Trail Turtles, Rut Nuts, Contractors and Bureaucrats
This panel presentation describes the cooperative efforts of a trail mix of organization volunteers, contractors, and agencies, including the latest processes and techniques used in protecting and preserving the crown jewels of the National Trails System.
Speakers: Gary Werner, Executive Director, Partnership for the National Trails System; Cheryl Blanchard, Archaeologist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management; Dave Welch, Preservation Officer, Oregon-California Trails Association; Gary Long, OTAK, Inc.
This panel presentation describes the cooperative efforts of a trail mix of organization volunteers, contractors, and agencies, including the latest processes and techniques used in protecting and preserving the crown jewels of the National Trails System - renowned congressionally designated national historic trails such as the Oregon Trail, California Trail, and the Juan Bautista de Anza. How does one protect thousands of miles of pristine trail landscape, while demands for communication towers, energy development, and other uses escalate? Learn about mapping, marking, and monitoring, classifying historic trails, documenting historic integrity, determining historic settings, applying viewshed analyses, and using visual simulation to hide modern intrusions.
Strengthening Tribal Consultations and Nation-to-Nation Relationships
posted Dec 20, 2023
The Tribal Relations Program strives to enhance relationships between the Forest Service, Tribes, ANCs, non-federally recognized Tribes, and Native Hawaiians, as well as American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Indigenous individuals, communities, inter-Tribal organizations, enterprises, and educational institutions, thereby improving the agency’s ability to foster effective partnerships and respect Tribal sovereignty.
Engaging Diverse Groups in Building Community Resilience through Stewardship
posted Oct 11, 2023
Advocates, stewards, and volunteers are key to the success of ecologically balanced park projects and spaces. They provide vital assistance in the advocacy, establishment, maintenance, and educational outreach needed to ensure these spaces are in harmony with nature, well-maintained, and a welcoming place for all.
posted Mar 10, 2020
By recognizing the common goals that all trail user types share, and fighting for those goals together, it is possible to create a real and positive impact on the trails world.
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