Martha Becton of Becton Trails / Chainsaws / The Trail Champion’s Introduction to NEPA / Rockingham Community College / #118

Topics:

North Carolina and 2023 The Year of the Trail
Martha’s Back Story
- A background in Nuclear Reactors in the Navy
- Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent Office
Seeking opportunities to get outside and use tools with her daughter in the Washington D.C. region
How Chainsaw Training led to learning that Trail Building is a legit profession
Starting Becton Trails
Learning what she didn’t know at her first PTBA Conference about trail building
Helping people be more effective through training
Martha take on Chainsaws / Chainsaw Training, and the dangers of moving wood
Forest Service Chainsaw Training
- Mindfulness
Being Seen – Martha’s take on this and the Importance of Being Seen
How to make more people feel like they belong in the Trail World
IMBA – The Trail Champions Introduction to NEPA
- The importance of NEPA
- Categorical Exclusions
- Using 3rd Party Contractors to help with the NEPA Process
The importance of Planning and Design for Trails
Martha’s role at Rockingham Community College / Duke Energy Trails
How Trail Training and Education is becoming more prevalent in Higher Education
The professionalization of the Trail Industry
Closing Comments

Links:

Becton Trails: https://www.bectontrails.com/

Year of the Trail North Carolina '23: https://greattrailsnc.com/

The Trail Champion’s Introduction to NEPA: https://www.imba.com/resource/trail-champions-introduction-nepa

To sign up for skills workshops with RCC's Duke Energy TRAILS:
https://www.rockinghamcc.edu/coned_cat/duke-energy-trails/

For more information on Duke Energy's Environmental Planning & Development degree program at RCC:

https://www.rockinghamcc.edu/program/environmental-planning-and-development-a55350/

Duke Energy TRAILS on facebook and instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/TRAILSatRCC

https://www.instagram.com/TRAILSatRCC/

Duke Energy Environmental Planning & Development on facebook and instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/EPDatRCC/

https://www.instagram.com/EPDatRCC/

Coulee Creative is the Title Sponsor for this episode. They design and build custom websites as well as help companies with branding, photography, and ecommerce. Coulee Creative was started in Wisconsin but is now based out of Bend Oregon. Jared, from Coulee Creative is a friend of mine, we’ve traveled together on multiple mountain bike trips and sometimes he sends it. For more information about Coulee Creative head over to: www.dudejustsendit.com

https://www.couleecreative.com/

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Trail Effect Podcast Website: www.traileaffectpodcast.com

KETL Mtn Apparel Affiliate Link: https://ketlmtn.com/josh

Worldwide Cyclery Affiliate Link: https://www.worldwidecyclery.com/?aff=559

Trail One Components: https://trailone.bike/

Contact Josh at evolutiontrails@gmail.com

Support Trail EAffect through donations at: https://www.patreon.com/traileaffect

You can also reach out and donate via PayPal or other means if you feel so inclined to do so.

This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services