Sara
Sara Gress

Executive Director

Wood River Trails Coalition

Hailey, ID
United States

(208) 471-8152
[email protected]

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Worked as a seasonal trail crew member for three years on the Sawtooth National Forest - Ketchum Ranger District trail crew. Started as the Executive Director at the Wood River Trails Coalition in summer of 2018.

Skill Snapshot

Trail Construction
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Trail Maintenance
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project Preparation
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project Planning & Design
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Project & Crew Management
None
Entry
Full
Expert
Program Admin & Leadership
None
Entry
Full
Expert

Industry Roles

Nonprofit

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Trail Type Experience

Detailed Skill Profile

Trail Construction

Experience Details:

Spent 2016 season on the Forest Service trail crew leading youth corps in re-building 16 miles of hand-built trails out Deer Creek after they were destroyed in the fires and subsequent landslides of 2013. Involved from start to finish the complete re-build of 4.7 miles of Alden Gulch in 2017. Involved in multiple re-routes of trails that included building native stringer bridges or re-aligning existing bridges, including S. Fk. of Warm Springs with youth corps, Fox Creek Loop and Kinsey-Curran while with the Forest Service. While with the WRTC, oversaw our collaboration with multiple partners on the Adam's Gulch Adaptive Sports Enhancement Project, which included 1 new mile of trail, 6 new trail bridges, new parking lot and trailhead layout, and trail re-alignments.

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

Experience Details:

During my three years on the KRD trail crew, we maintained 200+ miles per year. The WRTC relies heavily on volunteers, which I oversaw until we hired a Volunteer Coordinator in 2020.

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

No experience details provided.

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:

The WRTC has historically provided connections between the community and the USFS, and do not provide technical project input. We are growing in this area of expertise as we add staff with this knowledge and skill set.

Skill Self-Assessment

Project Cost Estimation

Implementation Plan

Trail Specifications

Design

Trail Plans

Interpretation

Permitting

Universal Design/ADA Accessibility

Project & Crew Management

No experience details provided.

Skill Self-Assessment

Crew Recruitment

Crew Management

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Risk Management

Performance Management

Field-based Resource Protection

Program Administration and Leadership

Experience Details:

This is the WRTC's specialty.

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

Experience Details:

B-sawyer, re-certed in 2022.

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: Full Performance
Corridor Clearing: Expert
Hand-Built Trail Construction: Expert
Mechanized Trail Construction: Entry Level
Trail Finishwork: Expert
Water Management/Drainage Features: Expert
Water Crossing Structures: Entry Level
Retaining Walls: Entry Level
Tread Hardening: Entry Level
Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation: Entry Level
Decommissioning Trails: Expert
Maintenance Specifications: Expert
Inventory & Assessment: Expert
Corridor Clearing: Power tools: Expert
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools: Expert
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools: Expert
Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment: Entry Level
Drainage Features/Water Management: Expert
Land Use Plan Alignment: Full Performance
Define Purpose and Need of Project: Full Performance
Corridor Planning: Expert
Stakeholder Engagement: Expert
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles: Expert
Project Cost Estimation: Expert
Implementation Plan: Entry Level
Trail Specifications: Full Performance
Design: Full Performance
Trail Plans: Entry Level
Interpretation: Entry Level
Permitting: Entry Level
Universal Design/ADA Accessibility: Entry Level
Crew Recruitment: Expert
Crew Management: Expert
Jobsite Safety: Expert
Jobsite Risk Management: Expert
Performance Management: Expert
Field-based Resource Protection: Expert
Program Budgeting: Expert
Communications: Expert
Contract Administration: Entry Level
Education and Public Outreach: Expert
Funding/Grants: Expert
Inspections/Monitoring: Expert
Partnership and Collaboration: Expert
Policy/Directives/Law: Full Performance
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring: Expert
Agreement Development: Full Performance
Sawyer Certification: Full Performance

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