The Focus of this paper is to determine the steps for creating a nature trail. What steps need to be taken for the construction of such a trail to begin? What guidelines must be followed during the construction of such a trail? What things should be documented to promote the trail? To help answer these questions I will be focusing on a particular trail that I have a personal interest in completing. The proposed trail would run from where Tyler Foot Xing meets Cruzon Grade, to Old Mill Road along the Grizzly Creek Water Shed.
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The first step in planning a Nature trail is finding out what guidelines must be followed to get it approved for construction and in the actual construction. At the main sight for NEPA I found these basic steps. Select Planning Team, Identify Purpose and Need, Gather Information, Analyze and Evaluate Management Situation, Publish a Notice of Intent, Develop and Analyze Alternatives, Prepare and Publish a Final Plan an EIS and a Record of Decision.
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Using this information one began to go about the steps listed above for the nature trail mentioned earlier. The first step states that one must first select a planning team. In this case that planning team would be my father, my stepmother, and I. For more (Insert Correct Word Here) projects one might choose to use professionals who specialize in the construction of nature trails and other similar projects. .
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The next step states that one must identify a purpose and need for the trail. The purpose and need can be very broad. "But in the case of most nature trails it usually amounts to sharing nature with people who would wish to see it". The purpose of this trail is to not only share nature but also show how the land is being developed along the watershed. .
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The next step is gathering information. The step is probably one of longest and more important things you need to do to complete a trail. The first thing that should be done in this process is to gather maps of the surrounding area.
