Navigating the regulatory waters from trail plan through construction can be a daunting process, especially on federal lands when the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) applies. This webinar is a deeper dive into NEPA as an extension of a past webinar:  Approvals, Permitting and Compliance (2023). This webinar will help answer key questions related to NEPA and trail development: What is NEPA?  How do you know if you need it?  How long does it take? What is a FONSI (Finding Of No Significant Impact)? What is a Categorical Exclusion (CE)? What is the difference between EA (Environmental Assessment)  and EIS (Environmental Impact Statement)? What does compliance look like after the NEPA process?  In addition to definitions and processes, this webinar will provide real-life examples of trail development projects that took different routes to navigating NEPA.  

Objectives:

1.  Participants will understand what is NEPA and how you know if you need in a trail development project

2.  Participants will understand key terminology related to NEPA including FONSI, CE, EA, and EIS

3.  Participants will learn various NEPA pathways through trail development case studies

Speaker: Scott Linnenburger, Kay-Linn Enterprises, LLC