Project Preparation

Project Preparation Skills Include:

    Land Use Plan Alignment

    Identify elements of the general management, forest, or comprehensive resource management plans as they relate to the trail project.

    Define Purpose and Need of Project

    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.

    Corridor Planning

    Identify potential areas (broad corridors) that meet the purpose and need of the project. Work with staff and partners to assess the proposed corridor(s) by analyzing resource data and management plan alignment.

    Stakeholder Engagement

    Identify all the external interested individuals, agencies, and private organizations to inform an outreach strategy. Integrate public education opportunities throughout planning, construction, and maintenance efforts.

    Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles

    Engage with local and regional communities, as well as groups representing ethnically, socially, and economically diverse populations, to address specific trail management issues.


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Upcoming trainings for Project Preparation

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International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)
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October 10 - 12, 2023

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Here's a list of Trainers with Project Preparation experience:

Jay

Jay Post

Trainer Higher Education

Russellville, Ar

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

Mike

Mike Riter

Trail Design Specialists (Georgia)

Contractor Trainer

Danielsville, Ga

We are a full service trail company. Our services include trail design, construction and…

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…

Brooke

Brooke Scatchard

Sinuosity

Contractor Trainer

Morristown, Vt

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

stephen

stephen schneider

Access Fund

Contractor Trainer Agency Corps Nonprofit Higher Education

Springdale, Ar

Over 20 years as trail steward [non-profit board] IMBA Regional Director [SE Region] Rogue Trails…

Charlotte

Charlotte Staats

Adirondack Mountain Club

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Lake Placid, Ny

I am a seasoned trail builder who has worked on trails in New York State since 2015. I've worked…

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Trail Workers with Project Preparation Experience

David

David Deitemeyer

City of Colorado Springs

Agency

Colorado Springs, Co

Professional and licensed Landscape Architect (CO) specializing in the trail planning, design and…

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…

Jerome

Jerome Dumais

Eastern Trails, Inc.

Contractor

Mansonville,

Trailbuilduing company based in Mansonville, Quebec, Canada

Pete

Pete Englund

Legacy Trails LLC

Contractor Trainer

Madrid, Ia

Pete Englund had been performing crew based trail work across 12 different states for 18 years…

Tim

Tim Farris

Agency

Jackson, Wy

I am in charge of the Wilderness and Trails program for the Jackson Ranger District on the…

Kevin

Kevin Forrester

Contractor

Sturgis, Sd

For over three decades Kevin has planned, built, maintained, and mostly certainly used trails. The…

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