How To Locate Your Walk Location
Updated: 1/04
Purpose: Selecting your Walk location is paramount to making your Walk for Wilderness safe and enjoyable. Here are some recommendations to help you select your Walk location:
Location: The Walk should not take place in congressional designated wilderness due to the amount of people attending the Walk. Select a Walk location along a walk path or river path in your city, town or community that will provide for a scenic and safe pathway to your ending event celebration (such as a park or large open space area). A loop trail is the best so that participants can park, walk and return to their vehicle without the need for a shuttle.
Ending event: Be sure to finish your Walk at a large site for your 40th Anniversary event. A large park or environmental center is a good location to start and end your walk. Be sure the location has plenty of room for participants to hear your keynote speakers and, if possible, have electrical power to accommodate a sound system for keynote speakers and musicians.
Permit: Some public events require a city or park permit. In most cases, a permit fee can be waived for public purposes such as educational events like the 40th Anniversary Walk for Wilderness.
Safety: Be sure your Walk location is assessable for emergency vehicles. Set up safe crossings of busy intersections. To keep the Walk safe for small children and baby strollers, prohibit bikes and horse use on the Walk.
Reminders:
1. How far is the nearest hospital or medical care facility?
2. Do you have plenty of room for parking and a shuttle system to get participants back to their vehicles?
3. Do you have a permit, if needed?
4. Do you have EMT and safety personnel involved?