Project PackSingle Asset

Single Asset

From boat launches and ice rinks, to picnic areas and trail signs, outdoor recreation assets come in many shapes and sizes.

In this Project Pack, create a plan for whatever outdoor recreation asset your community desires. Community engagement, cost estimation and asset marketing are part of the process.

Tools for Single Assets

Engaging Your Community

Thoughtful communication between the steering committee and the community can ensure a unified vision for asset development that meets the desires of multiple user groups.

Steering Committee Guidance

Create a steering committee and facilitate meetings.

Community and Stakeholder Engagement Guidance

Establish stakeholders, conduct public meetings, and develop the community vision for local outdoor recreation.

Survey Question Bank

Learn how to survey the community as a form of public outreach.

Time to Plan

Once you know what you are working with, you can begin to build out plans for improving or maintaining your recreational asset. Through minimizing the environmental impacts, illuminating shared goals through iterative community feedback, guiding priorities through realistic cost estimations, and other planning initiatives, this step shapes the vision for your community's future recreational assets.

Natural Resources Guide

Ensure the development and maintenance of outdoor recreation is environmentally responsible.

Model Project Proposal and Review

Complete the project application process and ensure that recreation opportunities are created in an environmentally responsible manner.

Interpretation, Education, and Programming Guidance

Explore opportunities for interpretation, education, and programming around natural and cultural assets.

Recreation Improvement Database

Identify the potential costs associated with outdoor recreation improvements.

Strategy and Planning Templates

Work with the steering committee to implement the visioning framework, set priorities, and choose an appropriate plan scale.

Tying it All Together

With plans in place and the community on board, it is time to implement improvements and maintenance for your local recreational asset. This process involves planning efforts such as marketing your asset, ensuring accessible transportation to your asset, establishing funding opportunities, and hiring consultants.