published Jan 2004
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Tools for Trails
Tools for Trails provides this list of the most commonly used digging and tamping tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by
Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used Miscellaneous Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by
Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used pounding and hammering Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by
Jim Schmid
Though the bulk of trail work involves the use of hand tools, there are occasions where power tools are more efficient.
published Jan 2004
by
Tools for Trails
The following trail work safety tips should be covered with volunteers and crewmembers before the start of any trail work.
published Jan 2004
by
Tools for Trails
These are the most commonly used sawing and chopping tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by
Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used Survey, Layout, and Measuring Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2003
The Katy Trail is a 185-mile rails-to-trails conversion of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Railroad (nick-named the KATY). The Missouri Department of Natural Resources was able to acquire the right-of-way after Congress passed the National Trails System Act allowing railroad corridors to be banked for future transportation use and used on an interim basis for recreational trails.