Join Champlain Area Trails (CATS) in celebrating National Trails Day with acclaimed author, educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011, 4-6 pm
Location: 2916 Lakeshore Rd (Rt 22), Essex, New York
Schedule: 4-5 pm Bill McKibben presentation (a children's nature hike will take place during the speaker); 5-6 pm Reception (food and drinks)
Cost: Before June 1: $15/person, $30/family. After June 1: $20/person, $40/family. (Note: Children are free!)
RSVP: Send a check (including name and telephone number) to: CATS, PO Box 193, Westport, NY 12993
Questions: Contact us online or call 962-2287.

Bill McKibben wrote Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape which describes his three-week hiking adventure from Ripton, Vermont to the southern Adirondacks. Most of this expedition took place in the Champlain Valley including the Split Rock Wildway where many of the CATS trails are located. Wandering Home inspired the creation of CATS as a network of trails that link our communities, connect people with nature, and promote economic vitality.