EDUCATION

Education is included in the Trails 2000 mission.   We educate trail users and the whole community.   We provide information via signs and maps and, through our newsletters and website, inform the public about current trail happenings.   Our trail work gatherings are always informative and volunteers learn about trail care and gain appreciation for all that goes into it.   Most of what Trails 2000 does has an educational component.

Newsletters

• Published 3 or 4 times each year
• Each contains info about Durango area trails
• Includes events, tips & recent accomplishments
• Mailed via US Postal Service
• Addressed to people on the Trails 2000 mailing list
  not receiving newsletters? submit mailing info via the T2K E-List

Information for Users and the Community

• Signs at trail intersections and trailheads
• Maps - we help the publishers and produce a free map
• Info for the public is part of the T2K mission

Trail Work

• Volunteers learn when they assist
• Leaders pass along techniques and explain why
• Volunteers contemplate trail use safety aspects
• Teamwork is employed
• Atmosphere is social and people meet one another
• Repeat volunteers help guide newcomers
• Work builds sense of ownership
• Stewardship results

Courtesy

• Trails 2000 promotes courtesy amongst users
• We communicate this everywhere: newsletters, maps, media, events, etc.
• Courtesy is key
• Different user groups get along when everyone's courteous
• Sharing the trails means you have more trail options
• Education about courtesy helps users coexist

Youth

• Each summer we do trail work with youth
• They learn about trails & the environment
• Kids learn that trails don't just appear, somebody works on 'em
• They pick up a sense of ownership
• Kids are worth our effort, though we don't always get a lot of trail work done
• Trail work is educational for the kids