2010 Conference Highlights
We had a great conference, thanks to the almost 200 active participants, our exceptional speakers, and valued exhibitors in attendance. We will be posting updates from out October 2010 Tacoma Trails Conference over the next several months.
- Idea Marketplace Summaries (click to download)
- Election results
- Links to selected presentations
- Mike Westra's "Sustainable Multi-Use Trails Construction and Maintenance"
- Agency Leadership Panel: Providing a Future for Trails
- Legislative Branch Panel: Building Trails to the Capitol
- Keynote Speaker: Rick Potts, National Park Service
- Idea Marketplace
- Exhibits
- Breakout Sessions: Backcountry Trails -
- The President’s “America’s Great Outdoors Initiative.”
- Trail Funds at Risk: Saving NOVA and RTP
- Breakout Session: Backyard Trails –
- Making the Case for Active Transportation
- Breakout Sessions: The Trail Between –
- Trails and Health
- Listening to Young People: What Brings Them Outdoors and Onto Trails?
- Mixer/Reception at Washington State History Museum
- Breakout Sessions: Backcountry Trails –
- Outdoor Ethics Programs for the Backcountry
- Trail Construction Techniques for Sustainable Surfaces
- Lessons from Reiter Forest.
- The Minimum Tool Analysis Workshop
- Breakout Sessions: Backyard Trails –
- “Partnering for Power.”
- Finding the Funding for Trails
- Breakout Sessions: The Trail Between –
- Building Relationships in Recreation: Connecting to Where People Are
- Interconnecting Trails in Rural and Backcountry Settings.
- Connecting Local And Regional Trails; Urban/Suburban settings.
- International Trails We Have Loved and What We Can Learn from Them
- Keynote Speaker: Tim Payne, Nelson|Nygaard Consulting
- Field Trips -
- Scott Pierson and Cushman Trails Bicycle Tour
- Narrows Bridge Walking Tour
- Chambers Bay Golf Course Walking Tour