American Trails

Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind

Summary

This series of articles is designed to explain the key elements and concepts from the handbook, "Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind," published by Colorado State Parks’ Trails and Wildlife Project in 1998. The complete plan can be found below this series along with the 2021 updated version.

Overview

Handbook purpose and organization

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Wildlife and Trails Primer gives an overview of important wildlife and other environmental issues and suggests a range of approaches to planning trails with wildlife in mind

Chapter 3: Wildlife and Trail Planning Checklist is a sequence of wildlife-related questions and possible steps to consider in planning a trail

Chapter 4: Case Studies presents specific trail projects and the wildlife-related lessons learned in the process of planning each trail

Chapter 5: Sources of Information identifies a wide range of information sources, including websites, databases, publications, and people

Chapter 6: Terminology defines wildlife terms likely to be encountered in further reading

View the handbook: Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind (1998) A handbook for trail planners

Trail Types Covered

General. All trail types are relevant.