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Hand Tools for Trail Work (2005) [pdf]

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Re: Hand Tools for Trail Work (2005) [pdf]

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Hand Tools for Trail Work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekyJ8pMbTcE (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-wXYgwjcqw (Part 2)

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Re: Hand Tools for Trail Work (2005) [pdf]

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I've used my tech salary to buy some formerly clear-cut acreage near National Forests with a plan to rehabilitate and protect the forest there. One of the first things I want to do is set up some trails for hiking to the ridge and creek on the property. Thanks for sharing this, super interesting to read!

Re: Hand Tools for Trail Work (2005) [pdf]

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Is there a good way of discovering other books/pamphlets like this that the government makes available (e.g. a curated list)? They're usually super interesting and have lots of good info, but I'm not sure how to find them other than picking a federal/state/county department and poking around their site to see what PDFs they have available. I've found trail guides, local plant guides, walking maps, etc. via that approach, but it's time-intensive and I wouldn't have stumbled across this guide unless I had already heard about it.

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Is there a good way of discovering other books/pamphlets like this that the government makes available (e.g. a curated list)? They're usually super interesting and have lots of good info, but I'm not sure how to find them other than picking a federal/state/county department and poking around their site to see what PDFs they have available. I've found trail guides, local plant guides, walking maps, etc. via that appro…

a very narrow search in to google might do the trick. try something like "site:https://www.fs.fed.us/t-d//pubs/pdfpubs/ file:pdf"

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Is there a good way of discovering other books/pamphlets like this that the government makes available (e.g. a curated list)? They're usually super interesting and have lots of good info, but I'm not sure how to find them other than picking a federal/state/county department and poking around their site to see what PDFs they have available. I've found trail guides, local plant guides, walking maps, etc. via that appro…

You may be able to find more information on the National Forest Service Library - https://www.fs.fed.us/library/.

You're right though, I've found searching for these lists to be very time consuming and the databases do not tend to be very user friendly.

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I've used my tech salary to buy some formerly clear-cut acreage near National Forests with a plan to rehabilitate and protect the forest there. One of the first things I want to do is set up some trails for hiking to the ridge and creek on the property. Thanks for sharing this, super interesting to read!

I recommend volunteering with a local trail organization. You'll likely find some interesting old timers who can teach you a ton about building trails.

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I've used my tech salary to buy some formerly clear-cut acreage near National Forests with a plan to rehabilitate and protect the forest there. One of the first things I want to do is set up some trails for hiking to the ridge and creek on the property. Thanks for sharing this, super interesting to read!

Do you plan to remove invasive weeds and plant native wildflowers/trees?

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I've used my tech salary to buy some formerly clear-cut acreage near National Forests with a plan to rehabilitate and protect the forest there. One of the first things I want to do is set up some trails for hiking to the ridge and creek on the property. Thanks for sharing this, super interesting to read!

Do you plan to remove invasive weeds and plant native wildflowers/trees?

Yeah, working with a local forest services company to contract some of that out, but yes, the intent is to build up a native habitat.
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