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2:00pm | Registration - begins at 2:00pm
Clemson University Madren Center
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| 6:00-8:00pm | Ice-Breaker Social
Clemson University Madren Center
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 Monday, May 8
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8:00-8:30am | Welcome and Acknowledgements
Dr. Dan Smith, Director
Cooperative Extension Service
Clemson University
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| 8:30-8:45am | SETC 2000 - Purpose and Goals
Dr. Gene W. Wood
Extension Trails Specialist
Clemson University
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| 8:45-9:30am | Keynote Address
Ms. Elizabeth Estill
Regional Forester, Region 8
USDA Forest Service
Atlanta, GA
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| 9:30-10:15am | Trends in Recreational Use of Horses on Trails Compared to Other Recreational Uses of Public Lands in the South
Dr. Ken Cordell
U.S. Forest Service
Athens, Georgia
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| 10:15-10:45am | Break
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| 10:45-11:00am | Natural Disaster Preparedness and Horse Rescue: An Introduction to the South Carolina Program
Dr. Venaye Reece
South Carolina Dept. of Livestock
and Poultry Health
Clemson University
Dr. Tomas Gimenez
Professor of Animal
and Veterinary Sciences
Clemson University
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| 11:00-11:45am |
The Clemson Experimental Forest Trail System
Steve Perry
Operations Manager
Clemson Experimental Forest
Clemson University
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| 11:45-1:00pm | Virginia Trails Panel
Moderator:
Susan Brehm
Virginia Horse Council
Austinville, Va.
Panelists:
Sally Aungier
Virginia Horse Council
Powhatan, Va.
Mark Hufeisen
New River Trail State Park
Austinville, VA
Robert Munson
Planner for Virginia State Parks
Richmond, Va.
Tom Meachum, Ph.D.
Vice President
Virginia Horse Council
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| 1:00pm | Lunch
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| 3:00pm | Clemson Experimental Forest Trail System Tour
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| 7:30pm | Auxiliary Session:
Organizing Equestrian Trails Advocacy Associations, Strom Thurmond Institute
Moderator:
Gene Wood, Ph.D.
Clemson University
Panelists:
Mylon Filkins, DVM
Backcountry Horsemen of America
California
Jerry Fruth
AERC
Kandee Haertel
Equestrian Land Conservation Resource
Illinois
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Tuesday, May 9
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8:00-9:15am | Florida Trails Panel
Moderator:
Helen Koehler
Florida Division of Forestry
The Goethe Trail, Inc.
Morriston, FL
Panelists:
Nelson Blackmore
Florida Trail Blazers
Geneva, Fl.
Rick Halvorsen
Florida Office of Greenways and Trails
Tallahassee, Fl.
Winnie Lante
Florida Whips
Gainesville, FL
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| 9:15-10:30am | Georgia Trails Panel
Moderator:
Janice Halderson
Georgia Horse Council
Trails Committee
Dahlonega, GA
Panelists:
Cindy Farmer
Recreational Trail Rider
Land Manager Liaison
Georgia Horse Council
Hoschton, GA
Carolyn Hoffmann
Landscape Architect
Recreational Trails Program Manager
U.S. Forest Service
Gainesville, GA
Wayne Escoe
Director of Field Operations
Georgia State Parks Division
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Edwin Dale, Ph.D.
Former Outdoor Recreation Planner
U.S. Forest Service
Founding President
Benton MacKaye Trail Association
Ellijay, GA
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| 10:30-11:00am | Break
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| 11:00am-12:15pm | North Carolina Trails Panel
Moderator:
Beverly Duvall
North Carolina Horse Council
King, N.C.
Panelists:
Emily Grogan
Sauratown Trail, and Mountains to the Sea Trail
Pinnacle, N.C.
Leslie Kennedy
American Tobacco Trail
Apex, N.C.
Darrell McBane
N.C. State Parks & Recreation State Trails Coordinator
Raleigh, N.C.
Larry Blackburn
Uwharrie National Forest Trails Volunteer
Troy, N.C.
Chuck Cordray
Pisgah National Forest Trails Volunteer
Hendersonville, N.C.
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| 12:15pm | Lunch
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| 3:00-5:00pm |
Individual State Caucuses
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| 7:00pm | Barbecue
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Wednesday, May 10
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| 8:00am-9:15am | Alabama Trails Panel
Moderator:
Candace Bourne
Session Moderator
War Eagle Trail Association
Notasulga, AL
Panelists:
Joe Acker President
Alabama Horse Council
Alabaster, AL
Jeff Seefeldt
USDA Forest Service
Talladega Ranger District
Talladega, AL
Samm Bartee, Past President
Southeast Endurance Riders Association
Loachapoka, AL
Dr. Sara Baldwin
Hatchett Valley Farms
Rockford, AL
Brian Bourne
War Eagle Trail Association
USFS Volunteer
Notasulga, AL
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| 9:15-10:30am | Tennessee Trails Panel
Moderator:
Brenda Jenkins
Big Sandy Trail Ride
Mt. Juliet, TN
Panelists:
Reed Detring, Superintendant
Big South Fork National Recreation Area
Oneida, TN
George Minnough
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Gatlinburg, TN
Kathryn Harper
Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area
Golden Pond, KY
Charles Tate
Interpretive and Recreation Program Director
Tennessee State Parks
Nashville, Tenn.
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| 10:30-11:00am | Break
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11:00-12:15am | South Carolina Trails Panel
Moderator:
Johnny Finklea
South Carolina Horsemen's Association
Florence, S.C.
Panelists:
Wayne Link
Pendleton Area Saddle Club
Pendleton, S.C.
Pete Bischoff
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Columbia, S.C.
Bonnie Lewis
South Carolina State Parks and Tourism
Cheraw, S.C.
Venaye Reece
S.C. Dept. of Livestock and Poultry Health
Pontiac, S.C.
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| 12:15-12:45pm | Wrap Up
Dr. Gene W. Wood
Extension Trails Specialist
Clemson University
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