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Managing Potential Trail Conflicts, Parks And Recreation Research Paper

The following chart indicates the with red highlighting the groups that will be grilling during trail use indicating the requirement of staff being present to ensure that there is no occurrence of fire that is incorrectly used or extinguished while grilling that might harm the environment of the trail area. Figure 4: Presence of Children Requiring Additional Staff

It is recommended that each group include a trail guide and a trail assistant. The trail guide will lead the group on the trail with the assistant walking, running or bicycling at the rear of the group to ensure the group remains together. In groups that are grilling or have children present there will be the requirement of a third and special trail group member who is responsible for monitoring children and the use of fires while groups are grilling in the recreational areas.

Summary and Conclusion

Management of trail systems make requirement of various considerations including the group characteristics, trail use characteristics, safety considerations, interaction among groups on multiple-use trails and the required trail staff to properly manage trail use.

References

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Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trails:...

Retrieved from: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/conflicts_on_multiple_use_trails/conflicts.pdf
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State Park Trail Conflicts and Resolution Strategies. (nd) Retrieved from: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/326papers/nelson326.pdf

Trail Use Conflict Study (nd) California Parks Government. Retrieved from: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/980/files/app_c_trailuseconflictstudy_chginuse_draft.pdf

Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual (2012) Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved from: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/stewardship/greenway/docs/dcrguidelines.pdf

Trails Program Management: Operations and Management (nd) County Trails Program. Community Trails Master Plan. Section 8. Retrieved from: http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/reusable_components/images/parks/doc/CTMP/01_CTMP_pdf/08_Program_Management.pdf

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Capital Area Greenway System (2014) City of Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved from: http://www.raleighnc.gov/parks/content/PRecDesignDevelop/Articles/CapitalAreaGreenwayTrailSystem.html

Chavez, DJ, et al. (1993) Recreational Mountain Biking: A Management Perspective. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Vol. 11, No. 3. Retrieved from: [HIDDEN]

Conflicts on Multiple-Use Trails: Synthesis of the Literature and State of the Practice (nd) Federal Highway Administration and the National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. Retrieved from: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/recreational_trails/publications/conflicts_on_multiple_use_trails/conflicts.pdf

Conflicts On Multiple-Use Trails: Synthesis of the Literature and State of the Practice (2014) Trail Maintenance and Management. National Trails Training Partnership. Retrieved from: http://www.americantrails.org/resources/ManageMaintain/MooreConflictMgmt.html
Jellum CM (2007) Managing Mountain Bike Recreation and User Conflicts: A Study on Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington State. Retrieved from: https://www.cwu.edu/geography/sites/cts.cwu.edu.geography/files/Jellum_Thesis.pdf
State Park Trail Conflicts and Resolution Strategies. (nd) Retrieved from: http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/326papers/nelson326.pdf
Trail Use Conflict Study (nd) California Parks Government. Retrieved from: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/980/files/app_c_trailuseconflictstudy_chginuse_draft.pdf
Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual (2012) Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved from: http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/stewardship/greenway/docs/dcrguidelines.pdf
Trails Program Management: Operations and Management (nd) County Trails Program. Community Trails Master Plan. Section 8. Retrieved from: http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/reusable_components/images/parks/doc/CTMP/01_CTMP_pdf/08_Program_Management.pdf
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