Carvins Cove Trail Plan - Roanoke
Carvins Cove Trail Plan - Roanoke
Carvins Cove Trail Plan - Roanoke
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<strong>Carvins</strong> <strong>Cove</strong> Natural Reserve<br />
2010 <strong>Trail</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong><br />
Section 4. <strong>Trail</strong> Management Policies and Practices<br />
4.1 Authority<br />
<strong>Carvins</strong> <strong>Cove</strong> Natural Reserve is under the joint authority of the Western Virginia Water<br />
Authority (WVWA) and the City of <strong>Roanoke</strong>, through its Parks and Recreation<br />
Department. The day-to-day operations at the <strong>Cove</strong> are a joint effort of the two<br />
agencies. In general, the WVWA manages the land and water below the 1200-foot<br />
contour, and the Parks and Recreation Department manages the land and resources<br />
above 1200 feet. Currently, the WVWA maintains the lower service road which is Happy<br />
Valley <strong>Trail</strong>. The Parks and Recreation Department takes the lead on other trail<br />
management. Within the Department, programmatic and special events are addressed<br />
through the Superintendent of Recreation, while planning, design, land use, trails,<br />
capital development, and construction activities are administered through the Parks<br />
and Greenways <strong>Plan</strong>ner.<br />
4.2 Standards and Specifications<br />
The Parks and Recreation Department uses national standards and best management<br />
practices for planning and development of the City’s natural surface trails. <strong>Trail</strong>s at the<br />
<strong>Cove</strong> are constructed and maintained using the standards and guidelines in:<br />
Birchard, William Jr., Robert Proudman, and Michael Dawson, (2000),<br />
Appalachian <strong>Trail</strong> Design, Construction, and Maintenance, Harpers Ferry, WV,<br />
Appalachian <strong>Trail</strong> Conference, 237p.<br />
Hancock, Jan, Kim Jones Vander Hoek, Sunni Bradshaw, James D. Coffman, and<br />
Jeffrey Engelmann, (2007), Equestrian Design Guidebook for <strong>Trail</strong>s, <strong>Trail</strong>heads,<br />
and Campgrounds, Missoula, MT, USDA Forest Service – Technology and<br />
Development Program, 312p.<br />
Hesselbarth, Woody, Brian Vachowski, and Mary Ann Davies, (2007), <strong>Trail</strong><br />
Construction and Maintenance Notebook, Missoula, MT, USDA Forest Service –<br />
Technology and Development Program, 166p.<br />
International Mountain Bicycling Association, (2004), <strong>Trail</strong> Solutions: IMBA’s<br />
Guide to Building Sweet Singletrack, Boulder, CO, International Mountain<br />
Bicycling Association, 272p.<br />
These references and other guidelines applicable to development of trails at the <strong>Cove</strong><br />
are cited in Appendix B.<br />
4.3 Volunteer <strong>Trail</strong> Management Partners<br />
When the Parks and Recreation Department became responsible for management of<br />
the trails at the <strong>Cove</strong> in 2004, it began working with local trail volunteers and users to<br />
assess and manage the trail network. Because of its existing relationship with<br />
Pathfinders for Greenways (Pathfinders), Parks and Recreation has selected this<br />
organization to be the official volunteer management partner to work with the<br />
Department to implement this plan. Pathfinders is a non-profit 501(c)3, which was<br />
established in 1997 to organize volunteers for greenway and trail projects in the valley.<br />
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