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Wilderness Act 50 th Anniversary

Wilderness Act 50 th Anniversary. Wilderness 50 National Local Events Committee Interagency-NGO effort . Agenda. General welcome and introduction to our team Updates from the National Team   Have you added your event yet?  www.wilderness50th.org Walk for Wilderness

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Wilderness Act 50 th Anniversary

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  1. Wilderness Act 50th Anniversary Wilderness 50 National Local Events Committee Interagency-NGO effort

  2. Agenda • General welcome and introduction to our team • Updates from the National Team   • Have you added your event yet? www.wilderness50th.org • Walk for Wilderness • 2014 Webinars (first Wednesday of every month at 11AM PST) • March 5 • April 2 • May 7 • June 4

  3. National Updates - Conference • National Conference – working through applications for each track

  4. National Updates - Events

  5. Adding your event

  6. Adding your event

  7. National Map

  8. National Poster • Celebrating Wilderness • Dawn Serra of Wilderness Watch, who is administering the ordering process on behalf of Wilderness50, dserra@wildernesswatch.org , 406.542.2048 x1

  9. Anniversary Displays

  10. http://www.wilderness50th.org/documents/Wilderness50_Display_Reservation_Form.pdfhttp://www.wilderness50th.org/documents/Wilderness50_Display_Reservation_Form.pdf • Fill out the reservation form and email it to 50th anniversary student intern Ian Davidson: ian.davidson@umconnect.umt.edu

  11. Mark your calendar Upcoming Webinars in this series: • 2014 Webinars (first Wednesday of every month at 11AM PST) • March 5 • April 2 • May 7 • June 4 Vicky Hoover, Sierra Club, Co-Chair National Local Events Committee Kass Hardy, NPS, Co-Chair National Local Events Committee

  12. Walk for WildernessWebinar – February 5, 2014 Ralph Swain, USFS R2 Wilderness & Rivers Program Manager 303-275-5058 rswain@fs.fed.us

  13. Webinar Purpose To help you plan your Walk event and to remind you of critical steps that need to be accomplished to have a fun, safe and successful Walk for Wilderness event.

  14. Agenda Webinar Documents: Guide book, tips and reminders and Evergreen Walk DVD Agenda: Intro and purpose Check in: Where are you in planning for your Walk event? What are your expectations for the Webinar and how can I help? Walk Planning Guide – use it – lots of good information and resources Tips and Reminders – Make a check list of “What to do” Get help – don’t do the Walk on your own. Form Committees Have fun – Show 40th Evergreen Walk DVD Questions?

  15. Tips and Reminders Permits and Insurance processing fees Trail Selection – Loop (3 to 6 miles) Pre-Walk – test the trail Safety Engage youth Keynote Speaker Sponsors – food, prizes, booths 50th Branding iron - cookies

  16. Who Are Your Walk Speakers? Big name speakers can draw a large crowd to your event – think BIG!

  17. 40th Evergreen Walk DVD Where did the Walk take place? Who attended? What was the special kid’s activity? How was safety addressed? Who were the speakers? Who were the partners?

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