Trail Skills College Course Curriculum
To help our volunteers succeed in their trail work, PCTA collaborated with many partners to develop a Trail Skills College curriculum.
Clear the corridor (brushing, logging out, hazard tree removal, rock/stump removal) in preparation for construction using proper pruning techniques.
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To help our volunteers succeed in their trail work, PCTA collaborated with many partners to develop a Trail Skills College curriculum.
The North Country National Scenic Trail (NST) extends for thousands of miles across seven states. Its layout, design, construction, and maintenance require the participation of a myriad of individuals and groups.
This guidebook provides practical guidelines for developing recreation environments that are sensitive to the needs of riders and their stock.
An online PCTA training covering the fundamentals of trail maintenance.
In the second video of this series, we take a look at how to clear the trail corridor of brush, focusing on techniques specific to the desert environment. Keeping the corridor clear allows users to stay on the trail safely, protecting the…
In the second video of this series, we take a look at how to clear the trail corridor of brush, focusing on techniques specific to the desert environment. Keeping the corridor clear allows users to stay on the trail safely, protecting the…
Trail Skills Training Library
This webinar will break down how successful agencies manage parking, discuss common strategies and solutions to consider, and how to successfully deploy them.
This webinar will feature three members of the original design team who will take attendees through the vision, design, and development process to develop the Grand Canyon Greenway.
Skill Library
Training Calendar
June 12 - 13, 2024
East Burke, Vermont
Custom Trainings
Morgantown, WV
I lead WVU's Sustainable Trails Curriculum, am a licensed landscape architect and Associate…
Walsenburg, CO
I am the director of the Huerfano Youth Conservation Corps and I work as an instructor of Trail…
Brevard, NC
Anchorage, AK
Albuquerque, NM
Carmichael, CA
Began on a trail crew with the Arizona Conservation Corps. We maintained trails in the Coronado…
Hire Workers
Bend, OR
Emmy Andrews is the Executive Director of the Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA). In this role…
La Crosse , WI
Willie Bittner started working on trails 25 years ago with the Wisconsin DNR and over the years he…
Westfir, OR
I have been the Trails Manager on the Middle Fork Ranger District since 2009 and the OHV Manager…
Mccall, ID
Recreation Program Manager for past 20 years; most recently on the Payette NF, in McCall ID where i…
Castile, NY
Park Supervisor 1 supervising NYS Parks Trail Crew in the Genesee Region. Based out of Letchworth…
Topsham, ME
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