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ORGANIZER'S MANUALTo help plan your National Trails Day event for 2007 download the official National Trails Day 2007 Event Organizer's Manual (PDF 470KB). Get Adobe Reader here
NTD event hosts find this Manual to be very useful in their planning process. Included are step-by-step ideas, promotion strategies, suggested 'to-do' schedules, and more. MORE IDEASThe possibilities for your National Trails Day event are endless! But in case your planning committee needs some additional ideas, this list should help get your creative juices flowing.
Types of activities most often included in National Trails Day events:
National Trails Day 2007 marks the 15th anniversary of this highly successful and important program. This is a great opportunity to showcase the legacy of trails and the importance of trails in your community. With the help of health practitioners, National Trails Day events offer health seminars, blood pressure readings, screenings and more! Through your event, Americans could receive the information and help they need to combine a fitness plan with their favorite outdoor activities: a combination that will undoubtedly appeal to many trail lovers. National Trails Day is also a great chance for families to enjoy their favorite trails together; trails have something for everyone! AHS encourages hosts to create NTD events accommodating all ages, and to spread word that families should participate together. We provide plenty of resources for families and event promoters; visit our special kids page for more information on how to share the trails with loved ones. PREVIOUS NATIONAL TRAILS DAY EVENTSPine Tree Society (ME): More than 300 participants and volunteers from across Maine gathered at five locations on NTD weekend to help the Pine Tree Society ãPaddle for Pine Tree Camp,ä an event geared at promoting the use of waterways throughout Maine by people of all abilities. The event not only raised awareness about paddling as an accessible sport, but it also raised money for the Pine Tree Camp, a summer camp for Maine children and adults with disabilities. The 2005 event raised more than $40,000, exceeding the Societyâs original goal. Jesse Brownâs Outdoors (NC): American Hiking Ambassador Bill Gupton hosted the ãHiking for Health in the Carolinasä NTD event at Jesse Brownâs Outdoors, a local outdoor retailer in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Gupton and the retailer partnered with the local Park and Recreation Department to provide maps of local greenways, county parks, nature centers, and other facilities that offer walking and hiking activities. Working with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Nurses group and the Fit City Challenge organization, event participants received Fit City Challenge water bottles and information on the benefits of walking and hiking from two registered nurses who are also avid hikers. All 42 participants also received a NTD ãDay Hike Check Listä bookmark which was developed by Mr. Gupton. Information about southeastern trail organizations was also available as well as numerous national sponsor give-a-ways. REI in Paradise Valley (AZ): REI in Paradise Valley combined forces with Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona, the Yavapai Trails Association, and the Prescott National Forest for a NTD service project. The project included new trail construction near Lynx Lake in order to replace a trail located in a riparian area and reduce foot traffic near an endangered petroglyph site. Volunteers limbed and pruned to open an 8-foot wide, 10-foot high corridor, and began construction of a 36-inch wide tread. Work ranged from easy to moderate, so everyone was able to find work to suit his/her abilities. Forty-eight people attended and contributed a total of 288 volunteer hours. Bitterroot Back Country Horsemen (MT): Bitterroot Back Country Horsemen and the Bitterroot National Forest joined forces with the Montana Wilderness Association on NTD for a full day of trail maintenance and construction. Thirty-five people met in the morning to enjoy a hearty breakfast followed by a trail safety tailgate meeting where NTD information and T-shirts were distributed. Combined accomplishments included 6 miles of new trail opening, 690 lineal feet of tread reconstruction, 65 feet of lead-off ditch and side ditch reconstruction, 20 feet of turnpike built over Little Rock Creek, 2.5 miles of brushing, reconstruction of two rock water bars, construction of two rolling dips, and 56 feet of 6x6 turnpike guide logs construction. A mammoth Dutch-oven meal and social time followed the dayâs activities.
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Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail (CA): On NTD, 20 individuals
participated in the opening of a new one-mile segment of the Mokelumne Coast
to Crest Trail (MCCT). The dayâs
activities started at 9:00 a.m. with an orientation and raffle of products donated
by Adventure Medical Kits. Participants then enjoyed an easy to moderate 7-mile
hike on the MCCT, passing gold rush and other historical sites, lunch, and a
brief talk about historical mining sites and early land surveying methods.