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

This guide will provide your organization with information and tips about how to select the most appropriate volunteer stewardship projects.

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There are 46 trainers on TrailSkills
with Define Purpose and Need of Project experience.

Larry

Larry Knutson

Penn Trails LLC

Contractor Trainer

Newville, PA

Larry Knutson, is founder and President of Penn Trails LLC. A cloud based company for 16 years, we…

Willie

Willie Bittner

Great Lakes Trailbuilders, LLC

Contractor Trainer Higher Education

La Crosse , WI

Willie Bittner started working on trails 25 years ago with the Wisconsin DNR and over the years he…

Larry

Larry Lechner

Trainer Higher Education

Bellvue, CO

Member of Center for Protected Area Management and Training at Colorado State University,…

Allie

Allie Maloney

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Whitefish, MT

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

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There are 182 profiles on TrailSkills
with Define Purpose and Need of Project experience.

Dan

Dan Carter

Continental Divide Trail Coalition

Nonprofit

Las Cruces, NM

Alex

Alex Bradley

Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)

Trainer Corps Nonprofit

Middlefield, CT

Kevin

Kevin Deiters

Central Texas Trail Tamers

Nonprofit

Austin, TX

President and founding member of the Central Texas Trail Tamers. The Trail Tamers have been…

Gary

Gary Meyer

Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA)

Nonprofit

Bend, OR

Volunteer, Winter Trail Steward managing winter trail grooming team, Sawyer, trail planning…

Thomas

Thomas Cronin

Sustainable Trail Design

Contractor

Buena Vista, CO

I have 16 years experience honing my craft of trail work. I am well versed in all aspects of trail…

Kyle

Kyle Koch

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Nonprofit

Whiting, ME

Unity College, Unity ME, freshwater ecology undergrad. 15 years experience fish habitat restoration…

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