Hosted by Curtis Calder.
Guests from the non-profit California Trail Heritage Alliance: Helen Hankins (President) and Kevin Lee (member). And Paul Brownlee from the Bureau of Land Management.
Highlights of the program:
Overview of the California Trail Heritage Alliance.
The historical significance of the California Trail … pioneers traveled through from Missouri
to California.
The concept for an California Trail “Interpretive Center”.
The process of coordinating the cooperative effort between the Bureau of Land
Management, State of Nevada, and local governments.
The Trail Center’s construction, followed by the development of the exhibitions as federal
funding allowed.
The Wayside Developments and the efforts to date at the “Hot Hole”.
Efforts to preserve mapping and trail areas.
Current status of the Interpretive Center and the relationships with other non-profits such as
the Southern Nevada Conservancy, and Nevada Outdoor Schools.
Upcoming special events such as Trail Days and Pioneer Christmas
The long-term plans of the Interpretive Center and for the proposed multi-use trail.