Trail Talk

Trail Talk is dedicated to talking about issues related to interpretation, education, and volunteer services. It serves to build a network of interpreters, informal educators, and volunteer managers across the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

This dialogue is held monthly by conference call, covering a myriad of topics.

Please check below to find out the next date for Trail Talk, to download an agenda, and to download minutes from the meeting.

NEW NUMBER! To join a call, dial 1-877-784-6085; when asked for a passcode, dial 3388423. Please state your name and say, "Hello" to let us know you have joined the call.

 

Date	Topic	Guest - TBD
September 20, 2011 Agenda Minutes	Water Trails/Water Stewardship	Neal Bedlan, Outdoor Recreation Planner; Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
October 18, 2011 Agenda Minutes	Community and Trail Stewardship: Working Together	Denise Nelson, Environmental Protection Specialist;Lewis and Clark NHT
November 15, 2011 Agenda Minutes	Relevancy TO and IN Your Neighborhood	Sue Pridemore National Park Service, Midwest Region, Partnerships Office
December 20, 2011 Agenda	Volunteerism	Joy Pietschmann, National Park Service, Servicewide Volunteer Program Coordinator
January 17 2012	NO TRAIL TALK
February 21, 2012 Agenda Education Kit lesson plan	Traveling Trunks	Ronette Rumpca Curator of Interpretation South Dakota State Historical Society Museum Pierre, SD
March 20, 2012	Cultural Interpretation	Trail Talk Hosts
April 17, 2012 Agenda Interp Matrix Pew Research Center Pew Internet and American Life Project Teens and Mobile Phones Latino and Digital Technology Smartphone Adaptation	Interpretive Techniques-Personal Services	Joanne Blacoe, Interpretive Planner, Northeast Region, National Park Service Philadelphia, PA
May 15, 2012	TBD
June 19, 2012	TBD
July 17, 2012	Interpretive Exhibits, Waysides; Non-personal Services
August 21, 2012	Funding Opportunities and Grant Writing
September 18, 2012	Evaluation of Programs

This schedule is subject to change.