February 10, 2026 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
LOCATION: Riverside Park Pavilion, 700 East Kilbourn, West Bend. Click here for driving directions. Watch for yellow “Ice Age Trail Event” signs.
EXPECTED MEETING AGENDA ITEMS: There is no presentation or guest speaker scheduled this month so the chapter business meeting will start immediately at 6:30 pm. The chapter business meeting is expected to include the following topics with additional topics to be determined:
Introductions
Secretary report
Treasurer report
Segment updates
Loew Lake - Bench defaced, brush pile burning, DNR spring burns
Holy Hill - Re-route update, SIATA logging, Shannon Road lot expansion
Pike Lake - David Roy is new segment leader, parking lot repaving
Slinger - ?
Cedar Lakes - Finish yellow and blue trails, need to schedule boardwalk project for this spring
West Bend - Install puncheon on white trail, logging repair
Kewaskum - Boardwalk replacement
Milwaukee River - ?
Trail improvement events
Discussed 2026 county trail projects with Patrick from the Alliance
Burkepile re-route is not planned as a Trail Crew project, could be a regional event
Set hike schedule for 2026
DNR updates
Candlelight Hike, February 14, we will have an informational table
Some prescribed burns are scheduled at Loew Lake this spring
CLCF updates
Holding stakeholder meeting on March 25, we will try to attend
Trail Community updates
Need to get 2026 hike events to Slinger by end of month
Should we sponsor a West Bend ArtWalk banner?
Alliance news and events
Annual Conference, April 22-26, Middleton
Alliance replacing membership database, need to create a new account for membership renewals and event sign up
Instructions
2026 trailbuilding events have been announced
Old business
Purchase updated "You Are Here" signs?
Hunting closures in 2025 were successful
New business
PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES: Minutes from January 17, 2026 Chapter Annual Meeting
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