PLF 2022 Annual Meeting Tentative Program
Monday, September 19
Travel Day, On-site registration begins
Tuesday, September 20
8:00am – 4:00pm: Board of Directors Meeting (all members are welcome!)
- Introduce Tamera Breidenbach, Colorado recipient of George Lea scholarship award.
- Additional agenda items provided by VP, Operations prior to meeting date.
- Lunch on-your-own.
Wednesday, September 21
8:30am – 4:00pm: Field Tour
- Field tour of several locations in Grand Junction area to highlight recreational trail use including mountain biking; mixed biking and hiking; mixed motorized and non-motorized with an e-bike demonstration and riding opportunity for tour participants; and a hiking-only location. Box lunches provided.
6:00pm: Barbeque
- BBQ at the hotel with local speaker, Zebulon Miracle, archeologist and historian, to reflect on the pre-history and history of the Grand Junction area.
Thursday, September 22
Note: Three options will be suggested for those not attending the General Meeting. Maps and information will be provided for each option: Colorado National Monument, wineries in nearby Palisade, and downtown Grand Junction.
8:30am – 4:30pm: General Meeting, On-site registration ends
8:30am: Mary Jo Rugwell, PLF President
- Welcome
- About PLF
- Introduce PLF Executive Committee and Executive Director.
- Introduce Tamera Breidenbach, Colorado recipient of George Lea Scholarship Award.
- Introduce Mike Ferguson and Jenna Whitlock to describe the Student Congress program.
9:10am: Anna Stout, Mayor of Grand Junction*
- Welcome
9:20am: Senator Michael Bennet*
9:30am: Senator John Hickenlooper (Helen Katich, Western CO Regional Director)
9:40am: BLM Director, Tracy Stone-Manning*.
- Overview of BLM activities and priorities.
10:15am: Break
10:45am: Greg Larson, District Manager, BLM Upper Colorado River District.
- Overview of programs and priorities, including the development and use of recreational trails on BLM-administered public lands.
11:00am: Steve Jozefczyk, Deputy Director, Grand Junction Economic Partnership.
- Significance of recreational trails from the standpoint of the local economy.
11:20am: Kathy Hall, former Mesa County Commissioner, BLM Resource Advisory Council (RAC) member, and President of Club 20.
- Reflections on BLM challenges and accomplishments and access to public lands from the perspective of a former county commissioner, RAC member, and Club 20 member.
12:00pm: Luncheon at the hotel (no speaker)
1:30pm: Panel Discussion – Managing E-bike Use on Non-motorized Trails
- Don Simpson, PLF VP. Introduction to set the stage for and introduce the four panelists.
- Jack Placchi, Former BLM, CO Travel and Transportation Specialist. Explain the process for implementing the Secretarial Order to allow e-bikes on certain BLM trails byamending the OHV regulations and designating e-bike use on specific trails or systems.
- Scott Winans, Secretary, Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA). Position of a local trail organization regarding the use of e-bikes on non-motorized multi-use trails.
- Craig Grother, Western Colorado Regional Director, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers. Position of a public land use organization regarding trail development and use, generally.
- Greg Wolfgang, Grand Junction BLM Field Manager. Explanation of how e-bike use is locally authorized using examples in the Grand Junction Field Office including the public involvement and local manager decision requirements.
3:00pm: Break
3:30pm: Mary Jo Rugwell
- General Discussion and Q&A
4:30pm: Adjourn
*Invited
6:00pm – 10:00pm: Banquet and program at the hotel, including:
- Silent auction
- Raffle
- Awards
- Remembering BLM speaker(s)
Friday, September 23
Wrap-up Board Meeting and Travel
* Invited