posted May 19, 2022
This national research applied the Recreation Specialization construct to mountain bike trail users for the first time to fill a gap in the literature and to help managers match diverse participants with the appropriate trails. This national study also examined the economic impact of mountain biking, and the methodology and data will be used as baselines for future studies at smaller scales.
posted May 19, 2022
A new bridge was built that connects two trails on the west bank of the Milwaukee River adjacent to the Estabrook Falls on the Westabrook Trail in the Milwaukee River Greenway in Glendale, Wisconsin. This project will brought in 50 volunteers improve three miles of trails within a larger 28-mile trail system along 6 miles of the Milwaukee River.
posted May 19, 2022
The 2022 National Trails Workshop provided training to 200 to 300 current and novice trail stewards and brought them together for peer exchange and networking, many of whom will bring skills back to local trails to teach colleagues and volunteers.
posted May 19, 2022
Stewardship training was provided to local individuals, and upon successful completion of their trails skills training and maintenance work, these individuals are invited to join the Friends of Panthertown Stew Crew as trail stewards and ambassadors in Panthertown Valley in the Nantahala National Forest in Glenville, North Carolina.
posted May 19, 2022
On Saturday, November 5, 2022 the Bay Area Ridge Trail partnered with their local parks and land managers to host a myriad of volunteer trail work parties to build, maintain, and restore top-priority trail sections (totaling over 12 miles of trail) of the Ridge Trail in a variety of trail locations within the nine-county region of the greater Bay Area in California.
posted Aug 12, 2021
Interested in Sponsoring or Donating to The Trails Capacity Grant Program?
posted Jul 14, 2021
The Trails Capacity Program funds projects across the nation that strategically improve the abilities and capacity of the trails community as a whole.
