Gain the skills needed to build non-motorized trails using up-to-date sustainability best practices directly from industry leaders and trail building experts. The curriculum aimed at meeting the needs of working
adults includes classroom, online, and hands-on experience in our outdoor learning laboratory — the more than 100 miles of natural, machine-made, and gravity trails around Vermont State University’s Lyndon campus, Northwoods Stewardship Center, Kingdom Trail Association, and Burke Mountain Bike Park in the beautiful Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Editors Note: This is a one-year certificate program, ending in May 2025. This item will be removed from the calendar after the program begins.
Anticipated In-person Class Dates:
September 9-14, 2024
October 7-12, 2024
March 2025 (exact dates TBD): Professional Trailbuilder Association 2025 Sustainable Trails Conference Field Trip
April 28 – May 3, 2025
Summer 2025 Trailship: In addition, participants take part in a paid 100-hour Trailship program with a professional trail organization during summer 2025 to apply your new skills in a real-world setting.
In this one-year certificate program, you’ll have boots-on-the-ground at Northwoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, VT for three individual week-long intensive classes. You will grow your knowledge base and connect with trail building professional networks, as you build skills that align with the national standard and learn best practices for trail sustainability. Upon completion, you’ll be ready to grow as a leader in this expanding field!
The program is taught through a combination of classroom, in-the-field learning, and professional industry conferences. Tuition includes trail passes to Kingdom Trails and Burke Mountain Bike Park vouchers. Bunk house accommodation is available at no additional cost for participants coming from a distance for in-person class dates.
Location
Vermont State University
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851
Trail Core Competencies
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Trail Construction
- • Construction Specifications
- • Corridor Clearing
- • Hand-Built Trail Construction
- • Mechanized Trail Construction
- • Trail Finishwork
- • Water Management/Drainage Features
- • Water Crossing Structures
- • Retaining Walls
- • Tread Hardening
- • Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation
- • Decommissioning Trails
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Trail Maintenance
- • Maintenance Specifications
- • Inventory & Assessment
- • Corridor Clearing: Power tools
- • Corridor clearing: Hand Tools
- • Tread Maintenance - Hand tools
- • Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment
- • Drainage Features/Water Management
Upcoming Event
Training Dates
Starts September 09, 2024
09:00 AMEnds September 09
09:01 AMThis event takes place in Eastern Daylight Time.
09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
08:00 AM Central Daylight Time
07:00 AM Mountain Daylight Time
06:00 AM Mountain Standard Time
06:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
05:00 AM Alaska Daylight Time
04:00 AM Hawaii-Aleutian Daylight Time
03:00 AM Hawaii Standard Time
Registration
Contact Details
- (802) 626-4867
- [email protected]
Ann Nygard
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