Wilderness Act 50 th 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? 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

National Map

National Poster Celebrating Wilderness Dawn Serra of Wilderness Watch, who is administering the ordering process on behalf of Wilderness50, x1

Anniversary Displays

Wilderness50_Display_Reservation_Form.pdf Fill out the reservation form and it to 50th anniversary student intern Ian Davidson:

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 Wilderness Webinar – February 5, 2014 Ralph Swain, USFS R2 Wilderness & Rivers Program Manager

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.

Agenda Webinar 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 40 th Evergreen Walk DVD Questions?

Tips and Remind ers Permits and Insurance processing fees Trail Selection – Loop (3 to 6 miles) Pre-Walk – test the trail Safety Engage youth Keynote Speaker Sponsors – food, prizes, booths 50 th Branding iron - cookies

Big name speakers can draw a large crowd to your event – think BIG! Who Are Your Walk Speakers?

40 th 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?