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10Th Annual Meeting Held at Phoenix Zoo News and Information on the State’s border-to-border Arizona Trail project Vol. 10, No. 1 – Spring 2004 10th Annual Meeting Held at Phoenix Zoo The Arizona Trail Association’s 10th involvement with our project as the Anniversary Annual Meeting was Arizona State Parks Trails Coordinator 10 celebrated by more than 150 ATA years ago. members, guests, and special Jeff Williamson, Chief Executive presenters on a beautiful day at the Officer for the Phoenix Zoo, made a Phoenix Zoo “Stone Pavilion” meeting special surprise visit to our meeting and room on Saturday, February 7, 2004. offered his personal welcome to all in Highlighting the event was the very attendance. The ATA awarded a enlightening presentation and special Certificate of Appreciation to the Zoo for commemorative story of the beginning sponsoring our event and providing the of the Arizona Trail by ATA’s founder, beautiful building and free admission to Dale Shewalter. The luncheon also the Zoo for the entire day to all who included a very entertaining attended our meeting. Arizona Trail Founder Dale Shewalter presentation highlighting the launch of Former Chief Trail Steward, Larry a 40-day multi-modal through-trek of the Arizona Trail by Snead, was introduced to the meeting attendees in his new Brian Poturalski, an avid Arizona Trail fan and a Recreation role as the Executive Director of our organization, and he Planner with the USDA Forest Service at Peaks Ranger pledged his support to helping ATA launch into the next District in Flagstaff with the Coconino National Forest. decade and bring continued success to our project. Presentations included the award of 15 Certificates of Representatives from ATA’s newly appointed association Appreciation to key groups and individuals who had made management company, Suzanne Gilstrap and Nathan exemplary contributions to ATA during the year 2003, Slovin, were also introduced. The name of their highly helping our organization reach remarkable goals toward the respected firm is Gilstrap, Motta, and Cole, LLC. Arizona Trail maintenance and mapping programs and the Marking this special occasion were many of ATA’s completion of many more miles of the trail route. strongest sponsor supporters who set up displays and Two special guests attended the meeting and sat at the provided door prizes for the event, and many were head table for the Annual Meeting. Don Charpio, a former recognized for their untiring efforts to support everything manager in the Arizona Bureau of Land Management Field ATA is doing to build and maintain the Arizona Trail. A Office, and newly generous check for $1,500 was presented to ATA during the appointed to his position meeting by representatives of the Arizona Society of Civil as the National Director Engineers, Phoenix Branch, Younger Members Foundation, for Recreation Programs who have been strong Arizona Trail supporters. The for the Bureau of Land donation was arranged through the efforts of Mike Leucker Management offered his and the engineers group, one of ATA’s Segment Stewards in best wishes to all of his Pinal County. Arizona Trail friends as More photographs and recognitions awarded at the 10th he moves to Washington, Anniversary Annual Meeting are available on page 3, and DC. The Executive the list of 2003 Other Outstanding Supporters that were Director of American honored at the event is found on page 4. Trails, Pam Gluck, made Thank you to all of the members, guests, agency a special trip from representatives, and sponsors who traveled from areas Redding, California, to throughout Arizona to attend this special occasion. Your congratulate the ATA on participation really helped to make this 10th Anniversary all the progress made Annual Meeting one of the most outstanding and successful 40-day marathon through-trekker since her first Brian Poturalski events in our organization’s history. continued on page 3 2 At The Helm Executive Director Larry Snead Reports The Arizona Trail the U.S. Congress starting the process for the Arizona Trail to become a National Scenic Our Vision... Trail. a continuous, non-motorized trail Jessica Bonanno in Senator McCain’s traversing the state nearly 790 miles office is providing the lead along with from Mexico to Utah, linking Rebecca Jensen in Congressman Kolbe’s office. The bill will be jointly sponsored in deserts, mountains, canyons, the Senate by Senator McCain and Senator communities, and people. Kyl. The bill will be sponsored in the House The Arizona Trail Association by Congressman Kolbe with Arizona’s other coordinates the planning, Congressional Members serving as co- development, management and sponsors. promotion of the Arizona Trail Current plans are to submit the bills by for recreational and educational the end of April, 2004. The first step in the process is for Congress to approve and fund experiences for non-motorized a feasibility study to make sure that the trail users. Arizona Trail meets all the standards of a Board of Directors National Scenic Trail. That study will be President: conducted jointly by the National Forest Jan Hancock Service and the National Park Service and [email protected] may take several years. Vice President: When that study is successfully Eric Smith In early March, I spent four days in completed then another bill has to be [email protected] Washington, DC meeting with Arizona’s submitted in Congress officially naming the Secretary: Congressional Members and their legislative Arizona Trail as a National Scenic Trail. Bob Bohannan staff members. It was an exciting time for Becoming a National Scenic Trail is a very Treasurer: me personally and a very significant event important step in the growth and Randy Warner in the history of the Arizona Trail. My development of the Arizona Trail. It will [email protected] responsibility there was to make sure that all provide protection and resources to assure Steve Anderson of our Congressional Members and their what we all have worked so hard to build [email protected] staff were well informed about the Arizona and maintain will remain the treasure and Dawson Henderson Trail in preparation of submitting a bill in legacy for the future it has become. [email protected] Dave Hicks ATA Welcome Two New Board Members Terry Horne Bob Lane DAVE HICKS DAVE TROUTNER Phyllis Ralley Dave is best known to most of us as a Dave is currently the store manager for [email protected] long distance hiker who has hiked the entire REI in Paradise Valley. He has worked for Kent Taylor Arizona Trail. He has been very helpful in REI for 8 years in four states and has Dave Troutner recent years doing presentations about the worked on trail projects in each of those Lyn Harry White Arizona Trail and leading hikes for members states. He grew up in Washington and [email protected] to experience a section of the AZT. He has graduated from Washington University with Founder: become our principal source of information a degree in Business and Communications. Dale Shewalter for other AZT long distance users. He has Dave was active in Scouting as a youth and created a website to share his experience his current leisure activities include hiking, Executive Director/ Chief Trail Steward: and knowledge with others regarding trail backpacking and mountain biking. Larry Snead route, condition, etc. Dave Troutner has been active with ATA [email protected] Dave was the Deputy Director in the City since moving to Phoenix three years ago. In of Phoenix Housing Department when he 2003 he accepted a role on the ATA ATA welcomes articles and retired in May, 2000 after 27 years with the Advisory Council and also engaged REI as photos from trail users and City of Phoenix. He has strong the Trail Segment Steward for a section from volunteers. Please mail to ATA management, organizational and people Roosevelt Lake to the top of Four Peaks. or e-mail: [email protected] skills. He received a degree from ASU in Last year he secured funds from REI to Accounting and worked 10 years for the City sponsor the Junior Trail Steward Program. Arizona Trail Association of Phoenix in the Finance Department and Dave is an active fundraiser for several P. O. Box 36736 the Budget and Research Department. He trails related organizations and has agreed to Phoenix, Arizona 85067 knows how to raise funds as well as how to help ATA raise funds for our operations 602-252-4794 develop and manage budgets. budget and to provide leadership in the Dave will be taking on the responsiblity areas of communications and marketing. www.aztrail.org of the Trail Development Committee Chairmanship, and will be working closely with Eric Smith, VP of Trail Operations. ATA’s 10th Annual Meeting 3 3 1 2 4 5 Key to Photographs on this page: Photo 1 - Carl Golnik reporting the ATA annual financial figures for year 2003. Photo 2 - BLM’s Dave Babcock was on hand 6 to answer questions about the ATA mapping program. Photo 3 - More than 150 ATA members, guests, and agency representatives were in attendance for the 10th Anniversary event. 8 Photo 4 - Neil Hornbeck, Boy Scout Council liaison with ATA, shows Howard Howell the proposed design of a new badge that can be earned by Scouts for volunteer work on the Arizona Trail. Photo 5 - ATA webmaster Dawson Henderson, who orchestrated all of the computerized presentations at the ATA Annual Meeting, listens to presenters. He is at the table with the Buckhout family, strong ATA supporters. Photo 6 - Eric Smith, ATA’s Director of Trail Development, shares some details of upcoming trail work with Pete Joyce, one of ATA’s Segment Stewards. Photo 7 - Suzanne Gilstrap, principal at Gilstrap, Motta, and Cole, introduces her company as the new association management team that will be working with ATA.
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