Determine the overall costs of programs including tools, consumables, volunteer and staff time, equipment, materials.
Effectively communicate trail and partnership information to trail administrators, trail managers, and the public.
Provide management of trail-related contracts and agreements as well as oversight of contractor activities and deadlines.
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.
Align trail projects and their specific goals to grant funds. Grant administration includes grant writing, project reporting, financial tracking, and funding/funder communication.
Monitor and document use and trail conditions to determine impacts on natural, social/experiential, historic, and cultural resources.
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.
Apply knowledge of land management agency policies and law (including legislation, regulations, policy, planning, strategy, and management directives/guidelines) to the management of trails.
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?").
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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This handbook defines the role of the SCA and the Programs’ policies and guidelines. It is to be referred to and followed. There are three sections- general information, a section specifically for the Leader Team Crew Leader, and a section…
PNTS Workshop - NSHT inventory, Assessment and Monitoring
In this webinar, PTBA will explore different trail contracting models.
Storytelling is a powerful tool for talking about your programs and projects in ways that motivate and inspire your audiences – while also communicating valuable information about where your work takes place, what the volunteer experience is like,…
This guide offers a variety of materials, tips and techniques for helping you develop or expand your organization’s strategic communications planning efforts.
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…
Trail Skills Training Library
This webinar reviews the findings from a study with the Forest Service and National Park Service discussing the factors that make partnerships more or less successful and provides recommendations to improve current and future partnerships.
This webinar will introduce you to three ways to use research and data to estimate the economic effects of trails and outdoor recreation, plus provide an overview of how to quantify several other types of economic benefits.
This webinar will break down how successful agencies manage parking, discuss common strategies and solutions to consider, and how to successfully deploy them.
Review the status of current legislation that impacts the trails community and our work and learn how you can help advocate for funding and policies that will have positive impacts on our trails.
This webinar will provide you with some of the needed tools, understanding, and resources of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing so that you can be more inclusive, respectful, and successful.
This interactive workshop provides a framework for honestly evaluating your organization's or community's stage of inclusion.
Further Education
Partner with IMBA Trail Solutions and create with confidence. By deploying a complete range of skills–including visioning, detailed design, professional construction, and training for stewardship–our comprehensive approach saves resources.
The Sustainable Trails curriculum welcomes students from various fields who are interested in trails development, programming and management, as well as design.
American Trails brings agencies, trail builders, planners, architects, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails and greenways. Our webinars focus on a variety of trail topics, usually applicable…
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Middlefield, CT
Trails Stewardship Coordinator
Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)
Roanoke, VA
Public Access Coordinator
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Taylorsville, CA
Stewardship Project Manager
Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
Petersburg, PA
Grounds and Facilities Coordinator
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Seattle, WA
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