posted Feb 19, 2018
This session endeavors to describe multiple projects that are currently bucking this trend- restoring natural systems, providing high quality recreation, and inviting communities back into the woods.
posted Mar 6, 2019
Iowa off-highway vehicle owners spent approximately $72.4 million in 2018 on in-state operating expenses and related personal expenses. Total Iowa asset purchase and operating/personal expenditures generated approximately 1,018 jobs in the Iowa economy paying an average of $42,850 annually. Off-highway vehicle owners spent about $28.9 million outside the state of Iowa in 2018. If that had been spent in-state, it would have generated $34.9 million in Iowa industrial output and 374 jobs paying annual incomes of $31,180 per job.
posted Mar 13, 2018
The ambitious vision set out in this strategy for recreational trails in Ireland is “to create, nurture and maintain a world class recreational trail network that is sustainable, integrated, well utilized and highly regarded, that enhances the health, well being and quality of life of all Irish citizens and that attracts visitors from around the world.”
posted Jul 22, 2020
Recreational trails and rivers can really help boost a community’s tourism traffic. This guide is designed to help leaders of these Trail Towns take advantage of the economic opportunity brought by the attraction of trails and rivers. It will help you transform your town into a more inviting and memorable tourist destination as well as a better place for residents to live, work and play. The elements in this guide are only suggestions. Feel free to modify or adapt these ideas in Assessments I & II to best suit your town. After all, your approach should be as unique as your community.
posted Mar 13, 2018
This document describes the process in developing a Trails Business Plan that supports recreational use as well as economic development.
posted May 16, 2018
Increasing numbers of equestrians on public lands require more awareness of impacts.
posted Feb 15, 2019
The most important part of the planning process is building relationships with the people affected by the proposed trail and its potential users.
posted Feb 15, 2019
This manual explains the duties of the Landowner Relations Director for the Bruce Trail and suggests some of the best and most effective ways to carry them out. A Landowner Relations Director is fundamental to the success of securing a permanent corridor for the Trail.
posted Aug 12, 2019
by Doug Alderson with Florida Office of Greenways and Trails
A Trail Town is a vibrant destination where people come together.
posted Dec 12, 2019
by National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC)
ldaho’s motorized recreation industry is BIG business
posted Jul 24, 2019
by Craig Della Penna with The Murphys Realtors, Trailside Team
A trail advocate's bed & breakfast offers trail opponents a chance to spend the night next to a trail.
posted Feb 19, 2018
by Laura Belleville with Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Staci Williams with American Rivers
American Rivers discusses protecting riverside land through the creation of Blue Trails, the water equivalent to hiking trails, and messaging strategies developed as part of the Waccamaw River Blue Trail.
