North Country Trail Handbook
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.
Build and maintain trail heads, parking lots, kiosks, sanitary facilities, camping facilities, traffic barriers, and directional signage.
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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.
Official USDA Forest Service sign guidelines
The built environment, as used in this guide, refers to the administrative and recreation buildings, landscape structures, site furnishings, structures on roads and trails, and signs installed or operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Be much more sign savvy! Understand trail sign specifications and learn how to install signs correctly. Learn to record sign inventory records in conjunction with agency partners. Students must be seasoned hikers experienced with map reading, have…
This course serves as an introduction and overview to usage, construction, and form of critical trail structures. It begins with a focus on five main types of water crossings. Participants will be introduced to planning decisions based on trail…
Trail Skills Training Library
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.
The webinar emphasizes learning about the trail and to determine what needs to be communicated, and where information is best posted.
Skill Library
Training Calendar
June 12 - 13, 2024
East Burke, Vermont
Custom Trainings
Chattanooga, TN
Middlefield, CT
Ashland, NH
Conservation Trail Services LLC. Working with private, non-profit, and…
Bellvue, CO
Member of Center for Protected Area Management and Training at Colorado State University,…
La Crosse , WI
Willie Bittner started working on trails 25 years ago with the Wisconsin DNR and over the years he…
Golden, CO
Thirty-eight years of experience in the US Forest Service in landscape architecture, recreation…
Hire Workers
Philadelphia, PA
Taylorsville, CA
Flagstaff, AZ
For over 10 years, I have been designing and leading field-based trail trainings for land agencies,…
Middlefield, CT
Cle Elum, WA
As the Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator, Kay works with land managers within Kittitas County to…
Crescent Springs, KY
Chad Irey President Elsmere, KY As a professional trailbuilder since 2012, Chad believes in a…
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