The MDHTA annual meeting will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Eagles Club Dickinson. The Eagles Club in Dickinson is located at 31 1st Avenue East. The social will begin at 5 pm MT, dinner at 6 pm MT followed by the meeting. The menu includes a salad bar, deep fried turkey, roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetable, with a price of $26 per plate, price includes tax and tip. There will be a cash bar, silent auction and door prizes.
Please RSVP by Friday, March 21 to Amy Tysver by texting (preferred) or calling 701-290-3397 or if no answer Curt Glasoe at 701-260-9459 or curtglasoe@ndsupernet.com to let us know to reserve your spot at the meeting. Let Amy or Curt know the number in your party attending.
Annual Meeting Program.
The keynote speaker will be Bobby Henderson or Jack Dahl of the USDA-FS on Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). EAB, an insect pest from Asia, has been known to be in the USA since at least 2002. Closer to North Dakota, it was first detected in Moorhead, MN in 2023. Then the insect moved about 80 miles into North Dakota and was first detected in LaMoure County in 2024. This invasive pest’s feeding, when severe enough, will kill ash trees. It is important to know about this pest life cycle and how it can be slowed as ash trees are commonly found in the badlands, often planted in landscapes around homes and city parks, and in hundreds of miles of shelterbelts and wind breaks.
Trail reports from the organizations that support the Maah Daah Hey Trail System will be given. This includes Alexander Manard, Recreation Program Manager, US Forest Service; Rachel Daniels, Acting Superintendent, and Philip McCall, Chief of Facility Management, Theodore Roosevelt National Park; Tracy Hsu, President, ND Back Country Horseman; Nick Ybarra, Director, Save the MDH; as well as representatives from the North Dakota Parks and Recreation; North Dakota Tourism; Dickinson, Bowman and Medora Convention and Visitor Bureaus; TRMF; Badlands to Badlands (B2B) Association; TR Library, Dakota Cyclery; USDA FS Bismarck office. An election of three (3-year) directors for the MDHTA Board will also be conducted at the meeting.
Silent Auction.
A silent auction will be held during the Annual Meeting. This is a fun way to support MDHTA activities during the year. Support and fun can be found in bringing a small item as well as purchasing an item. In 2024, the Silent Auction brought in $770 that was used to help match a grant MDHTA received from the Recreational Trail Program (RTP) Trail Restoration and Resurfacing 2023 grant on the MDH Trail. This year’s silent auction proceeds will go towards MDH trail curve repair, trail restoration and placing another water cache structure along the MDH trail in McKenzie County. Please bring an item for the silent auction.
MDHTA merchandise will be on sale at reduced prices along with a few remaining Forest Service signs.
We hope to see you at the MDHTA Annual Meeting!
Happy trails– Curtis W. Glasoe, President MDHTA
MDHTA Annual Meeting
