Mother nature and trail users reap severe impact on trails, from creating deeply exposed roots to fallen trees and large puddles. Maintenance includes brushing back overgrowth, restoring severe erosion, addressing safety concerns, and sometimes re-routing sections of trail that are heavily damaged. The NMBC tackles maintenance in a few ways:

• Trail Committee: this group of NMBC volunteers and community members address maintenance priorities and safety concerns on a regular basis. They prioritize trail work based on safety first and foremost, followed by other consideration like erosion.
• Public Trail Days: these maintenance days are open to all members of NMBC and other community members. These are a great way to learn the basics of trail maintenance, manually give back to the network, and have fun!

The NMBC organizes approximately 9 public trail days per year to encourage the community to come out and donate some time, to spruce up, repair, or even re-route sections of the network. This helps to maintain and improve the trail experience, as well as increase the sustainability of the trails.