Kay
Kay Emery

Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator

Mountains to Sound Greenway

Cle Elum, WA
United States

(509) 824-5190
[email protected]

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As the Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator, Kay works with land managers within Kittitas County to identify, organize, and lead opportunities for volunteer trail and restoration work. Kay worked as a trail crew member and leader in the Adirondacks, Utah, Vermont, and New Hampshire before joining the Mountains to Sound Greenway. Kay is passionate about trails and always happy to have a rock bar in hand!

Skill Snapshot

Trail Construction
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Entry
Full
Expert
Trail Maintenance
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:

2020-2021: experience clearing and constructing new trails in the Adirondack State Park, including the Mt. Van Hoevenburg East trail 2021-2022: experience designing and constructing new trail segment on Mt. Timpanogos in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

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:

2020-2021: heavy trail maintenance including brushing, log out, drainage structure construction, bridging repairs, etc. in the Adirondack State Park 2021: heavy brushing and tread repair at multiple sites throughout Utah 2022: responsible for all monitoring and assessment of trail systems at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Parks 2023: leading volunteer brushing and tread repair events throughout Kittitas County, WA

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:

2021: designed, proposed, and implemented new trail segment on Mt. Timpanogos in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 2023: Involved in the initial layout of new trails in the Teanaway Community Forest in Cle Elum, WA

Skill Self-Assessment

Project Cost Estimation

Implementation Plan

Trail Specifications

Design

Trail Plans

Interpretation

Permitting

Universal Design/ADA Accessibility

Project & Crew Management

Experience Details:

2021: Crew lead for the Utah Conservation Corps 2022: Coordinator for site work of hired SCA crew 2023: Coordinator and lead for volunteer trail work

Skill Self-Assessment

Crew Recruitment

Crew Management

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Risk Management

Performance Management

Field-based Resource Protection

Program Administration and Leadership

Experience Details:

2023: identify agency capacities and opportunities for collaboration, engage community to recruit volunteers

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:

Certified USDA FS A Sawyer (feller) Game of Logging Chainsaw Safety Training (levels 1 & 2)

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: Full Performance
Hand-Built Trail Construction: Full Performance
Trail Finishwork: Entry Level
Water Management/Drainage Features: Full Performance
Water Crossing Structures: Full Performance
Retaining Walls: Full Performance
Tread Hardening: Entry Level
Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation: Entry Level
Decommissioning Trails: Entry Level
Maintenance Specifications: Full Performance
Inventory & Assessment: Full Performance
Corridor Clearing: Power tools: Full Performance
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools: Full Performance
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools: Full Performance
Drainage Features/Water Management: Full Performance
Implementation Plan: Entry Level
Trail Specifications: Entry Level
Design: Entry Level
Interpretation: Entry Level
Crew Recruitment: Entry Level
Crew Management: Full Performance
Jobsite Safety: Full Performance
Jobsite Risk Management: Full Performance
Performance Management: Full Performance
Field-based Resource Protection: Full Performance
Communications: Entry Level
Education and Public Outreach: Entry Level
Partnership and Collaboration: Full Performance
Policy/Directives/Law: Entry Level
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring: Full Performance
Agreement Development: Entry Level
Sawyer Certification: Full Performance

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