Land Preservation & Recreation Plan
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:45 pm
Good news boys and girls! Yours truly has been tapped to represent bikes/quads on the MD Land Preservation & Recreation Plan. More to come.
Greetings,
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is kicking off a lengthy process to update the state’s Land Preservation & Recreation Plan (LPRP) which is required by the federal government, and a draft must be submitted to the National Park Service by December 2013. As part of this year-long planning process, Secretary John R. Griffin has decided to create a DNR Trails Committee to ensure that the Maryland LPRP includes a trails section.
Based on your leadership on trails issues in the state, and because of your position with trail user groups, we would like to invite you to participate as a member of the DNR Trails Committee to provide input to DNR as this Plan is developed.
The 2014 Maryland LPRP establishes a 5-year vision for land preservation and recreation, and is based on input received from our land managers, local government, the public, and advisory groups like this committee. The Maryland LPRP will contain a separate trails section that addresses the needs of motorized and non-motorized user groups. The Maryland LPRP will provide guidance and investment strategies to support the many needs of the state's trail users as part of Maryland’s state-wide network.
The DNR Trails Committee will include 15 people representing a broad range of perspectives, priorities and expertise related to trails. Specific items that the DNR Trails Committee will be asked to review and provide input on include:
· Reviewing the responses to the Statewide Recreation survey;
· Conducting a trails needs assessment after soliciting input from your respective user group;
· Providing input on Plan goals and objectives;
· Discussing how to prioritize trail investments;
· Submitting a list of trail recommendations for the trails section of the LPRP.
The DNR Trails Committee will meet 4 times during 2013. We intend to send periodic email updates and occasionally request feedback on issues or draft documents between meetings. The meetings will be held from 6-8pm on the last Thursday of the months we meet. Meetings will be held at DNR, in Annapolis, MD in the C-1 Conference Room on the first floor. A photo ID is required to enter the building and visitors will be asked to sign in.
The first DNR Trails Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, January 31st, at 6pm.
The second meeting will be held on March 28th.
The third meeting will be held on June 27th.
And the fourth and final meeting will be held on September 26th.