Positive Links Between
Sustainable Trail Construction
and Youth Development
Programs
22 Years - Greening Australia
• Core Business has diversified
– Training and Education programs
– Youth development
– Community projects
– Land management
– Vegetation services
• “Changing Landscapes and Lives”
• GASA now involved in Sustainable Trail Development
Youth Conservation Corps
• Youth Development
• Protecting and Enhancing
Natural Heritage
• Community Involvement
• Fostering the Volunteers of the
Future
• Aged 15 to 24
Green Corps
• Youth Development
• Protecting and Enhancing
Natural and Cultural Heritage
• Training allowance
• Aged 17 to 20 years
Program Outcomes
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Accredited Training
Senior First Aid
Working as a Team
Hands on Understanding of OH&S
“Culture of Safety”
• Work experience leads to employment
Trail Building as Work Experience
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Planning
Construction
Maintenance
Signage Installation
Photo Points Installation and Monitoring
Physical Achievements in Eagle
Mountain Bike Park
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About 7km of full bench trail
Planting of 12 000 tubes
1.5 km of fencing
Seed collection – 2kg, 13 species
Initiation of photo point surveys of trail sustainability
Approx 8000m² of weed removed
Weed Removal along 1km weed front to protect remnant
vegetation
Eagle Mountain Bike Park
Physical Achievements in Cudlee
Creek Trail Network
• Significant contribution to XC
single trails and 1 DH trail – full
bench, maintenance and
pruning vegetation
• Installation of trail markers and
trailheads
• Construction of boardwalk
(north shore) for DH trail
• Initiation of photo point surveys
of trail sustainability
Cudlee Creek Trail Network
Cudlee Creek Trail Network
Physical Achievements in Melrose
for Mawson Trail Loops
• 3km of full bench trail
• Initiation healthy relationship
with the local community
• 6 month Green Corp program
will commence immediately to
build trails and install signs for
mountain bike riders
Melrose Loop Trails
Physical Achievements on the Tom
Roberts Trail (Horse SA)
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Replaced trail markers and
changed trail routes in Belair NP
to comply with latest management
plans
Repaired eroded trail by
introducing drainage mechanisms,
steps and aggregate to harden
surface in Scott Creek and Belair
National Park
Pruning and slashing to improve
safety and longevity of trail along
roadsides
6 month Green Corps program to
commence immediately to work
on Kersbrook and Kidman Trails
Tom Roberts Horse Trail
Tom Roberts Horse Trail
Positive Links
• Saving the planet – making a real, measurable
difference
• Implementing systems that promote a balance between
recreation and conservation
• Making friends and building confidence
• Promotion of healthy lifestyles, outdoor recreation
• Networking – contacts for future opportunities, referees
etc
Associated Plans
• State Mountain Bike Plan 2001
• Cudlee Creek Strategic Plan, 2000
• EMBP Draft Management Plan
– Vegetation Plans
– NVC Approvals
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Draft Recreational Trails Strategy
Belair National Park Management Plan
Southern Flinders Ranges Cycle Tourism Strategy
Mount Remarkable District Council Strategic Plans
Agenda 21 – ESD Principles
Yurrebilla
Positive Examples
• Successful Transplants of endemic species
– Lomandra micrantha (Small-flower Irongrass)
– Pultenaea daphnoides (Large-leaved Bush Pea)
– Dianellea longifolia (Pale Flax-lily)
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Boardwalk
Riding Trails at the end of the program
BBQs and recognition from trail users and stakeholders
Adult learning
The Warm and the Fuzzy
• Win / Win Outcomes – Great trails and an
excellent start for the participants
• Protecting natural assets
• Encouraging healthy lifestyles
• Increased Tourism Potential
• Positive action and lasting achievements
Dr Adam Main:
main@greeningsa.org.au
www.greeningaustralia.org.au