American Trails

Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind

Summary

This handbook will help trail planners and builders balance the benefits of creating trails and being stewards of nature, especially wildlife.

Overview

Handbook purpose and organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Wildlife and Trails Primer gives an overview of important wildlife and other environmental issues and suggests a range of approaches to planning trails with wildlife in mind

Chapter 3: Wildlife and Trail Planning Checklist is a sequence of wildlife-related questions and possible steps to consider in planning a trail

Chapter 4: Case Studies presents specific trail projects and the wildlife-related lessons learned in the process of planning each trail

Chapter 5: Sources of Information identifies a wide range of information sources, including websites, data bases, publications, and people

Chapter 6: Glossary defines wildlife terms likely to be encountered in further reading

Trail Types Covered

General. All trail types are relevant.