Community Forum, Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Lareau Pavilion

5 – 6 Potluck
Please bring a plate and utensils, cash bar. Multiple CRV Steering Committee
members with laptops will do demos of the online mapping tool. You can look at your own land or a
favorite spot in the Valley.

6 – 8 Meeting Agenda:
– Welcome and brief overview of the evening (5 min) Phil Huffman

– Shared Vision document presented (20 min) Phil Huffman, Ira Shadis & Bob Kogut

– CRV 2.0 structure (brief intro including Work Priorities & Leads) (10 min) Laura Arnesen
– Walk about (45 min): Laura explains, Alice Rodgers manages bell to encourage people to
move tables

– CRV Partners have tables around the room (all Conservation Commissions at one table)
and attendees move between tables; CRV partners explain how they are implementing CRV in their
work and future plans

– One table, staffed by CRV members, has posters with top CRV Work Priorities & Leads –
attendees are asked for input by attaching a post it-note with questions, suggestions or offers of
help. Five priorities:
1 Code of Ethics for MRV Recreation Users, we’d like your suggestions?
2 Promote CRV outreach efforts to private landowners. Possible strategies: develop and
share a toolkit with information and contacts and/or establish a CRV technical assistance
process for private landowners considering new trails. Other strategies?
3 Seek scientific data to better understand the ecological health of the valley for siting and
management of existing and future trails. Data to include wildlife corridors, road crossings,
habitat connectors, etc. Please weigh in on the importance of this data.
4 Opportunities to enhance our understanding of the ecological health of the valley and the
effect of trails and recreation on it. Please suggest topics and/or specific speakers.
5 Dogs on Trails. Town statutes pertain: Warren and Fayston require leashes; Waitsfield and
Moretown dogs must be under voice command. Issues: dogs off leash, dog poop is not
always picked up and bags are sometimes not disposed of properly, visitors may not know
dog policies, etc. Suggestions for improvement?

– “Play” by Trails groups based on CRV Recreational Trail Development Process Guide (10
min) Misha Golfman and friends, this fun loving group of trail managers will bring this document to
life as they “consider” developing a new trail.

– Q & A (10 min)

– Closing thank you and next steps (5 min) Sam Robinson