When crews are out rehabbing trails at Thunderbird Conservation Park in Glendale during the next few months, they aren’t necessarily looking for hikers to steer clear of them.
In fact, some on-site education between trail “fixer” and trail user is actually encouraged.
“A big part of the conservation culture is that public interface,” said Joel Rake-Marona, project manager with the American Conservation Experience’s Southwest region. “So as crews are building, say a step on a populated trail, whoever is using the trail will stop and ask what’s going on, and our crews are very comfortable with setting aside what they’re doing for a second and explaining to do public outreach and then getting back to work.”
