Story Time with Steve Kasacek | Outdoor Sport Institute of Maine | Trail Planning and Design | 185

For Episode 185 we have Steve Kasacek back for his second appearance on Trail EAffect. Steve is the assistant Director of the Outdoor Sport Institute located in Maine. We covered a ton of various trail projects that Steve has been a part of in Maine, along with the value of building relationships.  

Topics Include:

• Updates with the Outdoor Sport Institute
• The value of building relationships
• Steve’s first PTBA Conference (Spring 2024)
  • Presentations that Steve was involved with at the Conference
• Bike Optimized Trails and the value they provide to many user types
• The Maine Land Conservation Conference
  • When is Conservation not Conservation
• Seven Ponds Project in Monson, ME
• Loon Echo Land Trust
• Island Falls, ME
• Ragged Mountain, Camden ME
• Residents of Maine approving $30 million to help fund trails
• Maine Trails Coalition
• Closing Comments

Trail EAffect Show Links:

Outdoor Sport Institute: https://www.outdoorsi.org/

More Human Powered Trails in Monson, ME: https://youtu.be/OlLY2_Onxgk?si=Nc700oGGOTt21Uxo

Loon Echo Land Trust: https://www.lelt.org/

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This Podcast has been edited and produced by Evolution Trail Services