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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.

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 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.

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 legislation. Just like 'vista pruning' described in 10.2(2)(c)

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2. The following minor activities, provided that they comply with 310 CMR

10.02(2)(b)1., are not otherwise subject to regulation under M.G.L. c. 131, § 40:

a. Unpaved pedestrian walkways less than 30 inches wide for private use and less

than three feet wide for public access on conservation property;

b. Fencing, provided it will not constitute a barrier to wildlife movement;

stonewalls; stacks of cordwood;

c. Vista pruning, provided the activity is located more than 50 feet from the mean

annual high water line within a Riverfront Area or from Bordering Vegetated

Wetland, whichever is farther. (Pruning of landscaped areas is not subject to

jurisdiction under 310 CMR 10.00.);

d. Plantings of native species of trees, shrubs, or groundcover, but excluding turf

lawns;

</poem>

Source: https://www.mass.gov/doc/310-cmr-10-wetlands-protection/download</ref>

[[File:DCR trails guidelines best practices 2019.pdf|alt=DCR Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual|thumb|DCR Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual]]

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The [https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/doc_library/USFS-Wetland-trail-design-and-construction.pdf 2007 Edition of the Wetland Trail Design and Construction] by the USFS Technology and Development Program is 90 pages of good information.

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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.
-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 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.
+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 legislation. Just like 'vista pruning' described in 10.2(2)(c)
+<poem>
+. The following minor activities, provided that they comply with 310 CMR
+.02(2)(b)1., are not otherwise subject to regulation under M.G.L. c. 131, § 40:
+a. Unpaved pedestrian walkways less than 30 inches wide for private use and less
+than three feet wide for public access on conservation property;
+b. Fencing, provided it will not constitute a barrier to wildlife movement;
+stonewalls; stacks of cordwood;
+c. Vista pruning, provided the activity is located more than 50 feet from the mean
+annual high water line within a Riverfront Area or from Bordering Vegetated
+Wetland, whichever is farther. (Pruning of landscaped areas is not subject to
+jurisdiction under 310 CMR 10.00.);
+d. Plantings of native species of trees, shrubs, or groundcover, but excluding turf
+lawns;
+</poem>
+Source: https://www.mass.gov/doc/310-cmr-10-wetlands-protection/download</ref>
 [[File:DCR trails guidelines best practices 2019.pdf|alt=DCR Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual|thumb|DCR Trails Guidelines and Best Practices Manual]]
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 The [https://fpr.vermont.gov/sites/fpr/files/doc_library/USFS-Wetland-trail-design-and-construction.pdf 2007 Edition of the Wetland Trail Design and Construction] by the USFS Technology and Development Program is 90 pages of good information.
 == Software ==