>>2706620Depending how old some you are, it might be worth it to try a trail term with Americorps, your region’s conservation corps, or some similar organization.
Large trail networks, such as the Appalachian trail, tend to have dedicated trail groups that will work on specific parts of the trails.
If you have plenty of free time, there are state parks that will love to have volunteers to maintain trails. In my experience, there are regional organizations for mountain bikers and horse faggots that will have volunteers that spend a lot of time and effort maintains trails a they’re the ones that tend to use the trails the most. Unfortunately I have not had the luxury of encountering any dedicated hiking groups that help maintain trails in my area.
My state’s DNR is terribly mismanaged and is overstretched and never has enough of a budget to do anything since agency leaders and certain elected officials enjoy vanity projects to boost their egos and image instead of allocating resource into maintaining what is already existing. That means new trails and other things while existing trails, parks, and other types of areas don’t receive the love and attention they deserve.
