Trail EAffect Episode 60 Abby Long the Executive Director for Kingdom Trails
Topics Covered:
- Abby’s Backstory
- A career in Leadville working for the Leadville Race Series
- Economic Development through the Non-Profit / Race Series
- Transition to the Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation
- The Move back to New England
- Getting Hired as the Kingdom Trails Executive Director
- The Mission of the Kingdom Trails
- 104 Private Land Owners makes up Kingdom Trails
- Rural and Economic Development and the benefit of Trails and Recreation
- Economic Impact of Trails
- Trail Networks Elevate Rural Communities
- How Trails help attract and retain a quality work force
- Grants from Kingdom Trails to other organizations within the community
- The silver linings from the loss of a core area of trails in November of 2019
- The Kingdom Trail Capacity Study / Partnering with the SE Group
- Ride with Gratitude
- Partnering with the Northern Forest Center
- Engaging Ride with Gratitude and the local businesses
- Implementation of the Capacity Study
- Community Center
- Community Parking
- Links
- Kingdom Trails and Staff at KT
- Expansion of Trails in 2020 by Kingdom Trails Staff
- Making adjustments to allow for more adaptive riders access on more miles of trail
- The priority of Trail Maintenance at Kingdom Trails
- The role of an Executive Director for a Trail Organization
- Bike The Borderlands / Part of the Northern Forest Center
- Trails and Mountain Biking are part of the Forest Industry
- Federal Grants through the Northern Forest Center to help Trails and Communities
- What’s on tap for 2022 in Kingdom Trails
- Everyone Yields to Everyone at Kingdom Trails – Ride with Gratitude
- Bike Bells on Trails
- Closing Question – The Power of trails
- Closing comments by Abby
- Engaging Youth with Trails
- Ride with Gratitude
Links:
Leadville Trail 100 Legacy Foundation: https://www.leadvilletrail100legacy.org/
Kingdom Trails: https://www.kingdomtrails.org/
Dirt Church Brewing: https://dirtchurchvt.wpcomstaging.com/
Brice Shirbach Interview with Abby Long: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/interview-abby-long-executive-director-of-the-kingdom-trail-association.html
Beta Magazine Keys to the Kingdom by Devon O’Neil: https://www.betamtb.com/culture/key-to-the-kingdom/
Kingdom Trails Capacity Study: https://segroup.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ff307acd023440d585c3c62aec25b47c
Ride with Gratitude: https://www.bikeborderlands.com/ride-with-gratitude
Bike Borderlands: https://www.bikeborderlands.com/
Northern Forest Center: https://northernforest.org/
This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services
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