Missouri State Parks accepts nominations for three positions on Trails Advisory Board…

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, AUG. 7, 2024 - Missouri State Parks is now accepting nominations for three different advisory board representatives: a pedestrian-use trail representative, a mountain bike trail user representative and an equestrian trail user representative. These representatives will serve a three-year term starting Nov. 1, 2024, and running through Nov. 30, 2027. Members must be Missouri residents and must participate in the user group they represent.

Roles of the Missouri Trails Advisory Board include:

• Reviewing, scoring and ranking applications and making recommendations to the grants management section for funding.
• Annually reviewing the recreational trail project application and open selection process.
• Developing project eligibility criteria including sponsor eligibility (what type of projects the state should consider for funding).

More information is available at mostateparks.com/page/61887/missouri-trails-advisory-board-members. To nominate an individual for the Missouri Trails Advisory Board, please submit the following information:

1. Nomination form found on the Missouri State Parks' website at: mostateparks.com/sites/mostateparks/files/MTAB%20Nomination%20Form.pdf.
2. Resume and/or other background information for the nominee.
3. Two letters of recommendation.

Please submit the information electronically to [email protected]. Electronic submission is preferred. Nominations can be mailed to Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks, Grants Management Section, c/o RTP Planner, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.

Please submit nomination form, resume, and letters of recommendation to Missouri State Parks by Sept. 1, 2024. For more information, please contact the grants management section within Missouri State Parks at 573-751-7958, 573-751-0848 or [email protected].

For more information on Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites, visit the web at mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.