Olympia Backpacking Course Planning Meeting

Zoom contact information will be emailed to participants.

 Meeting Agenda:

1. Discuss & finalize 2nd in person Lecture: Gear Day @ Squaxin Park, March 22nd. Identify preferred topics/instructors for the course Gear Demonstration Day field trip activity.

• Clarify time (to-from)
• Finalize topics: order, time frame, and course instructors
• Questions, Close, Feedback

2. Discuss & finalize: Show Us Your Gear Day @ Lions Park, April 10th 6pm to 7:00/7:3pm

• Welcome & Intro
• Students Show their gear for upcoming overnighter
• Students set up tent, sleep system, and light stove
• Identify students who may need loaner gear
• Questions, Close, Feedback

3. Overnighter (Dosewallips / Lake Sylvia) Discuss and finalize       

Future Meetings:

4. Determine our next step: how to engage/retain members

• Alumni backpacks
• Alumni picnic / potlucks
• Alumni winter activities "cookie nights,” “hikes to keep active,” “plan the next years alumni backpack” or overnighter
• Swag (students / instructors / volunteers)

5. Discuss Ideas for future group field trips activities.

• Student co-lead backpacks

6. Identify any other course activities / information

• Discuss development of leadership track with clear guidelines & support
  • Identify and encourage student / instructor growth
• Stewardship
• Fee for Equivalency for the Essentials of Backpacking Course ($50/$60)?