.

Upcoming meetings:
-- Vermont Trails & Greenways Council quarterly meeting will focus on the Trail Ethic -- everyone is welcome!, Thursday, February 10, State House Room 10, 2-4pm
-- Vermont Trail Collaborative, Monday, May 2, Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce in Berlin, please hold the whole day

Stewardship and Communication Work Group
 -- The Trails and Greenways Council is meeting on Thursday, February 10, 2-4pm in the State House, room 10. They will discuss moving the Trail Ethic forward and encouraging user groups to adopt the Trail Ethic with their membership. Everyone is welcome! If you haven't seen it yet, the final report from Brian Cotterill on the Trail Ethic is posted on www.uvm.edu/tourismresearch/stewardship .
Next steps: GO TO TRAIL ETHIC MEETING ON FEB 10! Contact Danny at director@vtvasa.org for more information.

Landscape Management Work Group
-- Meeting notes from the south zone of the GMNF are being reviewed by participants. The work group is planning to schedule public information meetings in the northeastern and northwestern parts of the state in late March. Stay tuned for details on those meetings.
Next steps: Meeting notes from the south zone of the GMNF will be posted online at http://www.uvm.edu/tourismresearch/landscape .

Science Panel
-- The draft report by the science panel is posted on http://www.uvm.edu/tourismresearch/science. Bill is revising it to reflect feedback from Trail Collaborative participants.
Next steps:
Please send comments on the report and literature to Bill at william.valliere@uvm.edu

Steering Committee:
The steering committee has monthly conference calls and everyone is welcome to join the calls. Please let me know in advance if you'd like to join so I can send you the call-in info and make sure we have enough open phone lines. The next call will be Wednesday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m.

Feel free to get in touch with me to find out more information or share suggestions.
Enjoy the snow!
Lisa

 

Trail Maintenance Fund

The Vermont Horse Council is pleased to offer grant opportunities to Vermont organizations that use, promote, and maintain equine trails within the state. The program will assist equine trail organizations the opportunity to maintain and repair trails with matching grants from the Vermont Horse Council. All Vermont organizations involved in equine trail. This is a matching grant program with a maximum award amount of $500.00.  To learn more and fill out an application: Click on trail grant and trail grant report files.

Groton State Forest Trails

One of Vermont’s hidden jewels for the equestrian; Groton State Forest is a 25,000 acre forest which permits horseback riding on several multi use trails.  Most of the trail systems consist of the Wells River railroad bed, but with the help of several volunteers and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation work has been underway to complete some trail loops for non motorized vehicles, hikers and horseback riders. 

Contact jcole@trans-video.net or 802-485-3087 if you are interested in Groton Forest.

 


Ride & Drive Program

The Vermont Horse Council riding and driving program began in April of 1992 with Pat Johnson.  The program was developed to recognize personal achievement and not competitive achievement.  Actual riding and driving times are logged for each participating unit, which consists of one person and one particular horse.  You may join with several horses but each one must be registered separately. You will receive a patch when you join and as you reach 50,100,150, 200,350,500,750,1000 and 2000 hours you will receive a matching hour bar.  Special awards are given at 500,1000, 1500 and 2000 hours.

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