Caitrin Maloney Doer of Many things Trails and Mountain Biking in Poultney Vermont, Stowe Land Trust, Slate Valley Trails, Velomont Trail, Sustainable Trailworks and More #81

Trail EAffect Episode 81 Caitrin Maloney Doer of Many things Trails and Mountain Biking in Poultney Vermont

• The Caitrin Maloney Backstory
• Communication & Science with the Public
• Transitioning into the Stowe Land Trust as the Executive Director
• Meeting People where they are in terms of communication
• The balance of Conservation and Recreation through the Stowe Land Trust
• 2016 Strategic Conservation Plan for the Stowe Land Trust
• The Balance of Public / Private Partnership for public access on private land
• Slate Valley Trails
  • Details on the Slate Valley Trails
  • Intentional about Family Friendly Trails, along with hand built intermediate & expert level trails
  • Trail Education / When to ride & not ride Slate Valley Trails after Rain, Ect.
• Sustainable Trailworks Trail Building Company
  • Where Hardy has built Trail
  • How Caitrin got involved with Sustainable Trailworks as the Business Manager
  • Getting Hired to build out the trail systems in Poultney, VT
  • Working with Slate Valley Trails for the Maintenance of the new trails
  • Capacity Building with State Valley Trails
  • Volunteer Training for Trail Maintenance
  • Slate Valley Trail Stewards, and taking on the stewardship of one of two trails each
  • Trained Sawyers for tree clearing
  • Community engagement with the public / volunteers
• Velomont Trail and Huts
  • High Quality Single Track Trail Experience
  • How the Velomont Concept came to be
• How Vermont has been able to invest more funding into Trails and Outdoor Recreation infrastructure through grants
• The TrailHouse
  • Trail Side Location
  • Women’s Mountain Bike Weekend
    • The Stories we tell ourselves
    • A reset for Women
    • Growing Vegetables and Plant based diet at the TrailHouse
• Hardy building a Wood Fired Pizza Oven at the TrailHouse
• What Makes a Great Trail Community
• How the closing of Green Mountain College has impacted the Community
• Closing Comments

Links discussed in the show:

Stan’s Intersections on Slate Valley Trails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlxZjfYAEuI

Slate Valley Trails: https://slatevalleytrails.org/

Velomont Trail & Huts: https://velomonttrail.org/

Sustainable Trailworks: https://www.sustainabletrailworks.com/

TrailHouse VT: https://www.trailhousevt.com/

Stowe Land Trust: https://www.stowelandtrust.org/

Stowe Land Trust Strategic Plan: https://www.stowelandtrust.org/about/strategic-plan

 

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