Decommissioning Trails

Decommissioning Trails Skill Definition:

Demonstrated ability to plan and implement the closure, reclamation, and revegetation of a trail segment.


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Resources for Decommissioning Trails

Trail Decommissioning & Wildland Restoration
Trail Decommissioning & Wildland Restoration

Learn how to put a campsite and section of trail to bed so that it returns to nature without erosion. Some call this “trail magic,” or “Zen and the Art of Wilderness Gardening” because, if properly done, the old scars disappear, replaced by a…

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Upcoming Trainings for Decommissioning Trails

Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program
Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program

September 09, 2024

Lyndonville, Vermont

Custom Trainings

There are 49 trainers on TrailSkills
with Decommissioning Trails experience.

Pete

Pete Englund

Legacy Trails LLC

Contractor Trainer

Madrid, IA

Pete Englund had been performing crew based trail work across 12 different states for 18 years…

Walt

Walt Daniels

New York - New Jersey Trail Conference

Trainer Nonprofit

Mohegan Lake, NY

Mariah

Mariah Keagy

Sinuosity

Contractor Trainer

Morristown, VT

Mariah Keagy began her career in trail construction and reconstruction in the Green Mountains…

Daniel

Daniel Whitaker

American River Parkway Foundation

Trainer Nonprofit

Carmichael, CA

Began on a trail crew with the Arizona Conservation Corps. We maintained trails in the Coronado…

Don

Don Kelly

USDA Forest Service

Trainer Agency

Marion, VA

I have over 32 years of experience performing conservation, trails, and construction related…

Travis

Travis Taylor

Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Santa Cruz, CA

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Hire Workers

There are 183 profiles on TrailSkills
with Decommissioning Trails experience.

Daniel

Daniel Briceño

San Diego Mountain Biking Association

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit

Chula Vista, CA

Ron

Ron Cooper

Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation

Agency

Cedar City, UT

I have been doing trail maintenance for the past several years with both the USDA Forest Service as…

Jon

Jon Underwood

Happy Trails, Inc.

Contractor

Fairbanks, AK

Trail designer, consultant, and builder since 2006, mostly in Alaska. Design and construction of…

Grady

Grady Vigneau

Stowe Trails Partnership

Nonprofit

Stowe, VT

Trails Manager for Stowe Trails Partnership

Buck

Buck Clay

USDA Forest Service

Agency

Delta, CO

Scott

Scott Johnson

USDA Forest Service

Trainer Agency

Forest Grove, OR

Trail builder with the Forest Service for over 15 years. Have worked on a mobile trail crew for all…

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Trail Skills 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