Program Administration and Leadership

Program Administration and Leadership Skills Include:

    Program Budgeting

    Determine the overall costs of programs including tools, consumables, volunteer and staff time, equipment, materials.

    Communications

    Effectively communicate trail and partnership information to trail administrators, trail managers, and the public.

    Contract Administration

    Provide management of trail-related contracts and agreements as well as oversight of contractor activities and deadlines.

    Education and Public Outreach

    Develop and conduct workshops, seminars and other training for employees, public and private sector partners, and others on management issues and policy, direction, and guidelines. Empower others to competently and safely sustain the trail.

    Funding/Grants

    Align trail projects and their specific goals to grant funds. Grant administration includes grant writing, project reporting, financial tracking, and funding/funder communication.

    Inspections/Monitoring

    Monitor and document use and trail conditions to determine impacts on natural, social/experiential, historic, and cultural resources.

    Partnership and Collaboration

    Demonstrate awareness of the capabilities of both (1) one's own agency/organization as well as (2) partners. Develop the capacity to work with a variety of user groups and partners to identify and promote various interests related to trails.

    Policy/Directives/Law

    Apply knowledge of land management agency policies and law (including legislation, regulations, policy, planning, strategy, and management directives/guidelines) to the management of trails.

    Visitor Use Management and Monitoring

    Manage trails for a variety of uses and visitor experiences while meeting trail objectives. Monitor use to evaluate the trail experience (i.e., "Does the trail meet visitor expectations and agency/org. mission?").

    Agreement Development

    Develop contracts, cooperative agreements or memo. of understanding with land managers and partners that address the roles and resp. of all parties and define cooperative relationships.


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Resources for Program Administration and Leadership

Skilled Volunteers and Roles Training
Skilled Volunteers and Roles Training

This guide addresses ways your organization can create and implement strategies to develop skilled volunteer leaders. After reading this guide, you will be able to assess your volunteer leadership needs, identify training resources and begin…

Parks, Trails, and Health Workbook
Parks, Trails, and Health Workbook

Consider this workbook as a starting point. Every project is different. This workbook is intended as a guide to be adapted for specific situations.

Community Outreach
Community Outreach

There are many opportunities to get the word out to your community about your programs and projects – and many ways to ensure you are sharing valuable information and stories about where your programs and projects are taking place, what the…

Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace

The Seven Principles of Leave No Trace provide an easily understood framework of minimum impact practices for anyone visiting the outdoors.

Trail Safe Lesson 1 - Introduction
Trail Safe Lesson 1 - Introduction

Operational Leadership does not replace our existing occupational and safety and health program for the trail, it enhances it by helping us understand human limitations.

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Facilitator Training for Making Meetings Work and Consensus That Works
The Harbinger Consultancy
The Harbinger Consultancy
Move United Education Conference
Move United
Move United
Move United Education Conference

April 22 - 24, 2024

Southeast Conservation Blueprint for Ecosystem Resilience
Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS)
Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS)
AORE Inclusive Summit
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)
AORE Inclusive Summit

April 24, 2024

California Trails & Greenways 2024
California Trails and Greenways Foundation (CTGF)
California Trails and Greenways Foundation (CTGF)
California Trails & Greenways 2024

April 30 - May 03, 2024

2024 Northern California Singletrack Summit
The Watershed Research and Training Center
The Watershed Research and Training Center
2024 Northern California Singletrack Summit

May 03 - 05, 2024

Weaverville, California

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There are 49 trainers on TrailSkills
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Jed

Jed Talbot

OBP Trailworks, LLC

Contractor Trainer

Brunswick, ME

Jed Talbot is the owner of OBP Trailworks, LLC, a Maine based company that designs, builds, and…

William

William Jones

USDA Forest Service

Trainer Agency

Hood River, OR

In my sixth year working wilderness, motorized, and non-motorized trails for the Forest Service;…

Conor

Conor Boynton-Orr

Contractor Trainer Corps

Walsenburg, CO

I am the director of the Huerfano Youth Conservation Corps and I work as an instructor of Trail…

Matt

Matt Malone

Nature Trails, LLC

Contractor Trainer

Brevard, NC

Brooke

Brooke Scatchard

Sinuosity

Contractor Trainer

Morristown, VT

Brooke’s many years of experience in planning, building, and riding mountain bike trails provide a…

Leanna

Leanna Joyner

Appalachian Trail Conservancy

Trainer Nonprofit

Asheville, NC

Leanna currently leads the development of systems, services, and protocols to support Appalachian…

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Charles

Charles Evans

Pocahontas County CVB

Contractor Agency Nonprofit

Marlinton, WV

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Jay

Jay Post

Trainer Higher Education

Russellville, AR

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

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…

Kay

Kay Emery

Mountains to Sound Greenway

Nonprofit

Cle Elum, WA

As the Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator, Kay works with land managers within Kittitas County to…

Frank

Frank Morehouse

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation

Agency

Saratoga Springs, NY

The Regional Trails Team assists New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic…

Sean

Sean Brady

Hollow Oak Land Trust

Contractor Nonprofit

Coraopolis, PA

Experienced Executive Director with a demonstrated history of working in conservation and outdoor…

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