Wilderness Act 50th 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• 2014 Webinars (first Wednesday of every month at 11AM PST)

– March 5– April 2– May 7– June 4

National Updates - Conference• National Conference – working through

applications for each track

National Updates - Events

Adding your event

Adding your event

National Map

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

Anniversary Displays

• http://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

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

Walk for WildernessWebinar – February 5, 2014

Ralph Swain, USFSR2 Wilderness & Rivers Program

Manager303-275-5058

rswain@fs.fed.us

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.

AgendaWebinar 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?

Tips and RemindersPermits and Insurance processing feesTrail Selection – Loop (3 to 6 miles)Pre-Walk – test the trailSafetyEngage youthKeynote SpeakerSponsors – food, prizes, booths50th Branding iron - cookies

Big name speakers can draw a large crowd to your event – think BIG!

Who Are Your Walk Speakers?

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?