Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail-building and Maintenance ManualFrom the leading conservation organization--the trail building and maintenance bible, now updated and expanded to meet new techniques and new realities of the 21st century. New chapters on arid lands restoration and involving conservation volunteers. The latest in effective management of work crews of all ages. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Trails | 13 |
Conservation Crew Leadership | 25 |
Involving Volunteers | 31 |
Camping with Work Crews | 41 |
Risk Management | 61 |
Tools | 75 |
Trail Maintenance | 175 |
Building with Rock | 185 |
Felling and Bucking | 199 |
Building with Timber | 213 |
Bridge Construction | 239 |
Environmental Restoration | 253 |
Arid Lands Restoration | 279 |
Rigging | 291 |
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Lightly on the Land: The SCA Trail-building and Maintenance Manual Robert Birkby Limited preview - 1996 |
Common terms and phrases
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