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Number 33 Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail April 2007 George Cardinet’s Living Legacy Many of you have probably heard that Anza Trail advocate, George H. Cardinet, Jr., died in Mexico City on January 19, 2007. He was 97. But what you may not be aware of is his legendary work on trails at the local, state and national levels. Excerpts from Cardinet’s Obituary George was an avid horseman and for over 65 years he worked tirelessly as an advocate for the preservation of public open space, and the development of parks, and riding/hiking trails. For his longstanding and sustained advocacy of trails, George has become known as the Father of California Trails by the California State Horsemen's Association, and the Grandfather of the Juan Bautista de Anza Historic Trail as well as the Grandfather of National Honorary California State Park Juan Bautista de Anza Trail held Trails by the National Park Ranger in 2005 . a special appeal for George. It Service. was his passion. In 1976, he George's efforts significantly chaired and organized a [George's accomplishments contributed to the National (continues on page 5) resulted in] numerous awards, Trails System Act of 1968 that resolutions and dedications. established an extensive system Among these are resolutions of scenic and historic trails. For Table of Contents received from the State his contributions, George was National Park Service 2 Legislature, the dedication of invited to the White House by trails in his name within Mt. President Lyndon Johnson to NPS Centennial Initiative 4 Diablo State Park (1992), and the receive recognition for his Illness of Fray Pedro Font 6 town of Clayton (1996) as well accomplishments. Over the Along the Trail 8 as his designation as an years, the historic nature of the Anuncios 11 National Park Service From the Superintendent Conferences, Symposiums, Trips & Training Creating Planning Connections: Linking Trails, Rivers, Byways and Greenways May 6-10, 2007 Austin, TX Stanley C. Bond National Association of Recreation Resource Planners conference. For information, call (703) 416-0060 or visit www.narrp.org. 2007 Arizona Conference on Open Space: Growing Anza Trail South of Nogales Greener - Sustaining Arizona’s Natural and Cultural Landscapes May 9, 2007 Phoenix, AZ While the Congressionally authorized Juan Sponsored by Arizona Parks and Recreation and Arizona Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (JUBA) State Parks. For more information, call (602) 335-1962 or extends 1200 miles from Nogales, Arizona to the visit www.azpra.org. San Francisco Bay Area of California, a potential 11th Conference on National Scenic and Historic Trails 640 miles exist south of the Mexican border in the September 7-11, 2007 Duluth, MN states of Sinaloa, Sonora, and Baja California. Conference for National Trails and partner organizations planned by the Partnership for the National Trails System. The Anza Trail has partnered for many years with Sponsored by FHWA's Recreational Trails Program. For more the National Institute of Anthropology and information, call Gary Werner (608) 249-7870. Culture (INAH) in Baja California, Mexico. Tour Anza’s Basque Country in Spain Through this partnership several Anza Trail auto October 1-14, 2007 route signs have been erected, five interpretive For information contact Linda Rushton at (602) 993-1162. waysides have been developed, and a bilingual 2007 Arizona State Trails Conference: Opportunities, booklet on the Anza Trail route through Baja has Issues and Strategies for the Future been published. October 4-6, 2007 Prescott, AZ For more information, call Annie McVay at (602) 542-7116. I recently met with Mexican officials in Sonora during the Anza Society World Conference. The result of the meeting was a renewed interest in extending the marked Anza Trail into the state of Sonora, Mexico. The Sonora Tourism Office is committed to establishing a committee which will Number 33 locate an appropriate Anza Trail auto route. April 2007 Once a route is in place, we can work together on Noticias de Anza is a free quarterly publication of the complimentary signage and bilingual interpretive National Park Service. Unless otherwise noted, all material. My meetings with the director of INAH- articles and images are in the public domain and may be used by any interested party. Articles and Sonora produced a verbal agreement to partner on photographs from the public are welcome. Please exhibits, interpretive and educational materials, email your submissions requests at “Contact us” on and research. The ultimate goal is to have the Anza www.nps.gov/juba. Trail designated as an International Historic Trail. Deadlines Such a firm partnership with Mexico will allow us June 1 for July issue all to more fully tell the Anza Expedition story. September 1 for October issue December 1 for January issue Happy Trails! March 1 for April issue 2 Thank you, Jeff Axel! National Trails Day June 2, 2007 National Park Service Park Ranger, Jeff Axel, will be finishing up his Anza Trail partner The 15th Anniversary celebration of projects in March and April. He has done a National Trails Day embodies the great job connecting values, principles, and strength of with the trail this important outdoor program. The partners in Arizona, celebration represents years of hard locating potential work, dedication, and countless alternate auto volunteer hours contributed by routes, and bringing corporate sponsors, government the trail to the agencies, non-profit groups, and community attention of many organizations across America. local recreation managers. In May, Jeff will be heading to Join the American Hiking Society in celebrating the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area for Anza Trail by taking your friends for a walk or ride his summer job. We hope to see him return along a recreation section, introducing a child to the next autumn and continue his great work on-line Junior Ranger program, or submiting an article with the Anza Trail. to a local publication. National Trails System Act Celebrate the Anza Trail in your community, share it Anniversaries on the Horizon with others, and let us know what you did. This is your trail, so go out there and show it off. The year 2008 will mark the 40th and 2018 the 50th anniversaries of the 1968 National Trails For more information or to look for organized events System Act. We will keep you posted on any in your area, visit http://americanhiking.org/events/ntd/ celebratory developments! New Superintendent at Tumacácori National Historical Park Lisa Carrico, a 22-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been named superintendent at Tumacácori National Historical Park along the Anza Trail in southern Arizona. Carrico will assume her new duties in mid-April, replacing former superintendent Ann Rasor, who retired in December. Carrico is a second generation National Park Service employee and is currently serving as chief of the administrative services division at Big Bend National Park. “Tumacacori’s history and culture intrigue me, and its proximity and ties to missions in Mexico are an added attraction. I’ve lived a large part of my life in parks along the border - Big Bend as an adult, and Organ Pipe Cactus as a child, and I look forward to learning about a new area and to working closely with the park’s staff, visitors, and members of the communities on both sides of Supe rintenden our border.” t Lisa Carrico 3 National Park Centennial Initiative 100th Birthday in 2016 Adapted from Department of Interior Press Releases that you think should be highlighted for completion In August 2006, President George W. Bush over the next 10 years? directed Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to establish specific performance goals to help Based on these discussions, prepare the National Park Service (NPS) for Kempthorne and Bomar will another century of conservation, preservation and identify signature projects enjoyment. In honor of the 90th Anniversary of and programs and set specific goals for more the NPS, and with an eye on the upcoming ranger-led programs, restored natural and cultural centennial in 2016, President Bush called on the sites and greater volunteerism and philanthropy. NPS to continue the cooperation necessary for They will present their recommendations to the NPS sites to flourish for the next 100 years and President by May 31. beyond. In his Fiscal Year 2008 budget, announced in In addition, the President’s special memorandum February, the President proposed the largest directed the Secretary to identify signature increase in operating funds for the national parks projects and programs that are consistent with (a $258 million increase over Fiscal Year 2006, for these goals and that continue the NPS legacy of a total of $2.4 billion) and called for three new leveraging philanthropic, partnership, and $100 million components that could provide up to government investments for the benefit of $3 billion over 10 years in increased philanthropic, national park sites and their visitors. Since Juan partnership and government resources for Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is national park programs and projects. administered by the NPS, it is included in this Centennial Initiative and submission of signature “This is money above and beyond our regular projects. budget,” Director Bomar said. “It includes $100 million of additional operating funds for parks On March 13, 2007, Secretary Kempthorne and each year and up to $200 million annually for NPS Director Mary Bomar launched a series of special projects and programs paid for by a listening sessions over a three week period to seek combination of $100 million in donations and a suggestions and ideas from Americans across the federal match of up to $100 million.” country on President Bush’s National Park Centennial Initiative to reinvigorate and “By the National Park Service’s 100th birthday,” strengthen national parks over the next decade.