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2019 Conference archive | Schedule At-A-Glance 

The following schedule is from the 2019 MassTrails Conference which has passed. 
Thursday, October 31, 2019
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Times Vary
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Advance registration required; additional fees apply.
  • WORKSHOPS: Click here to read overviews
    • Re-opening an Abandoned Trail (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
    • Safer Chain Saw Operation for Trail Stewards - DAY 1 OF 2 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
    • Stone Splitting and Setting Scenarios on Rock Wall Trail (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    • Wetlands for Beginners (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
Offsite
Friday, November 1, 2019
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Times Vary
HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS AND MUNICIPAL FRIDAY SESSIONS
Advance registration required; additional fees apply for workshops and field trips.
  • WORKSHOPS: Click here to read overviews
    • Pine Hill Trail - Rock Work Crew (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
    • Safer Chain Saw Operation for Trail Stewards - DAY 2 OF 2 (9:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
  • FIELD TRIPS: Click here to read overviews
    • Twin Cities Rail Trail (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
    • Touring the Rock Walk Trail (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
    • Upton Ceremonial Stone Landscape Walkabout (1:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
  • MUNICIPAL FRIDAY SESSIONS: Click here to read overviews
    • Morning Session (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
    • Afternoon Session (12:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
Offsite & at DoubleTree
Saturday, November 2, 2019
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM OPENING SESSION:
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Keynote Address "Get Here If You Can" by Charles Thomas, Jr. (Click here to learn more)
Grand Ballroom
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Click here to read overviews
  • Empowering Diversity and Inclusion in Trails Use: A Panel Discussion
  • Trail Maps: Print, Online and Mobile Applications
  • Show Me the Money! Case Studies on How and Where MassTrails Grant Funds Get Spent
  • Access for All: State and Federal Accessible Trail Guidelines, A Discussion
  • Make Your Own Storybook Walks
Multiple Locations at Hotel
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM BREAK TBD
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Click here to read overviews
  • Who Knew This Was in My backyard? Building Programs to Expand Engagement of Local Communities Along the New England Trail
  • Who’s on the Trail?: The Connecticut Trail Census Project
  • Growing Greener and Greater: DCR's Expanding Greenway Network
  • Navigating Wetland Regulations and Working with Conservation Commissions
  • Public Art on Trails: Two Perspectives from Newburyport and Lowell
Multiple Locations at Hotel
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM LUNCH AND MASSTRAILS AWARD PRESENTATION Grand Ballroom
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Click here to read overviews
  • Re-Creating Recreational Trails for Active Transportation
  • Trail Etiquette: Guidance Through Signage and Design
  • Solutions for Common Trail Problems: Solving Slick Bridges Plus Trail Hardening and Sustainment Using Geo-Synthetics
  • Connecting Neighborhoods: Lessons Learned in Designing and Building a Town or Regional Trail Network
  • What is MassTrails and the Inter-Agency Trails Team Anyway?
Multiple Locations at Hotel
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM BREAK TBD
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CONCURRENT SESSIONS: Click here to read overviews
  • Closing the Gaps: Public-Private Partnerships and Trails
  • Promoting Your Trail Network in the Digital Age
  • Chainsaw Safety Awareness on Trails
  • Secrets to Successfully Promoting Your Trail System to Public Officials and Special Interest Groups
  • Community and Regional Trail Project Highlights: New York's Empire State Trail, New Bedford's Blue Lane, and the New Haven to Northampton Canal Greenway
Multiple Locations at Hotel
4:30 PM CONFERENCE ENDS
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The MassTrails Conference is funded through the Recreational Trails Program / MassTrails, a grant program supporting trail and trail-related facility construction and enhancement projects across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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