The future of trails: Training NATIONAL TRAILS TRAINING PARTNERSHIP


Many organizations and programs are leading the way


By Tim Johnson, Senior Planner Destination by Design


 - fered in books like IMBA’s Trail Solutions, Lightly on the Land by the Student Conservation Association, and the USFS Trail Construction and Maintenance Notebook. These books have become popular resources that are thoroughly studied by students of trails. More recently, online resources such as the Trail Skills  Trail Association and other collaborators have put useful  of anyone who wants it.


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raining in trail design and layout, construction, and maintenance is typically acquired through volunteer and work experience.


 - tions and agencies that manage trails like the Appalachian


  Skills Institute provides two weeks of training each year that focuses on trail work in Wilderness.   and post-conference workshops at their Sustainable Trails Conference, and at the American Trails International Trails Symposium and Training Institute. These sessions allow students to gain anywhere from a few hours to a few days of training in subjects like trail design, GIS, and mechanized trail construction.  - pressed the desire for a more formal instructional setting and -    TRAILS at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, 


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