Mike Passo is the Executive Director of American Trails. Mike has also served as the Executive Director of the Professional Trailbuilders Association and the owner and operator of a sea kayak outfitter called Elakah Expeditions. Mike has led groups of all backgrounds, ages and abilities on sea kayak expeditions in the San Juan Islands of Washington, Vancouver Island in British Columbia, and in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Mike has conducted an extensive study of outdoor developed areas nationwide to determine the cost implications of construction according to proposed Americans with Disabilities Act standards, and a Congressional study on improving access to outdoor recreational activities on federal land. He has a B.S. in Recreation Resource Management from the University of Wisconsin—Madison, including three years’ coursework in Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering. He has presented on Universal Design and Programming at several national conferences and served on the Board of Directors of American Trails since 2000. His love of the outdoors and his own paraplegia has given him a great interest in the creation of an accessible outdoor environment that does not ruin the characteristics and value of that environment.
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Skill Self-Assessment
Construction Specifications
Corridor Clearing
Hand-Built Trail Construction
Mechanized Trail Construction
Trail Finishwork
Water Management/Drainage Features
Water Crossing Structures
Retaining Walls
Tread Hardening
Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation
Decommissioning Trails
Trail Maintenance
No experience details provided.
Skill Self-Assessment
Maintenance Specifications
Inventory & Assessment
Corridor Clearing: Power tools
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools
Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment
Drainage Features/Water Management
Project Preparation
Experience Details:
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Skill Self-Assessment
Land Use Plan Alignment
Define Purpose and Need of Project
Corridor Planning
Stakeholder Engagement
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles
Project Planning and Design
Experience Details:
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Skill Self-Assessment
Project Cost Estimation
Implementation Plan
Trail Specifications
Design
Trail Plans
Interpretation
Permitting
Universal Design/ADA Accessibility
Project & Crew Management
Experience Details:
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Skill Self-Assessment
Crew Recruitment
Crew Management
Jobsite Safety
Jobsite Risk Management
Performance Management
Field-based Resource Protection
Program Administration and Leadership
Experience Details:
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Skill Self-Assessment
Program Budgeting
Communications
Contract Administration
Education and Public Outreach
Funding/Grants
Inspections/Monitoring
Partnership and Collaboration
Policy/Directives/Law
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring
Agreement Development
Agency Specific
No experience details provided.
Skill Self-Assessment
Blasting Certification
BLM Inventory, Assessment, Monitoring
Bridge Inspection
Contracting Officer Representative
Sawyer Certification
National Trail System Specific
No experience details provided.
Skill Self-Assessment
IAM (Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring)
National Scenic Trail Designation and Planning
National Historic Trail Designation and Planning
National Recreation Trail Designation and Planning
Rail Trail Designation and Planning
Skill Profile
Construction Specifications: Entry Level
Corridor Clearing: Entry Level
Hand-Built Trail Construction: Entry Level
Trail Finishwork: Full Performance
Water Management/Drainage Features: Full Performance
This webinar will dive in deeper on the process for trails to become designated National Water Trails, which are a subset of the National Recreation Trails.
Learn about the benefits to designating your trail(s) as a National Recreation Trail (NRT), the history of NRTs, the process for trails to become NRTs, and more.
Join U.S. Forest Service Trail Program leadership and partner organizations representing all different trail-users from around the country in a deep dive exploration of the 10 Year Trail Shared Stewardship Challenge (10YTC).
This webinar will dive into the goals and future of this new national initiative, invite broad participation, and identify how you and your organizations/agencies can build the momentum.
Learn about the benefits to designating your trail(s) as an NRT, the history of the National Recreation Trails (NRT) program, the process for trails to become NRTs, the role of NRT Ambassadors, and more.
Trails are shown to improve health both mentally and physically, yet the healthcare industry and the trails industry rarely work together. There are many reasons for this, such as logistics, bureaucracy, and communication issues. We asked some leading experts how we can begin bridging these gaps.
In partnership with the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC), American Trails and NOHVCC will discuss how trails, for too long, have been taken for granted and the true measure of their impact has not been calculated or shared.
This webinar will provide an introduction to Universal Access Information and how it provides people with information they need to determine whether an outdoor recreation environment meets their needs for accessibility and their desires for an achievable challenge.
This course is designed to help water trail managers and outfitters improve opportunities for people of all backgrounds and abilities to enjoy water trails.
