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Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System Trail Crew Models •AmeriCorps NCCC •Student Conservation Association (SCA) •Intern Trail Crew •Pro Volunteer Crew •Community Crews AmeriCorps NCCC AmeriCorps NCCC AmeriCorps NCCC AmeriCorps NCCC Benefits Challenges • Cost • Housing • Large teams • Leadership • Manual/ grunt labor • Competitive project • Support from parent selection organization • Low-medium skill • Community integration • Supervise/ Train • Service-focused • Disaster relief in the • Young people Fall • Diversity Student Conservation Association (SCA) Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Student Conservation Association (SCA) Benefits Challenges • Good leadership • Cost • Pro trail experience • Scheduling • Technical trail work • Camping/ Cooking • Quick response • Contracting • Scheduling • Quality control • Parent organization • Camping • Members are conservation-oriented • Young people Intern Trail Crew Metacomet Trail, Farmington Punch Brook Trail, Burlington Goodwin Forest Trails, Hampton Narragansett Trail, Voluntown Intern Trail Crew Benefits Challenges • Cost • Recruitment • Control of schedule • Crew management • Quick response • Training • Quality control • Intensive • In the family • Scheduling • Motivated/ • Transportation conservation- • Education minded • Young people • Get a lot done • Experiential Pro Volunteer Crews Aspetuck Trail, Redding Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Mattabesett Trail, Meriden Scovill Loop Trails, Middletown Scovill Loop Trails, Middletown Scovill Loop Trails, Middletown Scovill Loop Trails, Middletown Pro Volunteer Crews Benefits Challenges • Cost • Ongoing recruitment • Training ongoing • Solid leadership • Quick response • Setting expectations • Scheduling • Commitment • Quality control • Not a lot of young • In the family people • Capacity building • Continuity Community Groups Eversource Zoar Trail, Newtown Team Red, White & Blue Mattabesett Trail, Durham CT Society of Civil Engineers Paugussett Trail, Shelton REI Co-op Paugussett Trail, Shelton REI Co-op Paugussett Trail, Shelton Scouts Nipmuck Trail, Willington Public Work Parties Community Crews Benefits Challenges • No Cost • Scheduling • Large teams • Setting • Manual/ grunt labor expectations • Support from parent • Low-Medium Skill organization • Safety • Community • Engaging everyone integration • Continuity/ Skill share .

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