Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation

Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation Skill Definition:

Build and maintain trail heads, parking lots, kiosks, sanitary facilities, camping facilities, traffic barriers, and directional signage.


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Resources for Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation

North Country Trail Handbook
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.

The Built Environment Image Guide
The Built Environment Image Guide

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)…

Trail Sign Installation & Inventory
Trail Sign Installation & Inventory

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…

Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Structures
Foundations of Sustainable Trails: Structures

​​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…


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Recorded Trainings for Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation

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Upcoming Trainings for Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation

Trail Building and Stewardship for Non-Motorized Multi-Use Trails Boot Camp
Vermont State University
Vermont State University
Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program
Sustainable Trail Building One-Year Certificate Program

September 09, 2024

Lyndonville, Vermont

Custom Trainings

There are 50 trainers on TrailSkills
with Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation experience.

Andrea

Andrea Hassler

Access Fund

Contractor Trainer Nonprofit Higher Education

Chattanooga, TN

Alex

Alex Bradley

Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)

Trainer Corps Nonprofit

Middlefield, CT

Andy

Andy Crowley

Contractor Trainer

Ashland, NH

Conservation Trail Services LLC. Working with private, non-profit, and…

Larry

Larry Lechner

Trainer Higher Education

Bellvue, CO

Member of Center for Protected Area Management and Training at Colorado State University,…

Willie

Willie Bittner

Great Lakes Trailbuilders, LLC

Contractor Trainer Higher Education

La Crosse , WI

Willie Bittner started working on trails 25 years ago with the Wisconsin DNR and over the years he…

Jim

Jim Bedwell

Contractor Trainer

Golden, CO

Thirty-eight years of experience in the US Forest Service in landscape architecture, recreation…

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Hire Workers

There are 189 profiles on TrailSkills
with Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation experience.

Damien

Damien Theophano

Friends of the Wissahickon

Nonprofit

Philadelphia, PA

Danielle

Danielle Berry

Sierra Institute for Community and Environment

Nonprofit

Taylorsville, CA

Mark

Mark Loseth

Contractor Trainer

Flagstaff, AZ

For over 10 years, I have been designing and leading field-based trail trainings for land agencies,…

Alex

Alex Bradley

Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)

Trainer Corps Nonprofit

Middlefield, CT

Kay

Kay Emery

Mountains to Sound Greenway

Nonprofit

Cle Elum, WA

As the Kittitas Stewardship Coordinator, Kay works with land managers within Kittitas County to…

Chad

Chad Irey

Dirt Artisans

Contractor

Crescent Springs, KY

Chad Irey President Elsmere, KY As a professional trailbuilder since 2012, Chad believes in a…

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American Trails Professional TrailBuilders Association Partnership for the National Trails System Northern Vermont University Northwest Arkansas Community College Eppley Institute Corps Network