Seeking Public Input on Arizona's Trails - LAST MEETING - Phoenix!

FurthurOnTheFly

Glamping Society
I didn't see this posted up anywhere else, if I missed it I apologize, but the last in this series of meetings is coming up in Phoenix next Wednesday! Some of the AZFJ crew went to the Tucson meeting last night and they said only 20 people showed, so if you have a chance to attend please do so!!

Seeking Public Input on Arizona's Trails
Arizona Trails 2010: Statewide Motorized and Non-motorized Trails Plan

Arizona State Parks is seeking input from the public and land managers during Regional trail workshops to provide information on public trail priorities on both motorized and non-motorized trail issues. (see below for list for dates and locations).

Arizona State Parks is midway through the public involvement process for the Arizona Trails 2010 Plan. The Plan identifies the needs, attitudes and preferences of Arizona's recreational trail users, both motorized and non-motorized, and provides recommendations to focus trail management efforts. The Plan also determines funding priorities for the Trails Heritage Fund, Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Fund and the federal Recreational Trails Program.

The next step in the public involvement process is a series of regionally based workshops for interested citizens and for land managers. Staff from Arizona State Parks will be holding meetings in eight locations throughout the state, (see below for list for dates and locations).

These workshops are the time to discuss new ideas and trail needs and issues of regional concern, to explore questions in more detail than can be asked in a survey format, and to gain a better understanding of regional perspectives. We also want to know what you think are the priorities that land managers should focus their time and resources.

~Public and Land Manager Workshops~

How to Provide Public Input

Participate in one of the eight workshops listed below. Morning meetings will focus on land manager discussions and evening meetings will focus on trail users and interested citizens (both motorized and non-motorized trails)

Email your input to:
trails2010 @ azstateparks.gov

Mail your comments to:
Trails 2010
Arizona State Parks
1300 W. Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Since this planning effort is for a statewide plan that sets state policy, we won't be soliciting input on individual trails or on the federal travel management changes.

Visit AZStateParks.com for more information.

Wed December 10 - Phoenix
Arizona State Parks Boardroom
1300 W. Washington St.
6pm - 8pm
 

1leglance

2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
Disabled Explorers will be there and if a gimp can make it so can the rest of you Arizona folks.
Remember it is all about voices and turnout....they go with the squeaky wheel thing...make your desires known or don't complain when trail access is gone.

After all the money we spend on our rigs and trips can't we at least take a bit of time to let those land managers know we value the land and that we are the good guys.

Who else is coming?
 

FlyingWen

Explorer
I think Sierra Expeditions will be in attendance as well.
I constantly am hearing about trails closing due to garbage and we need to do something here!

See ya there Lance!
 

FurthurOnTheFly

Glamping Society
Glad to hear it Wen! This reminds me I need to go bump it up on the other site. I think we are planning on doing a little dinner gathering afterword as well.

I know this is during the week and may be hard for some folks to attend but I sure hope we see more Expo people than this!
 

FlyingWen

Explorer
SOAZ said:
maybe its hard for folks with jobs. Not me!
See ya there.

Here Here!!!

We will have FlyingBaby, but she will NOT be attending the meeting. If we do dinner afterwards, she will probably be there with us.
 
Miss R2FJ said:
Yes sir, are you coming out?? Sounds like we will have a big group tonight!!

I'm gonna try to make it. I made plans with my dad before I knew about it, but maybe I can talk him into coming too! The more the merrier.
 
Darnit, I can't go. Wish I had known about it sooner, but I got plans with the whole famn damily tonight. Everyone represent! And let me know how it goes!
 

SOAZ

Tim and Kelsey get lost..
As it turns out, all public lands are being closed tomorrow and only those at the meeting got a key. :shakin: Just kidding.

Great meeting. nice to get our voices heard by the land planners. I would recommend going to anyone that wants to have their considerations heard. There were users from all groups and without like minded folks there, "other" views would become the primary.
 

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