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NOI Full Text

RECIPIENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Serve as the NET’s principal point of contact in Connecticut for the Trail Stewardship Council, the 20

NET communities, and other trail partner organizations.

2. Provide organizational, public relations, marketing and CFPA website support for NET activities and events, including CFPA National Trails Day events and annual CFPA volunteer trainings. Utilize a variety of media resources including mailings, publications, brochures, CFPA Website and Facebook.

3. Coordinate with AMC and NPS in preparing and distributing annual reports.

4. Serve as the principal liaison with landowners, including private and corporate landowners, and the

State of Connecticut. Maintain an up-to-date comprehensive landowner database.

5. Maintain a CFPA Trail Layer for Connecticut through use of a GIS; provide NPS access to the database.

6. Provide support for financial tracking and related reporting, including volunteer work hours.

7. Provide support to the Connecticut land protection community in prioritizing and completing key trail land conservation projects, as appropriate.

8. Identify and apply for federal, state, local and private funding to advance the goals of the NET designation and the Blueprint for Trail Management.

9. Conduct Trail Projects: Plan, prioritize and implement trail work, including improvements, maintenance and trail signage with NPS Trail Administrator. Recruitand provide leadership to CFPA trail volunteers and manage professional trail consultants. Train all volunteers participants in trail treadway rehabilitation, occupational safety, Leave-No-Trace principles and overall conservation awareness.

10. Coordinate annual volunteer trainings in the Fall and Spring to promote safety and quality trail management & maintenance.

11. Provide all transportation, tools, materials, and supplies necessary to complete trail maintenance and rehabilitation projects along the NET in Connecticut from Guilford to Suffield.