Entry Level Performance

• Demonstrate understanding on how to collect trail use data using trail counters, trailhead assessment, and/or surveys
• Demonstrate understanding of the potential impacts that degrading trail conditions can have on user experience and natural, historic and cultural resources

Full Performance Level

• Analyze trail use data to determine trail use patterns and quantity
• Conduct and document the conditions of a trail to identify areas of concern related to user experience and natural, historic and cultural resources including permit/compliance issues
• Implement monitoring programs at a variety of scales

Expert Level Performance

• Coordinate with resource specialists to identify site-based monitoring needs and develop monitoring plans
• Train personnel in the data collection and analysis included per the monitoring plan
• Evaluate data collection to assess potential trail use or condition issues and identify actions to reduce or eliminate threats

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Documents and Media for Inspections/Monitoring

Inventory, Assessment and Monitoring

PNTS Workshop - NSHT inventory, Assessment and Monitoring

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Trail Skills Training Library

Recorded Trainings for Inspections/Monitoring

Digital Transformation of Trail Management and Monitoring

Mike Linnane of Evolve Technologies and award-winning Trail Manager Eoin Hogan will present on the development path of the world’s first integrated digital trail management system. The webinar will outline the evolution from a paper-based trail…

Digital Transformation of Trail Management and Monitoring

The presentation will show how the system revolutionizes the management of trails to allow inputs from IOT devices, volunteer trail crews, and citizen science applications.

Porous Flexible Pavement, Asphalt, or Porous Asphalt: Lessons Learned for Multi-Use Trails in the District of Columbia

This webinar will discuss the various types of materials used for paved, multi-use trails in the District of Columbia. We will discuss different projects where we used flexi-pave, asphalt, or porous asphalt and our experience with each material. How…

Building a Comprehensive Count Program in Your Park or on Your Trails

This webinar will examine real-world count data that illustrates this increased use of trails and parks and discuss the logistics and best practices behind building robust count programs at multiple scales. 

Wilderness Trails: Special Places, Special Considerations.

This webinar will provide some basic information on trails in federally-designated Wilderness, examples of practical experiences, and resources to learn more. Presented by: Pete Irvine, retired, USDA Forest Service Dan Abbe, Wilderness Specialist,…

Trail Planning Technology

Learn how to use a variety of mobile and desktop based technologies to assess, plan, and design trails across the country. Presented by: Jon Altschuld, Founder and Principal, Chinook Landscape Architecture, LLC Tony Boone, COO, Timberline TrailCraft

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Further Education

Training Programs for Inspections/Monitoring

Sustainable Trails Development

The Sustainable Trails curriculum welcomes students from various fields who are interested in trails development, programming and management, as well as design.

Advancing Trails Webinar Series

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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