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VHC would take on annual trail maintenance, monitoring and signage under cooperative plan
Summary
Under the draft cooperative plan, the Vermont Horse Council would annually clear trails, maintain drainage features, install signage, update maps, and report estimated use and incidents to FPR; coordination with NorthWoods Stewardship Center, VAST clubs and AOT is described.
The draft specifies a set of annual stewardship activities VHC will undertake in coordination with FPR. Those activities include clearing blowdowns and debris, maintaining waterbars and culverts, monitoring trail conditions for erosion or unauthorized use, installing and maintaining signage, updating online and (where practical) on-site maps, and reporting estimated trail use and incidents annually.
The document says VHC will coordinate with NorthWoods Stewardship Center, the Burke Drift Skippers VAST club, local highway departments, the Agency of Transportation and adjacent landowners and will provide proof of written landowner permission for privately owned trail links on an annual basis. The draft frames these responsibilities as part of a Cooperative Agreement but does not quantify staff hours, volunteer commitments or funding arrangements.
