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Environmental impacts and benefits of trails and greenways: planning trails with wildlilfe in mind; conservation principles, habitat restoration, research studies, and wildlife and trail interactions.
- Dogs Gone Wild: Managing Dogs in Open Space Reserves (pdf of PowerPoint 2.1 mb)
- Stewards and Citizen Science on the National Historic Trails (pdf of PowerPoint 2.5 mb)
- Northern Utah Bonneville Shoreline Trail Fire-Resistant Vegetation Plan
- Guidelines for Watching Wildlife
- Calico Basin/Red Spring Boardwalk project helps reduce conflicts between visitors and wildlife
- Access Near Aquatic Areas: a guide to sensitive planning, design, and management (pdf 3.2 mb)
- Design and Management Stategies to Avoid or Reduce Adverse Effects of Public Access on Wildlife
- Are bicycles appropriate in National Wildlife Refuges?
- Natural Resource Impacts of Mountain Biking by Gary Sprung, from IMBA.com Resources
- Environmental Aspects of Horses on Trails
- Horses in Ecological Reserves
- Horse Trails and Water Quality Protection
- Horses and natural resources can coexist
- Land Ethics for Equestrian Trail Users
- Conservation Principles for Competition Trail Riders
- The American Spirit: A Cultural Heritage With The Horse
- www.weedfreefeed.com Receives Merit Award
- Bay Area Trail: Public Access and Wildlife Compatibility Report
- Economic Benefits of Wildlife Habitat
- Literature Search on Impacts of Trail Recreation
- Ecological Impacts of Mountain Biking: A Critical Literature Review
- Environmental and Social Effects of ATVs and ORVs: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Assessment (pdf 90kb)
- Environmental consequences of new trails plan for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Efects of Winter Recreation on Wildlife of the Greater Yellwstone Area, 1999 (pdf 1.5 mb)
- What to do if you meet a bear; and Encounters with deer on the trail
- Learning from Recent Encounters with Mountain Lions on the Trails
- Effects of winter Recreation on Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Area: a Literature Review and Assessment (pdf 5 mg)
- Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology (pdf 5 mg): A Synthesis of Highway Practice
- Photos of interpretive panels and displays along trails
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Planning Trails with Wildlife
in Mind: a Handbook for Trail Planners:
- Creating a trails and wildlife task force
- Cover (PDF)
- Introduction, Wildlife and Trails Primer (PDF)
- Wildlife and Trails Checklist (PDF)
- Case Studies and Resources (PDF)
- Resources and Links on Wildlife and Trails issues
- A Trails and Wildlife Checklist, from Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind
- Building Trails, Protecting Resources: Environmental Permitting and Regulations in Massachusetts
- New Trails for a Significant Playa Wildlife Preserve, Midland, TX
- Beyond Greenways: Green Communities and Sustainability in Southeast Michigan
- North Country Natl. Scenic Trail Route Assessment And Environmental Assessment (pdf 3.6mb)
- Badger State Trail Master Plan and Environmental Assessment (WI)
- Sustainable Mountain Biking: Case Study from the Southwest of Western Australia
- Planning trails and boardwalks through environmentally sensitive areas (WA)
- Two Views on the Environmental Impacts of Trails
- Conservation Ethics Guiding The Goethe Trail
- Making the Case for Ecological Enhancements, (pdf 1.3 mb) from the Wildlife Habitat Council
- Bibliography of Literature Describing Riparian Restoration/ Revegetation Projects Programs, Techniques and Standards
- Restoration of Multiple-Rut Trails in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park
- Incorporating wetland and water quality enhancements into greenway design
- Managing Development for People and Wildlife: A Handbook for Habitat Protection by Local Governments
- How
Greenways Work: A Handbook on Ecology, by Jonathan M. Labaree
- Preface and Introduction
- Chapter One: Impacts of Development
- Chapter Two: Greenway Functions
- Chapter Three: Greenways and Wildlife (Habitat, Design, Guidelines)
- Chapter Four: Greenways and Water Resources
- Chapter Five: Other Design Considerations
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