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March 21, 2025. Workshop held at MLTC's 2025 Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference at UMass Amherst. With Lucille Gertz, Liz Stetson, and Stephen Hutchinson of Mass Audubon.

Mass Audubon has been designing and operating award-winning, nationally-recognized All Persons Trails (APTs) since 2007. They currently operate 18 APTs, with a goal of reaching 25 within the next two years. Their statewide team develops fund-raising materials, works with trail designers and contractors, goes through the permitting requirements, oversees construction, designs and installs signage, multi-use seating, and navigational supports, and creates a self-guided interpretive tour in multiple formats with input from expert-users. There is ongoing maintenance needed to keep APTs in good condition. Their team shared what they have learned in planning, operating, and maintaining APTs at their various locations that include sites with staffed nature centers and sites without any buildings or staff.