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Recreation Forums seek ideas to meet challenges of the 21st Century

National Forest Foundation and the American Recreation Coalition are sponsoring Regional Recreation Forums in 2007:

• March 1 - Golden, Colorado
• March 9 - Marietta, Georgia
• March 12 - Los Angeles, California
• March 15 - Portland, Oregon
• March 22 - Chicago, Illinois

For more than 100 years, Americans with ideas and commitment have helped create opportunities to protect and enjoy our Great Outdoors. The need for good ideas and action continues, and you are invited to contribute personally to this legacy.

Five one-day regional Recreation Forums will be convened in March 2007 in Colorado, Georgia, California, Oregon and Illinois. Each will allow caring individuals and organizations to share ideas, challenges and information about programs that deserve to expand to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Your input is sought on access to recreation opportunities and the needs of America's youth, on ideas for improving the nation's health and education systems through recreation, on ways to recruit and reward volunteers -- as well as on other important topics.

The Forums will also offer a chance to hear from and exchange ideas with colleagues and friends from backgrounds very different from yours. The Forums are free and will produce information and a listing of suggestions and recommendations for a national Recreation Forum in Washington, DC, in April 2007.

The National Forest Foundation and the American Recreation Coalition are pleased to act as conveners of the Forums. Dozens of agencies and organizations are already partners in this important project. We ask for your help and involvement. For details on the Recreation Forums and to request information or an opportunity to present your ideas, go to: www.recreationforums.info.

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