Arkansas Success Stories
These two stories provide valuable lessons in multiple user groups working together, multiple agencies cooperating, and users and agencies teaming for success.
Speakers: Jerry Shields, Lake Ouachita Citizens Focus Committee and Traildog Volunteers; Jim Gifford, President, Friends of the Ouachita Trail; Steve Weston, Recreational Trails Program, AR Highway & Transportation Department; Kirstin Bartlow, AR Game & Fish Commission; Brenda Meeks, US Army Corps of Engineers.
Two success stories from the Ouachita Mountain region of Arkansas illustrate the many ways partnering and coalitions can serve the trail community. The Lake Ouachita Vista Trail (LOViT) was the dream of local citizens, made real by the cooperation of two federal agencies, a county judge, and volunteer labor. Friends of the Ouachita Trail (FoOT) is an all-volunteer group, organized exclusively to provide assistance for the maintenance, enhancement and use of the 223-mile backcountry Ouachita National Recreation Trail. These two stories provide valuable lessons in multiple user groups working together, multiple agencies cooperating, and users and agencies teaming for success.
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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