Developing a list of the range of professional and pro bono trail projects, to show the extent of experience
A late season snow pack, consolidated as it was on most slope aspects allowed for alpine ascents of peaks. The east fork of Hyndman Creek has tended to have a wolf pack moving through according to former surveys. The terrain limits free travel except for along valleys and a few ridge lines. Following a morning … More Wolf Surveys East Fork of Hyndman Creek
Memories of alpine settings and long drives with canoe and tele-skis to explore only mountain haunts designated solely for solitude excursions; thats why I came and will return. Summer 2016 will engage Nicoterra Trails in study of larch and white bark pine in Northern Idaho. This photo was taken north of Stanley, a very different … More Beauty in Idaho Beckons
Reducing surface erosion on bare, steep slopes is getting a boost from a well-known construction technique: straw and seed. Nicoterra Trails is pursuing simplified ways of greening up the construction work of trail crews with the idea of saving soil, building organic base, and getting plants re-established. All of this in a forest canopy with … More Duthie Hill Pilot Project: Evergreen Mountain Biking Alliance – Managing erosion – greening bike jumps
Mid-November and a series of 4 non-commissioned trails are slowly being erased from this landscape. The purpose of this project is to focus recreational attention on the designed trail system planned and built for the community, to remove invasive plants that moved-in during the abuse of these dark days, and demonstrate how the landscape can … More Trail Decommission-Restoration City of Covington – Active
Nicoterra Trails designed a trail for a narrow triangular parcel of land. The parcel is suitated on a bluff in the Cape George Community of Port Townsend and is a gem . My client requested the trail link her future house at top to her garden shed and parking site at bottom on slopes of … More Design-Build in Port Townsend: Views of the Olympics
This is a climbers trail that takes steep ascents up ravines and ridge lines. The combined impacts of hikers, snow melt, and gravity have filled the trail tread with eroded gullies and loose rock. In addition, many braided trail sections have spread the user impacts on an alpine setting. Objective: to reduce the user impact … More Alpine Trail: Maintenance Snoqualmie Pass
Parameters: Design of a trail, lightly on the land, small in scope, and purposeful leading to utilities, woodpiles, fire pits ultimately forming a loop. Client: Cabin owner lives 150 miles away in eastern Washington who has many different guests staying 4 seasons and desires the trail to be interpretative, low maintenance, and safe for guests … More Trail Design-Build: Packwood Client
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