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A trail group looking over map of Rabbit Creek Trail
Scenic shot of boaters enjoying a river trip
IMBA group outing at Kepler-Bradley Lakes Recreation Area
RTCA technician using GPS mapping system
Kevin Keeler mapping Homer area trails via snowmachine
 

Trail Publications

The following publications have either been written by RTCA or we have helped other conservation groups write or produce them.
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lMeyer, K. G. (2002), Managing degraded off-highway vehicle trails in wet, unstable, and sensitive environments. Missoula, MT, USDA Forest Service Technology & Development Program, Federal Highway Administration, & National Park Service. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/fspubs/02232821/index.htm
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Meyer, K. G. Installation guide: Slab-plank Boardwalk utilizing Beetle-killed Spruce as a trail hardening material for off-highway vehicle trails on the lower Kenai Penisnsula, Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska: National Park Service, Rivers and Trails Program. http://nohvcclibrary.forestry.uga.edu/management%20site%20planning.htm
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Meyer, K. G. (2002). Installation guide for porous pavement panels as a trail hardening material for off-highway vehicle trails. Alaska: National Park Service, Alaska Support Office. http://nohvcclibrary.forestry.uga.edu/management%20site%20planning.html
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More coming soon
bullet Impacts of Rail-Trails: Executive Summary
by National Park Service and Penn State University, 1992
Studies three trails' effects on the communities through which they pass.
bullet Trails for the Twenty-First Century, 2nd ed. by Charles A. Flink, Kristine Olka and Robert M. Searns, Rails-to-Trails conservancy Planning, design, and management manual for multi-use trails
bullet Hand-Tools for Trail Work (from USDA Forest Service), part2/part3/part4/part5/ part6/part7/part8
 
 
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