The national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the national trails system, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement through financial assistance…

The national trails system objectives preserve, protect, and develop the components of the national trails system, with a strong emphasis on volunteer involvement through financial assistance agreements to operate, develop, and maintain any portion of such a trail either within or outside a federally administered area. This project will engage volunteers and partners in preserving and protecting the natural and cultural resource facility assets along the appalachian national scenic trail (appa) through the completion of planning and design efforts to support legacy restoration fund projects to address the parks deferred maintenance backlog in the new england appalachian trail region. Project will support project management efforts to perform physical site assessment to identify specific deficiencies and develop treatment plans and designs to inform class a estimation and meet nepa and section 106 compliance requirements on a range of facility assets identified in the new england legacy restoration fund scope of work. Beneficiaries include the general public, states and or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals.