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About the Trail Skills Project

The Trail Skills Project serves as the workforce hub for the trails community providing connections to trails education, trail expertise, professional development, and job opportunities.

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Upcoming Trainings

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AZT Trail Skills Institute - Module 5: New Trail Construction

Flagstaff, Arizona

September 30 - October 01, 2023

The Arizona Trail Association's Trail Skills Institute is aimed at volunteers and professionals who wish to expand their skills and confidence in basi...

A OR B Bucking and Limbing Chainsaw Training at Camp Dodge Training Center

Gorham, New Hampshire

October 03 - 04, 2023

This training covers safe chainsaw operation, basic maintenance, and site safety considerations when using a chainsaw for bucking or limbing on trail....

ORL 046 Advanced Trail Building (CRN:7691)

October 03 - 08, 2023

Be a rock star!  Help restore a Quincy icon! Take a Trail Building course with Feather River College and be part of rebuilding the stone stairs up to ...

NPS Healthy Parks, Healthy People

October 03, 2023

Presenter: Diana Allen, National Park Service...

Assessment and Repair of a Trail After Catastrophic Damage

October 05, 2023

Learn about the evaluation, planning, and action needed to restore a nationally acclaimed trail due to heavy rains that triggered flooding, landslides...

Foundations

October 10 - 12, 2023

IMBA's two day model trail community workshop in Cedar City, Utah...

Montana Outdoor Recreation Summit

October 11 - 13, 2023

The Summit will cover the following three critical themes: Conservation of Outdoor Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Outdoor Spaces, Econo...

2023 NOHVCC Annual Conference

Midway, Utah

October 12 - 14, 2023

! NOHVCC is excited to announce that the 2023 annual conference will now be held in Midway, Utah on October 12-14 at the Zermatt Resort....

2023 NOHVCC/INOHVAA Annual Conference

October 12 - 14, 2023

After a great 2022 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, we will all get together again in Midway, Utah in 2023 for the NOHVCC Annual Conference ...

The Trail Research Hub

October 19, 2023

Learn more about The Trail Research Hub that aims to grow trail-based research and evidence-based practice to support the professionalization of the C...

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Trail Competency Framework

The Trail Competency Framework defines specific trail-related competencies broken into six major categories:

Additionally, there are two special use categories:

What is the Trail Competency Framework?

This Trail Competency Framework is the result of years of parallel and collaborative efforts seeking to identify shared language around trail skills that culminated in a comprehensive survey research project published in 2022. Learn more >>

Skill Library

The Trail Competency Framework provides a shared language around trail skills and expertise. Explore the skills >>

Improve your skills

Browse our list of upcoming skill-based trainings. Connect with trainers in your area.

Collaborators
Federal Highway Administration USDA Forest Service National Park Service Bureau of Land Management
American Trails Professional TrailBuilders Association Partnership for the National Trails System Northern Vermont University Northwest Arkansas Community College Eppley Institute Corps Network

Top photo coutesy Wyoming Conservation Corps/University of Wyoming.