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Iowa Trails Summit

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Thursday, June 16 - Saturday, June 18, 2011
Cedar Falls/Waterloo


Never has it been more important for all interested parties to work together to preserve, protect and enhance the opportunities available for ourselves, our friends and families to experience the great outdoors. Trails connect the world around us, nurture communities by providing healthy activities, and embrace a quality of life legacy that will one day pass on to future generations.
The Iowa Trails Summit was held for the first time in June 2010. This two-day conference involved a diverse group of trail organizations representing virtually every trail user group, including motorized and non-motorized, equestrian and water sports. The emphasis is on strategies, policies and development opportunities vested in unique partnerships promoting creation of new trail opportunities.

At the June conference, the Friday session consisted of four panel discussions with some of Iowa's leading experts on trail development and healthy communities sharing their ideas on the challenges and opportunities trail organizations would be facing in the coming years. The panelists represented a cross section of professionals, and each presented an innovative and interesting view of issues important to the future of Iowa trails, as well as participation in question and answer sessions.

The Saturday events presented a variety of outdoor recreation exhibits and activities. This exciting day offered the public an opportunity to explore a wide range of trail recreation opportunities, as well as a great chance to network with other trail users.

2010 planning committee

Larry Buchholz, bicyclist representative, lbuchholz@ament.com
Kay Hines, equestrian representative, hineskk@msn.com
Merv Hoermann, snowmobile representative, mebeefeater@hotmail.com
Dan Kleen, OHV representative/disabled users, dkleen@q.com
Peter Komendowski, water trails representative,pkomendowski@gmail.com
Phyllis Olson, hiker/walker representative, paolson@mchsi.com
Mark Edwards, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, mark.edwards@dnr.iowa.gov
Delilah Carlson, AmeriCorps/Iowa DNR, delilah.carlson@dnr.iowa.gov
Kimberly Anderson, Federal Highway Administration, Kimberly.anderson@dot.gov
Yvonne Diller, Iowa Department of Transportation, yvonne.diller@dot.iowa.gov

2010 agenda
2010 presentations - coming soon