Aaryn Kay of the Professional Trail Builders Association and Mike Passo of American Trails – International Trails Summit 2023 #119

Aaryn Kay of the Professional Trail Builders Association and Mike Passo of American Trails – International Trails Summit 2023 #119

Topics:

• The Aaryn Kay Backstory on how she got into the world of trails
  • Starting out as part of the IMBA Trail Care Crew
• The Mike Passo Backstory on how he got into the world of trails
  • Former Executive Director of the PTBA
• What the Professional Trail Builders Association is
• What American Trails is
• International Trail Summit in Reno – April 2023
  • Themes
  • Concurrent Sessions
• Reaching the younger demographic for the trail building industry
• The World Trails Network
  • Hub for the Americas
• Professional Trails Association Board Member Strategic Meeting
  • Training
  • Amplifying the Trail Building Industry
• U.S. Forest Service Legacy Trails Grant Program – American Trails
  • Administered by American Trails on Behalf of USFS
  • 5 million dollars Per year for the next 5 years
  • 38 Projects funded for 2023
  • Pulling back the cash match requirements
  • Round 2 of grants fall of 2023
• American Trails Trail Capacity Fund
• Pulling back the Cash Match for Grants / Funding
• Leaning into more formalized Planning and Design
• Closing Comments

Links:

Professional Trail Builders Association: https://www.trailbuilders.org/

American Trails: https://www.americantrails.org/

International Trail Summit 2023: http://www.2023its.org/

Legacy Trails Program: https://www.americantrails.org/legacy-trails-program

World Trails Network: https://worldtrailsnetwork.org/

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