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SCMTS Qualifications &Project Portfolio <br />About Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship <br />Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship (SCMTS -www.santacruztrails.org)was founded as a 501(c)3 in 1997 to <br />advocate for access to trails in Santa Cruz.In 2012,the organization undertook its first trail construction project,and <br />since then SCMTS has developed into a rapidly growing,highly skilled professional trail stewardship organization with <br />a full time staand 1,500 paying members.SCMTS has developed an expertise in trail design,construction, <br />maintenance,and fundraising and has mobilized an extensive volunteer labor force to maintain trails as well as <br />construct large scale trail projects in partnership with local land managers including the City of Santa Cruz Parks and <br />Open Space,Soquel Demonstration State Forest,and Wilder Ranch State Park.Since 2012,our volunteers have <br />completed over 40,000 hours of volunteer work and we have 8 full time staon our trail crew. <br />SCMTS holds a California Class A General Engineering contractors license and has added fee-for-service trail design, <br />construction and maintenance services to complement its self-funded projects and support stang a full-time <br />professional trail crew.We have provided trail design,training,construction and maintenance services for private <br />individuals,local cities,other trail advocacy organizations,and land conservation non-profits like the Land Trust of <br />Santa Cruz County.Our reputation for high quality work,environmental sensitivity,and exceptional value has created <br />strong demand for our services around the state,however we try to focus our work on mission focused local projects <br />whenever possible. <br />SCMTS has extensive experience working on narrow width,backcountry trail projects and has specialized equipment <br />for this setting.All SCMTS equipment has a track width of less than 40”.Using equipment with this narrow footprint <br />gives us exceptional flexibility in trail construction and final trail location and allows us to significantly reduce the <br />landscape impact from trail construction activities compared to larger equipment. <br />Skills &Qualifications <br />Trail Assessment,Design,and Planning <br />●Trail opportunities and constraints analysis,conceptual planning,field layout,GIS and mapping,construction <br />documentation <br />●Trail damage,hazard,resource impacts,and repair needs assessment,inventory,mapping,and reportgeneration <br />●Soliciting and incorporating trail user feedback,public outreach,facilitating stakeholder meetings <br />●Project management and owner’s representative services <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 58391F88-9A81-4109-96D6-C25AFCC4681A