Alex
Alex Duryea

Recreational Trails Manager

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Lincoln, NE
United States

(402) 471-5443
[email protected]

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I serve as the state trail administrator for the state of Nebraska. Duties include administering the Recreational Trails Program on behalf of the FHWA, managing the 317 mile long Cowboy Trail corridor and continuing its development, and providing technical assistance to our park areas and communities in Nebraska.

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

Experience Details:

5 years managing, planning for, and further developing the 317 mile Cowboy Trail corridor.

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:

5 years leading staff and assisting with maintenance activities on the Cowboy Trail

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:

Have worked for 5 years managing unique trail development projects at NGPC facilities and administering RTP gives me insight and experience guiding local communities through the trail development process.

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:

Managing the Cowboy Trail for the past 5 years has given me the opportunity to work on many aspects of trail planning and design, specifically for rail trails. I have some experience with mountain bike optimized trail as well and traditional single track for mixed use. Through RTP, I work with sponsors building multi use concrete pathways in both urban and natural environments.

Skill Self-Assessment

Project Cost Estimation

Implementation Plan

Trail Specifications

Design

Trail Plans

Interpretation

Permitting

Universal Design/ADA Accessibility

Project & Crew Management

Experience Details:

Have managed a small work team to conduct maintenance operations on the Cowboy Trail for past 5 years.

Skill Self-Assessment

Crew Recruitment

Crew Management

Jobsite Safety

Jobsite Risk Management

Performance Management

Field-based Resource Protection

Program Administration and Leadership

Experience Details:

Administering RTP and managing the Cowboy Trail for past 5 years has given me experience with these topics.

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:

Don't have any of these certs, one that I do have that should be included here is a Pesticide Applicator License to apply RUPs when necessary for noxious weed control.

Skill Self-Assessment

Blasting Certification

BLM Inventory, Assessment, Monitoring

Bridge Inspection

Contracting Officer Representative

Sawyer Certification

National Trail System Specific

Experience Details:

I wasn't the one that achieved the designation but I manage the Cowboy Trail which is a National Recreation Trail and Rail Trail.

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

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