Ron
Ron Cooper

Trails Crew Foreman

Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

Cedar City, UT
United States

(435) 690-9345
[email protected]

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I have been doing trail maintenance for the past several years with both the USDA Forest Service as well as the National Park Service. I am now a Trails Crew Foreman for the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation and primarily cover the southwest Corner of Utah (Zion, Bryce, Grand Staircase, and BLM/USFS lands).

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

Agency

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Trail Type Experience

Detailed Skill Profile

Trail Construction

No experience details provided.

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:

Most of my experience has been in maintaining current trails. Whether it is logging out and brushing trails, rebuilding and repairing retaining walls, removing large rocks and other debris. I have led crews in performing all these tasks plus many others.

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:

Scout trails to look for issues or follow up on reports of trail damages. Make a list of priorities and what can be fixed immediately and what might need more time, specialized tools, and crew time to complete. Organize crew and delegate responsibilities as well as tools needed for entire project or first stages of the project.

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

No experience details provided.

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

No experience details provided.

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

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