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Article Breakdown: The Value of Trail Corridors for Conservation Planning (Wilson & Belote, 2022)

Kelsey Johansen

Nov 15
10 min

Article Breakdown

Article Breakdown: The Value of Trail Corridors for Conservation Planning (Wilson & Belote, 2022)

This Article Breakdown explores the findings of Wilson and Belote's (2022) article on "The Value of Trails for Bold Conservation Planning".

Performance Measurement: How to Collect Data That Matters

Kelsey Johansen

Oct 26
10 min

The Value of Research for Trails

Performance Measurement: How to Collect Data That Matters

This Blog Post is a summary of a presentation delivered as a part of the Recreation NB | Loisir N-B Trail Development Summit.

Trails, Social Enterprise, and Collective Impact: Insights from the Literature

Kelsey Johansen

Oct 20
9 min

Research Projects

Trails, Social Enterprise, and Collective Impact: Insights from the Literature

In this blog post, Dr. Kelsey Johansen explores the key concepts underlying the Trails and Social Enterprise Research Project.

Call for Academic Abstracts: Geographies and Mobilities of Hiking in the Post-Pandemic Anthropocene

Kelsey Johansen

Oct 20
3 min

Call for Academic Abstracts: Geographies and Mobilities of Hiking in the Post-Pandemic Anthropocene

Researchers are invited to submit an abstract to the IGC session on 'Geographies and Mobilities of Hiking in the Post-Pandemic Anthropocene.

Article Breakdown: The Role of Trails in the Creation of Tourist Space (MacLeod, 2017)

Kelsey Johansen

Oct 18
6 min

Article Breakdown

Article Breakdown: The Role of Trails in the Creation of Tourist Space (MacLeod, 2017)

Trails, tracks, and routes are valuable applied tourism products. But what is their role in the construction of tourism spaces?

Article Breakdown: Unlikely hikers? Activism, Instagram, and queer mobilities (Stanley, 2020)

Kelsey Johansen

Jul 12
9 min

Article Breakdown

Article Breakdown: Unlikely hikers? Activism, Instagram, and queer mobilities (Stanley, 2020)

In this Article Breakdown, we explore the findings of Stanley's (2020) article and talk about how the findings can be applied to trails.

Article Breakdown: Financing recreational trails through donations (Nowak & Heldt, 2023)

Kelsey Johansen

May 25
5 min

Article Breakdown

Article Breakdown: Financing recreational trails through donations (Nowak & Heldt, 2023)

ICYMI: We're bringing you a second look at our first 'Article Breakdown', as published in our May 2023 newsletter.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Kelsey Johansen

Sep 30, 2022
7 min

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

by Kelsey Johansen The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its calls to action There were 140 federally run residential schools in...

The Trail Research Hub and CTF partner to develop Trail Resource Library

Kelsey Johansen

Aug 3, 2022
2 min

The Trail Research Hub and CTF partner to develop Trail Resource Library

By: Kelsey Johansen As previously announced, in April 2022, the Trail Research Hub and the Canadian Trails Federation signed a Memorandum...

Trail Research Hub Acquires Trent-Fleming Trail Studies Unit's Resource Library

Kelsey Johansen

Jul 18, 2022
3 min

Trail Research Hub Acquires Trent-Fleming Trail Studies Unit's Resource Library

By: Kelsey Johansen On Friday July 15th, 2022, the Trail Research Hub acquired the Resource Library curated by the Trent-Fleming Trail...

Recreation Ready or Tourism Ready: What Carrying Capacity Has To Do With It.

Kelsey Johansen

May 26, 2022
7 min

Recreation Ready or Tourism Ready: What Carrying Capacity Has To Do With It.

By: Kelsey Johansen Recently, a number of tools and guidelines have been released that aim to help trail operators determine whether...

Partnership Announcement: The Trail Research Hub and the Canadian Trails Federation

Kelsey Johansen

Apr 14, 2022
2 min

Partnership Announcement: The Trail Research Hub and the Canadian Trails Federation

By: Kelsey Johansen The Trail Research Hub and the Canadian Trails Federation are pleased to announce the formalization of their working...

The Value of Research for Trails

Kelsey Johansen

Mar 21, 2022
11 min

The Value of Research for Trails

The Value of Research for Trails

This blog post introduces our Blog Post Series exploring 'The Value of Research for Trails'.

Funding Announcement: The Hydrocut receives Round 2 Canada Healthy Communities Initiative Funds!

Kelsey Johansen

Mar 18, 2022
3 min

Funding Announcement: The Hydrocut receives Round 2 Canada Healthy Communities Initiative Funds!

Congratulations to the Hydrocut Trails Committee and Waterloo Cycling Club on receipt of $15,000 from Canada Healthy Communities...

The Trails and Social Enterprise Research Project is looking for your input!

Kelsey Johansen

Mar 14, 2022
3 min

Research Projects

The Trails and Social Enterprise Research Project is looking for your input!

Are you a trail organization in Ontario or Atlantic Canada that advocates for or operates, manages or stewards trail? If so, we'd love to...

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Changing Landscape of Trails

Feb 14, 2022
3 min

The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Changing Landscape of Trails

by Jane McCulloch This pandemic has taught us all a lot - including reinforcing the value of trails and greenspaces. Over the past two...

Trail Towns and The Trail Economy: Exploring the Benefits

Jan 24, 2022
4 min

Trail Towns and The Trail Economy: Exploring the Benefits

by Jane McCulloch An unexpected outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the increase in trail usage, and it is expected that the...

All Trails Should Have a 'Shovel-Ready' Project, Here's Why

Dec 13, 2021
3 min

All Trails Should Have a 'Shovel-Ready' Project, Here's Why

by Kirsten Spence and Jane McCulloch Many trail organizations have lists a mile long of projects needed on their trails. This usually...

Winter 2022 Research Assistant and Marketing and Communications Intern Hired!

Kelsey Johansen

Dec 1, 2021
2 min

Winter 2022 Research Assistant and Marketing and Communications Intern Hired!

The Trail Research Hub is pleased to announce the return of Courtney Duckett as the Trail Tourism and Social Enterprise Research...

Transformative Placemaking, Regenerative Tourism, and Trails

Kelsey Johansen

Nov 18, 2021
4 min

Transformative Placemaking, Regenerative Tourism, and Trails

by Kelsey Johansen Adaptability and resiliency are long standing topics of discussion within the tourism and recreation industry, and...

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