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Amc's Complete Guide to Trail Building & Maintenance - (AMC Skills) 5th Edition by Ryan Harvey (Paperback)

Amc's Complete Guide to Trail Building & Maintenance - (AMC Skills) 5th Edition by  Ryan Harvey (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Fully revised by a professional forester, collaborating with AMC's trails staff, the fifth edition of this authoritative guide is rooted in AMC's 140 years of experience building and maintaining trails. Outdoors organizations will find this guide the essential reference for creating and maintaining recreational hiking and cross-country ski trails.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Hiking trails don't simply spring up out of the ground. They're the result of planning, hard work, knowledge, and elbow grease. Fortunately, with proper instruction, anyone can learn to build and maintain safe, durable, and environmentally sound hiking trails that provide paths into nature for everyone. Completely revised by a professional forester, with the collaboration of AMC's trails staff, the fifth edition of this authoritative guide is rooted in AMC's 140 years of experience building and maintaining 1,800 miles of trails from Maine to Washington, D.C., including the most miles of the Appalachian Trail of any organization. Updated to reflect the latest thinking on trail resiliency in an age of climate change and the best practices in equitable, inclusive, accessible trail design and crew management, this new edition also provides expanded advice on planning, funding, design, construction, safety, and maintenance. Volunteer and professional trail crews, land trusts, outing clubs, and public agencies will find this trusted guide the essential reference for creating and maintaining recreational hiking and cross-country ski trails.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Ryan Harvey is a licensed professional forester, land manager, and trails consultant. He has held various backcountry stewardship positions in the White Mountains, Adirondacks, and Berkshires, including nine years serving in the Pemigewasset district of the White Mountain National Forest. Now working as a forester, he oversees land management of both private and public lands. As a trail consultant, he continues to work with New Hampshire towns and residents to build and maintain recreational trails.

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