Define Purpose and Need of Project

Define Purpose and Need of Project Skill Definition:

Use primary data (e.g., stakeholder outreach, trail use data, trail counters) and secondary data (e.g., planning documents, natural and cultural resource survey information, and site-specific resource limitations including soils, hydrology, geology, slope) to define the purpose of the proposed project and the need that it will meet.


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Project Selection

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There are 46 trainers on TrailSkills
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Allie

Allie Maloney

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Whitefish, MT

Allie Maloney is the Coordinator for the Flathead Trails Association. Her experience includes trail…

Jerome

Jerome Pelland

Sentiers Boréals, Inc.

Contractor Trainer

Granby

Amy

Amy Lutsko

Morris County Park Commission, NJ

Trainer Agency

Morristown, NJ

Jay

Jay Post

Trainer Higher Education

Russellville, AR

I coordinate and teach the Trail Management Certificate Program at Arkansas Tech University. Plus,…

Galeo

Galeo Saintz

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Plettenberg Bay

Galeo Saintz is the co-founder of South Africa’s two longest trail initiatives. For 10 years he…

Sarah

Sarah Walter

Penn Trails LLC

Contractor Trainer

Carlisle, PA

Sarah is a licensed Landscape Architect in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with prior experience in…

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There are 182 profiles on TrailSkills
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Joe

Joe Gibson

National Park Service

Agency

San Francisco, CA

Emmy

Emmy Andrews

Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA)

Nonprofit

Bend, OR

Emmy Andrews is the Executive Director of the Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA). In this role…

Joelle

Joelle Gallaugher

Great Burn Conservation Alliance

Nonprofit

Missoula, MT

Christopher

Christopher Bernard

Sages Trail Solutions LLC

Contractor

Spring, TX

Sages has been in business for more than 8 years and has built trails and trail related features…

Gravity

Gravity Logic

Gravity Logic

Contractor

Whistler

Gravity Logic was founded by the team that helped build the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. We’re a…

Lindsay

Lindsay Williams

Rocky Mountain Field Institute

Contractor Nonprofit

Colorado Springs, CO

I worked my way up at Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) starting as crew on the ground building…

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