Pennsylvania Trail Design & Development Principles

Published Sep 16, 2013

A compilation of best practices and guidelines for the planning, design, construction, and management of your trail employing sustainable design.

Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Tread and Alignment​

Published Sep 22, 2023

Explore foundational concepts related to the principles and applications of trail tread and alignment—all through the lens of developing and maintaining a sustainable trail. This course will introduce basic trail design elements as well as processes…

Introduction to Foundations of Sustainable Trails: A Trail from Start to Finish

Published Sep 22, 2023

A Trail from Start to Finish is an introductory, short "micro-learning" targeted to developing trail workers. Anticipated to take about 15 minutes to complete, this microlearning discusses what it means for a trail to be sustainable and describes…

Sustaining Wildlife With Recreation on Public Lands

Published Dec 1, 2020

A Synthesis of Research Findings, Management Practices, and Research Needs

The Art of Sustainable Trail Management

Published Feb 14, 2018

Learn the basics of developing and managing natural surface, share-used trail systems.The webinar is geared primarily towards beginning and intermediate level trailbuilders: including volunteers, agency staff, and professional trail crews.

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