How to Develop a Trail Crew Leader Program

Presented By:

Chinook Associates LLC

Kim Frederick, Principal

Trail Core Competencies

• Project & Crew Management
• • Crew Management

Webinar Outline

Creating trail crew leaders to support an agency or organizations trail objectives has a lot of moving parts. This webinar will provide an overview of elements associated with creating a Trail Crew Leader Program. Steps to take when recruiting crew leaders will be reviewed. Elements to consider when developing a training program will be discussed. Programmatic essentials like budgeting and managing crew leaders will be highlighted.

Learning Objectives:

• Recruiting Crew Leaders
• Crew Leader training program considerations
• Program Budget development

Webinar Partners

Presenter Bios

Chinook Associates LLC

Kim Frederick, Principal

Kim Frederick has over 45 years of experience in the design, development and management of recreational trail systems throughout the United States and Internationally. In 1981, he started Chinook Associates LLC a Recreational Trail Consulting firm that provides support to agencies and organization in Trail: Planning, Design, Construction and Management. From 1978-2018 he worked for Jefferson County Open Space as the Trail Supervisor where he was responsible for the design, development and management of a 250-mile trail system that experiences over 5 million visitors per year. As a Founding Member and Board Chairperson for the Colorado Outdoor Training Initiative from 1998-2007 Kim created a successful partnership of over 40 Federal, State, Local Government and NGO's to develop and deliver stewardship curriculum throughout the United States. Since 2018, he has been an Adjunct Instructor at Red Rocks Community College.

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• American Institute of Certified Planners Continuing Maintenance (AICP CM)
• Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES PDH)
• National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) CEU equivalency petition
• CEU/PDH equivalency petition for other accepting organizations

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