This is a compendium of documents pertaining to the efforts of the Norwich Trails Committee, its volunteers, and other trail users to obtain authorization from the US Forest Service for certain trails within the Appalachian Trail corridor in Norwich. All are PDFs, except where noted. The following links are in chronological order:
- Proposal: Norwich AT Corridor Plan for Managing Multisport Use by Gered Dunne, Nick Krembs, and Liz Russell November 2018
- Valley News article: Norwich Hikers Face Appalachian Trail Corridor Conundrum January 26, 2019
- Compendium of trail user input February 27, 2019
- Guidance from Nick Krembs on trails proposal March 1, 2019
- Holly Knox response to DRAFT outline for the Norwich Trails Committee proposal for managing the integrity of the Appalachian Trail Corridor March 12, 2019
- Holly Knox response to DRAFT Request to authorize four existing trails within the Appalachian Trail Corridor in Norwich, Vermont — Next steps April 4, 2019
- Norwich Trails Committee and Upper Valley Mountain Bike Association Request to authorize four existing trails within the Appalachian Trail Corridor in Norwich May 5, 2019 (MS Word download)
- Minutes of meeting following August 1, 2019 USFS visit August 7, 2019
- Invitation to comment on 2021 USFS proposal June 2021 (link)
- Summary of petition to the Norwich Trails Committee, regarding the USFS trail authorization proposal, received July 7, 2021
- Agenda of the July 7th Norwich Trails Committee meeting in which the topic was to be discussed and a draft letter was provided with the discussion notes.
- Text of petition to the Norwich Trails Committee, regarding the USFS trail authorization proposal, received July 8, 2021
- Valley News article: Norwich residents worry Appalachian Trail will close unauthorized offshoots July 9, 2021
- Minutes of the July 7th Norwich Trails Committee meeting, reflecting the discussion of the topic.
- Norwich Trails Committee letter to the USFS in response to its proposal to authorize certain trails, sent on July 9, 2021
- Materials supplied by Doug Hardy, supporting a July petition to the USFS, advocating retention of existing crossings of the AT corridor
- DRAFT of letter to be transmitted to USFS for December 2021 consideration of the Norwich Conservation Commission.
- Finalized letter transmitted to USFS and cover letter by email, after December Norwich Conservation Commission vote.
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