Arizona State Committee on Trails: ASCOT

Seeking New Committee Members for ASCOT

Arizona State Parks and Trails Board appoints the fifteen-member, volunteer Arizona State Committee on Trails (ASCOT).

• ASCOT advises the State Parks Board and staff on the planning, development, funding, maintenance, and promotion of non-motorized recreation in Arizona.
• Advises on grants made with Federal Recreational Trails Program.
• ASCOT created and oversees the Arizona Premier Trails System. Members work with land mangers and help select the top 100 premier trails in Arizona.
• ASCOT members represent a variety of non-motorized recreation interests and geographical regions within Arizona. Each individual is appointed to a three-year term.
• ASCOT members are expected to be active participants and commit time between quarterly meetings to help accomplish goals.

Arizona State Parks and Trails is looking for candidates to join the team. Contact Mickey Rogers at 602-542-6942 to discuss how you can become involved with ASCOT. We are currently accepting applications for new ASCOT members to begin service in January 2018.

Application for consideration is located here.

Mission

ASCOT serves in an advisory capacity to the Arizona State Parks Board. The overall mission of the State Trails Program is to promote, develop, and preserve non-motorized trail opportunities throughout the state for mountain bikers, hikers, equestrians, and water trail users. State Parks staff works with ASCOT to:

1. advance and promote non-motorized trail use,
2. provide technical trails assistance,
3. promote trail management and development,
4. provide trails-related information and educational opportunities.

Members of ASCOT have put together a list of their Top Trail Picks complete with trail information and descriptions.

Meeting Dates

ASCOT meets quarterly around the state. Public participation is encouraged at these meetings. Two meetings are held on a Friday and two meetings are held on a Saturday.

Previous Agendas & Minutes

Download statement of locations where all notices of meetings will be posted (57 KB PDF)

2016 ASCOT Agendas & Minutes

Meeting Dates Agenda Minutes December 2, 2016 ASCOT Agenda 12/02/16
(139 KB PDF)
ASCOT Presentation  ASCOT Minutes 12/02/16 May 4, 2016 ASCOT Agenda 05/04/16   April 9, 2016

* ASCOT Agenda - Amended 04/06/16

ASCOT Minutes 04/09/16

April 9, 2016 †SRTAC Agenda 04/06/16  

* = Amended Agenda
† = Joint Meeting with and OHVAG. See quorum notice (244 KB PDF).

Archive of previous years' agendas and minutes 

ASCOT Members

Members of ASCOT along with Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management staff hike the Arizona Trail to the Mexico border to better understand how border and immigrant issues relate to trails.

Julie Bradley, TRACKS
Richard Kesselman, Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona
Christine Vogt, Representative-at-Large
Claire Miller, City of Phoenix
Evan Pilling, Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
Joe Winfield, United States Forest Service
Bill Gibson, Bureau of Land Management
Bernadine McCollum, Wickenburg Conservation Foundation
Linda Slay, Arizona Horse Council
Angela Villa, Representative-at-Large
Wayne Monger, Bureau of Land Management
Jan Hancock, Maricopa Trails and Parks Foundation
Jim Coffman, American Society of Lanscape Architects
Matthew Nelson, Arizona Trail Association
Adam Milnor, National Park Service

Advisory Committee Coordinator: Mickey Rogers (602) 542-6942