Trail Assessment
A suggested checklist for what a steward should carry with them on a trail assessment would include:
- First aid kit
- Map and compass
- Cell phone
- Water and snacks
- Insect repellent and sunscreen
- Trail assessment form, digital or analog
- PPE ( gloves, eye protection, etc.), for anticipated work
- Folding limb saw
- Loppers, bypass and anvil
- Trash bag
- Weather appropriate clothing
The job that the trail steward does in trail assessment is especially important since a problem caught early enough can be mitigated much more easily than an unchecked, long-term problem. Stewards can be the eyes and ears on trail networks that lack the employee numbers to monitor the entire trail system in the park, or forest district. Here is a sample trail assessment document
Trail assessment example.
Trail Assessment Completed