Presentations and Papers
NEW Mid America Trails & Greenspace Conference December, 2007 Chicago, IL. Cutting Edge Research in Trails & Greenways-Michigan's Project

NEW 2005 Northeast Recreation Research Conference April, 2005 Bolton Landing, NY. Findings from the Lansing River Trail User Study featuring user groups by recreation, exercise and transportation uses. Presentation and Paper.
NEW Michigan Trails Results: Powerpoint presentation of key indicators of trail uses and users for seven Michigan trails studied by MSU researchers in the past six years. The results are presented in maps.
Paint Creek Trails Commission on February 15,2005: The results of the Paint Creek Trail research were presented in an open commission meeting.
Mid America Trails and Greenways Conference: Indianapolis, IN September 2003. Christine Vogt, Ph.D. The topic of community safety and quality of life is addressed in this presentation using adjacent landowners’ perceptions of safety, depreciative behavior, and quality of life changes brought on by the almost 10 year old rail-trail.
Michigan Recreation and Park Association Annual Conference: Dearborn, MI February, 2003. Chuck Nelson presented “Measuring use and users on Rail-Trails: Midland County’s Pere Marquette Rail-Trail”
Northeast Recreation Research Symposium: Bolton Landing, NY April, 2001. Joel Lynch presented "Rail-Trails and Special Events: Community and Economic Benefits"
Northern Trail Summit Conference: Gaylord, MI May, 2001. Christine Vogt and Joel Lynch presented “The Benefits of the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail.”
National Recreation and Parks Association Congress: Denver, CO October 2001. Joel Lynch presented “The Benefits of Michigan’s Pere Marquette Rail Trail” (from MRPA Conference in February 2002)
National Extension Tourism Conference: Traverse City, MI September 2002. Christine Vogt presented “Linear Trails and Tourism: A Case Study of a Mid-Michigan Rail Trail”
NRPA Congress: Tampa, FL October 2002. Christine Vogt presented “Studying Community Trails and Greenways”
NERR: October 2002. Christine Vogt presented “Converting Abandoned Railroads to Recreation Use in Isabella & Midland Counties: A Comparison of Residents and Businesses Adjacent to a Rail-Trail”
Michigan Trails Conference: Associated business and economic activity of trails. Presented at the Michigan Trails Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. April, 2002.