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SETC 2007 Presentations -- Friday, July 20, 2007

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8:15-8:45 Welcome Address: TN Dept of Environment and Conservation Commissioner

Jim Fyke, invited guest

8:45-9:30 Keynote Speaker: Carol Grace Anderson (links to her website)

9:30-10:15 "Trail School 101" Mike Riter, Trail Design Specialists

10:30-11:15 "Wilderness First Aid" Debbie Lashley;

"Hunting Accidents" Tykey Truett

"Soil Stability and Sustainability" Anthony Khiel, USDA-NRCS

11:20-12:05 "Equestrian Trails and Managing Multiple Uses on Tennessee's State Forests" David Todd, TN State Forest System Forester

"Getting Organized - Horses Mean Business"

Carolyn Orr, Equestrian Land Conservation Resource

1:00-1:30 "Federal Highway Administration Recreational Trails Program"

Christopher Douwes, Trails and Enhancements Program Manager, FHWA

1:30-2:30 "Making Connections - Extending Opportunities to Connect People,

Communities and Parks Extension Programs involving Financial and Technical

Assistance" Rick Potts, Chief Wilderness Stewardship & Recreational Management

Division, National Park Service

3:15-4:00 "Building Trail Bridges What's involved?"

Jerry Barrow, Civil Engineer - Cherokee National Forest

"Horsecamping - Meeting the New Environmental Restrictions"

Bonnie Davis, Consulting Editor for Trail Rider Magazine

4:05-4:50 "Lightning and Severe Weather: What Every Trail Rider Needs to Know to

Protect Themselves"

David Gaffin, Senior Weather Forecaster National Weather Service

" Is there a Rail Trail in your Future? "

Marianne Fowler, Rails to Trails Conservancy

4:55-5:40 "Equestrian Volunteerism on the Appalachian Trail"

Morgan Sommerville, Appalachian Trail Conservancy and

George Minnigh, Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service

Back Country Specialist

"The Lighter Side of Trail Riding" Angie McGhee, Trail Blazer Magazine

SETC 2007 Presentations -- Saturday, July 21, 2007

8:15-9:45 "Figuring the Trail Riders Economic Value"

Bonnie Davis, Consulting Editor for Trail Rider Magazine

"Forest Service Horse Trail Planning" Debbie Caffin, Region 8, US Forest Service

9:45-10:45 "Building Bridges through Partnerships and Innovation"

Ian Barlow, USDA FS, Idaho

11:00-11:45 "Grant Writing", Deb Miller, Roane State Community College

"10 things you must know" (var. short topics) -

Shelby Farms Equestrian Alliance,

"Recreational Horse Trails in Rural and Wildland Areas",

Glenville State College-WV, TN Dept of Agriculture

12:45-1:00 "Right to Ride Plus" Kevin McColaugh,

American Horse Council Legislative Assistant

1:05-1:50 "Bees and Other Nasties" Wayne Tolbert, entymologist

"Volunteerism in National Parks and National Forests"

Sue Duncan, volunteer coordinator -

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and

Steve Biatowas, volunteer coordinator -

Cherokee National Forest - Ocoee/Hiawasse District

1:55-2:40 "A Celebration of Volunteerism in Georgia State Parks", Steve Saunders,

Asst Chief of Operations - GA State Parks and Historic Sites

"Conservation Tools and Partners for Equestrian Trail Uses"

Carol Mayes and Sara Wilson, Mayes Wilson & Associates

2:45-3:30 "Private Horse Camps- Management issues"

East Fork Stables and Circle E Guest Ranch

"Learning Experiences - Working with Local Government"

John Nicely, Eighth Generation Tennessean

3:45-4:15 "Visions for a Regional and National Trail Conference"

Gene Wood, retired Professor of Forest Wildlife Ecology

and Extension Trails Specialist, Dept of Forestry and Natural Resources,

Clemson University

4:15-4:30 "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow-SETC 2008"

Jim Edwards, Director SC Horsemen's Council