Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE UPPER VALLEY TRAILS ALLIANCE ADVOCATES FOR THE USE, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF TRAILS IN THE REGION. THROUGH OUTREACH AND STEWARDSHIP, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE THROUGH TRAIL USE IN ALL SEASONS; CONNECTS PEOPLE AND PLACES THROUGH A REGIONAL TRAIL NETWORK AND LEADS A COALITION OF LOCAL TRAIL GROUPS AND ADVOCATES.
TRUE TO OUR ALLIANCE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES, WE ARE WORKING WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF UPPER VALLEY COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS PROVIDING EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TRAIL PROJECTS INCLUDING:* IN 2020 UVTA WORKED ON OVER 30 TRAIL PROJECTS, BUILDING AND IMPROVING OVER 75 MILES OF TRAILS IN THE REGION. PARTNERING WITH MANY TOWNS, BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS.* UVTA ORGANIZED OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS TOTALING OVER 1,900 HOURS OF WORK.* UVTA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS BUILT AN ACCESSIBLE EXTENSION TO THE RIVERSIDE TRAIL AT THE MONTSHIRE MUSEUM, BUILT THE OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER TRAIL, AND CONSTRUCTED A WOODEN STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE BIG ROCK NATURE PRESERVE IN LYME, NH. WE ALSO UPGRADED THE TRESCOTT TRAIL SYSTEM IN HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH NEW SIGNAGE, INSTALLING 2 BRIDGES AND 2 NEW TRAILS.
* THE PASSPORT TO WINTER FUN, UVTA'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE WINTER MONTHS SERVED 4,800+ STUDENTS IN 31 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 32 HOMESCHOOL GROUPS IN 2020. * UVTA'S TRAIL FINDER NOW PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OVER 700 TRAIL SYSTEMS AND 5000 MILES OF TRAILS IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH FREE ONLINE ACCESS.* UVTA USUALLY OFFERS A SERIES OF UNIQUE EVENTS IN THE UPPER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE MOREY SKATE-A-THON, TOUR DE TASTE PEDAL PICNIC, AND THE STOAKED TRAIL RACE. WE WERE UNABLE TO DO SO THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID BUT PLAN TO RESUME THESE EVENTS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.* NOW IN ITS 8TH YEAR, UPPER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TRAIL CORPS BROUGHT 40 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UPPER VALLEY OUT ON A 5-WEEK TRAIL CREW PROGRAM IN SUMMER 2020. THESE STUDENTS PROVIDED 1800 HOURS OF SERVICE.
PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE MASCOMA RIVER GREENWAY, A PROPOSED 4-MILE EXTENSION OF THE NORTHERN RAIL TRAIL FROM LEBANON TO WEST LEBANON. UVTA PLAYS A LEADERSHIP ROLE ON THE MASCOMA RIVER GREENWAY COALITION. THE CAMPAIGN OF $2.25 MILLION IS COMPLETE. IN 2020, UVTA PURCHASED SIGNS AND TRAIL COUNTERS FOR THE GREENWAY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Russell Hirschler | EXECUTIVE DIREC | 40 | $62,670 |
| Dennis Stern | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Vic Henningsen | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Synnott | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Conrad Reining | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Akash Srivastava | REVERS BOARD FELLOWS | 2 | $0 |
| Tobin Krieg | REVERS BOARD FELLOWS | 2 | $0 |
| Augustus Southworth | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kelli Pippin | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Oscadal | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Natalie Starr | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Krusi | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Lucy Gibson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Kaliski | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David Bartlett | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202121379349304487_public.xml