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'''The Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition''' has several resources that can inform the process of designing Disc Golf courses that share the same enjoyment, conservation and environmental goals as the land trusts operating in the state. | '''The [https://massland.org Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition]''' has several resources that can inform the process of designing Disc Golf courses that share the same enjoyment, conservation and environmental goals as the land trusts operating in the state. | ||
Among other things, each year they have a [https://massland.org/events/land-conservation-conference Land Conservation Conference], with meaty presentations such as the 2020 [https://massland.org/sites/default/files/files/apr_27_sustainable_trails.pdf Sustainable Trails: Pathways to Nature] or the [https://massland.org/sites/default/files/resources/trails_guidelins_best_practices_dcr.pdf Mass DCR Trail Guidelines and Best Practices Manual]. The Sustainable Trails presentation notes that while permitting is done by local Conservation Commissions under both MA [[Wetlands Protection Act]] (WPA) and local bylaws, '''unpaved pedestrian walkways less than 3 feet wide for public access on conservation property in buffer zone and riverfront''' [310 CMR 10.2(2)(a)] are exempt from WPA.<ref>This is more or less a quote from the Massachusetts [[Wetlands Protection Act]] legislation.</ref> | Among other things, each year they have a [https://massland.org/events/land-conservation-conference Land Conservation Conference], with meaty presentations such as the 2020 [https://massland.org/sites/default/files/files/apr_27_sustainable_trails.pdf Sustainable Trails: Pathways to Nature] or the [https://massland.org/sites/default/files/resources/trails_guidelins_best_practices_dcr.pdf Mass DCR Trail Guidelines and Best Practices Manual]. The Sustainable Trails presentation notes that while permitting is done by local Conservation Commissions under both MA [[Wetlands Protection Act]] (WPA) and local bylaws, '''unpaved pedestrian walkways less than 3 feet wide for public access on conservation property in buffer zone and riverfront''' [310 CMR 10.2(2)(a)] are exempt from WPA.<ref>This is more or less a quote from the Massachusetts [[Wetlands Protection Act]] legislation.</ref> | ||