Welcome to the
Washington State Trails Coalition
Thanks to all those that joined us this October 11th for our Fall 2011 planning meeting and gathering; thanks to you, it was a huge success !!!
Now the planning starts in earnest for our October 2012 Vancouver Conference. We will be posting updates on a regular basis. Look for the program in brief in late spring of 2012 with the complete program and early bird registration in the summer.
Look for meeting highlights to be posted to our new Facebook page later this week by our Recorder/Communications Director, Greg Lovelady.
Our Purpose
The purpose of the WSTC is to provide an effective and interactive forum centering on protecting, promoting, and enhancing a statewide system of trails.
This includes both motorized and non-motorized outdoor recreation and transportation through voluntary and public involvement and in cooperation with landowners and land managers.
The primary forum is a biennial WSTC conference. Other forums include the off-year meeting and WSTC’s web site.
This includes both motorized and non-motorized outdoor recreation and transportation through voluntary and public involvement and in cooperation with landowners and land managers.
The primary forum is a biennial WSTC conference. Other forums include the off-year meeting and WSTC’s web site.
Join us in Vancouver on October 25-28, 2012 !!!
We are pleased to 
announce that the WSTC has selected the Hilton Hotel Vancouver, Washington as the location for our 2012 trails conference to be held October 25-28, based in no small part to a thoughtful and enthusiastic presentation headed by Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department. Our working conference theme is "Bridging Communities".
Conference Mailing Listannounce that the WSTC has selected the Hilton Hotel Vancouver, Washington as the location for our 2012 trails conference to be held October 25-28, based in no small part to a thoughtful and enthusiastic presentation headed by Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Department. Our working conference theme is "Bridging Communities". To receive one or two postal mailings and up to three emails a year about the conference or conference planning please sign up on the RCO mailing list page; the 'check box" for the trails conference appears about 3/4ths of the way down and is listed under "OTHER".
Our 2010 Tacoma ConferenceWe
are equally pleased to announce that our WSTC 2010 Tacoma
conference was one of our best ever, with almost 200 in attendance.
Election results are listed below and bylaws update, the Idea Marketplace, key survey results,and the final 2010 conference highlights report links are active now.
Thank you to The Mountaineers for its generous donations to the conference. Thank you to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program for their tremendous conference support. (More thank yous to Friday night mixer sponsors, conference speakers, and vendors to come.)
conference was one of our best ever, with almost 200 in attendance.
Election results are listed below and bylaws update, the Idea Marketplace, key survey results,and the final 2010 conference highlights report links are active now.
Thank you to The Mountaineers for its generous donations to the conference. Thank you to the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program for their tremendous conference support. (More thank yous to Friday night mixer sponsors, conference speakers, and vendors to come.)
Founded in 1999, our purpose is to provide an effective and interactive forum centering on 
protecting, promoting, and
enhancing a statewide system of trails.
Membership is open to anyone with a passion for trails.
The 20011-2012 officers and at-large members are: Pete Beaupain (President),Sarah Krueger (President Elect), Greg Lovelady (Recorder and Communications Director), Don Crook (Comptroller), Rick Hood (Immediate Past President), John Ernest Berry III and Rick Burk (Member-at-Large), and Jane Tesner Kleiner (Host Committee Representative)
The WSTC operates in accordance with our bylaws. Thanks to Greg Lovelady, we have a conference organizer's guide offered as an aid to future planners.
The WSTC operates in accordance with our bylaws. Thanks to Greg Lovelady, we have a conference organizer's guide offered as an aid to future planners.
Conference History
To learn about past conferences, please view or download our conference history.