Human Powered Trails

We will continue working on the Quarry Trail, including reclaiming the old trail, clearing the corridor for the new route, and bench cutting the new trail.

• Meet at the HPT Parking Lot @ 5:30pm.
• Roger, and Matt D will be Crew Leaders for the night (possibly Tostin & Dustin as well).
  
• Don't forget to wear Pants, Boots, Gloves and bring H2O!

Press Conference at the Human Powered Trails: May 6^th, 2008 at 10:00 am.

This year, Human Powered Trails Inc. (HPT) received both local and national grants totaling over 40,000 dollars. On May 6^th, 2008, at 10:00 am, HPT will host a press day to publicly express our gratitude for the donations granted to our organization. The press conference will be held at the HPT trailhead/parking lot on Cty. Hwy. FA, adjacent to the La Crosse weather station. All members of the press, coulee region citizens, and those interested in our shared-use trail system are welcome to attend. After a few opening remarks by Dan Luebke, HPT board president, a question and answer session will follow. There will also be time for photographs and individual interviews with members of HPT and our supporting organizations.

The Human Powered Trails Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and maintain first class sustainable and environmentally correct, human-powered, shared-use trails for the La Crosse, WI region. The funds granted were used to purchase the equipment necessary to carry out this mission. At the press day on May 6^th, we will showcase our new “Ditch Witch,” a recently purchased trail building machine that will greatly enhance our ability to expand and improve the existing trail system.

Who: Board of Directors & any members that are interested
When: Wednesday, May 7^th, 2008 – 5:00pm until 8:00pm
Where: Ovation Marketing - meeting room on the 6^th floor
Agenda:

• Sign HPT Bylaws
• Membership levels/criteria
• Funding for Tools
• Funding for Signs (Trailhead Kiosk, etc)
• Public Relations – upcoming events
• IMBA Summit update
  
• Trail Crew Leader availability (possible Monday trailwork)
• Schedule weekend trail work day

Roger went out to the trails this afternoon to scout out the conditions.  Thanks Roger and everybody else that helped out clearing the trails so they would dry out sooner. 

So, after careful consideration, (and mother nature finally cooperating)...

The HPT trails are OPEN!

Go out and ride, run, or whatever safely.  Just remember that the trail is still soft and can suffer from abuse so remember to tread lightly.

The rain was finally kind to HPT and all those that wanted to start building trail.  On Thursday, May 1st, it actually did NOT rain & we had our first official weeknight trail work day for 2008!!!

A small but very motivated group showed up - and we got quite a bit of work accomplished on the Quarry Trail.  Including re-claiming a large section of the existing trail, and clearing about half of the corridor for the new trail.

Big thanks to everyone that came out for making a great start to 2008!