posted Jul 24, 2018
Braille trails and sensory gardens offer sustainable and accessible ways to safely experience the outdoors and provide opportunities to interact with nature.
posted May 1, 2018
by Mike Passo with American Trails
I have had two great epiphanies in my life, and both of them were thanks to trails. The first epiphany came as a result of a mountain biking accident I had in June of 1991.
posted Sep 10, 2018
by Mike Passo with American Trails
Continuing the series on bridging the barriers between trail user groups
posted May 13, 2009
Brian O'Neill - the longtime superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area who helped transform the Presidio and other military bases into parkland.
posted Oct 26, 2023
It’s time for the narrative to shift from urban vs. rural to a shared economic future. Bridging the economic divide between urban and rural areas will require states, regions and localities to understand and bolster the relationship between urban and rural areas in economically meaningful and strategic ways.
posted Feb 19, 2018
25 years in planning and building a four-county and bi-state trails system.
posted Jan 1, 2018
by Mike Passo with American Trails
The thing that excites me is when I go out and I see people using our trails and I see families on the trails, you know? It pleases me and excites me that I’m beginning to, once again, see moms and dads and kids on trails, not just the mountain bikers.
posted Feb 19, 2018
by Michael Osborne with Five Rivers MetroParks
How to create a sustainable trail that is designed to last into the next century.
posted Apr 7, 2023
In 2009, the city of The Colony planned to build a recreational trail (10 foot-wide, 3.5 mile pathway) that would run along the lake’s shoreline, contouring to its natural shape and providing residents with a picturesque route for outdoor activities such as walking, jogging, and cycling. The city selected the GEOWEB® Soil Stabilization System due to its flexibility to conform to curves, surface permeability, and low maintenance design.
posted May 23, 2018
Design and construction guidelines for asphalt trails.
posted Oct 9, 2023
Wildfires in California, and across the western U.S., are increasing in frequency and severity, threatening both ecosystems and communities. Restoration—a combination of ecological thinning and prescribed fire—is one of the best tools to build forest resilience and prevent catastrophic wildfires, by reducing the buildup of fuels resulting from a legacy of logging and fire suppression.
posted Feb 19, 2018
Learn how to use a collaborative approach to develop a bi-state regional trails plan.
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