Winter Wildlands Alliance
Grassroots Advocacy Conference 2006
Sherwood Hills Resort, Wellsville, Utah
October 20-22, 2006
Winter Wildlands Alliance, the national voice for backcountry skiers and snowshoers, invites you to the third Grassroots Advocacy Conference, nestled in the mountains of Wellsville, Utah. The 2006 Conference is designed specifically for human-powered winter recreation activists and offers new tools to protect and preserve winter wildlands on national forests. Join us and our Alliance partners Southern Rockies Conservation Alliance, Nordic United and Utah State University Campus Recreation to learn from the experts, fellow activists and national land managers.
Presentations include:
· WWA’s powerful new report: “Winter Recreation on Western National Forest Lands: Motorized and Non-Motorized Opportunity and Access”
· Understanding the revised NFMA regulations and current law and policy
· Collaboration efforts on Western forests
· Organizational development
· Working with the media
· Online communications and outreach
Speakers include:
· Jim Bedwell, National Forest Service Director of Recreation and Heritage Resources
· Peter Metcalf, CEO, Black Diamond Equipment
· Robert Maynard, Esq., Natural Resources Law and Policy
· Kendall Card, Community Marketing Manager, Backcountry.com
Plan to attend!
Conference cost includes all meals, lodging and workbook. $150 for WWA Members and $185 for non-members.
To register online:
Please visit www.winterwildlands.org or contact Sally Ferguson, Grassroots Programs Manager, 208-386-9227 for more information.
For more information on Sherwood Hills Resort, located at
7877 S. Hwy 89-91, Wellsville, Utah visit their website: www.sherwoodhills.com
* Dynamic Speakers * Silent Auction * Hiking * |
