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 Experts
who provide training in trail design
and construction 
Also see Experts
who Provide Training for Backcountry
Trail Work
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Training Providers who are agencies
and organizations
Many of
the following experienced trail
contractors from the Professional
Trailbuilders Association offer
custom trainings and workshops to
fit your needs. All are knowledgeable
in:
- sustainable,
cost-effective trail design, construction,
and maintenance techniques
- trail
planning methods
- working
with and training agency staff and/or
volunteers
- training staff
and volunteers to be trail crew leaders
and crew workers
- different
trail types and users (hiking, equestrian,
mountain bike, natural surface, hard
surface, crushed stone, ATV, OHM,
ORV, etc.) (experience with specific
trail types varies by contractor).
In addition, based
on their past experience, each trainer
has particular strengths. These are
listed only briefly and are not inclusive;
please contact individual contractors
for details. Each has more areas of
expertise than can be listed here.
Feel free to make inquiries with any
of these trainers. Any and all negotiations
are private between you and individual
contractors. Company name links lead
to individual trainer presentations
within the PTBA site. You can also
find additional trail contractors
by geographic location, special expertise,
or on a list of all trail contractor
members.
Ryan Spates
S&S Trail Services, LLC |
512 Eberhart Lane, #1303
Austin, Tx 78745
(713) 446-6610
ryan@sstrails.com
www.sstrails.com |
Providing natural surface trail building training ranging from volunteer supervision, crew leader training all the way up to mechanized trailbuilding techniques. S&S has worked with land managers, master naturalists, mountain biking and hiking groups and the American Quarter Horse Association. We have a passion for trail building and enjoy sharing our knowledge. |
Troy
Duffin
Alpine Trails, LLC | PO
Box 2782
Park City, UT 84060
(W) 435-655-0779
(cell) 435-655-5776
Fax 435-655-0779
troytrails@aol.com
www.alpine-trails.com | Land
use planning and property management
in urban/semi-urban areas, working
with landowners, site plans and master
planning, government approvals, all
aspects of soft-surface multiple-use
trails. Instrumental in developing
a multi-jurisdictional, multiple-use
trail system in the resort town of
Park City, Utah. |
Tony
and Danna Boone
Arrowhead
Trails, Inc.
| 11121
County Road 240
Salida, CO 81201
(W/H) 719-539-2817
ati@arrowheadtrails.com
www.arrowheadtrails.com
| Designer/builder
of sustainable, multi-use and mountain
bike trails. Crew training is available
for one-day workshops or week-long
intensive professional trainings.
Sustainable trail design and construction
training agenda includes project planning,
developing and implementing trail
logs, tool use and safety, construction
specifications, construction techniques,
volunteer and crew management, land
stewardship and ethics, mechanized
construction, and physical fitness
on the trail. Also a SWECO trail dozer
dealer and trainer. |
Roger
Bell
Bellfree Contractors,
Inc.
| 505
West Cypress
Redlands, CA 92373
(W/H) 909-793-4501
Fax 909-793-6921
roger@naturtec.com
www.naturtec.com
| Long
experience in all types of trails
and trail issues, ADA/accessible trail
issues and Board member of American
Trails. Practices hybrid contracting,
i.e. building what a contractor can
build most efficiently while training
youth crews or volunteers in how to
do the lighter or easier work. In
addition to trail layout and construction,
specialized training areas include
installation of lightweight fiberglass
bridges, use and installation of soil
stabilizers and Geoweb®, and use
of power tools and tracked equipment. | Carl
May
May’s
Trail Equipment & Leasing, LLC
| 435
May Road
Sagle, ID 83860
(W)
208-263-4212
(H) 208-263-3538
Fax 208-263-2067
mayshonda@nidlink.com
www.waltercmaycompany.com | Dealer
for power tools and tracked equipment
for trail construction, offers on-site
tool operator training for efficient
operating techniques and maintenance
of these tools. |
Walter
Opuszynski
True to the Land
Trails, LLC
| Montpelier,
VT 05601
(802) 498-4506
walter@truetothelandtrails.com
| Over
a decade of experience in trail design,
layout, and construction, and a background
in education. I have combined the
two areas to create specific trainings
for groups. |
Troy
Scott Parker
Natureshape | 8285
Kincross Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
(W/H) 303-530-1785
Fax 303-530-4757
tsparker@natureshape.com
www.natureshape.com | Custom
workshops and publications on naturalistic
and sustainable trail design, efficient
construction, and effective maintenance.
Instruction emphasis on creating rewarding
trail experriences for users; making
the most of any site; recognizing
and optimizing opportunities; using
site features to increase sustainability;
appropriate low-tech solutions; sequencing
the trail experience; making trail
structures enhance the trail experience;
and optimizing native surface, crushed
stone, and hard surface trails. Expert
in working with and training volunteers
and volunteer crew leaders; training
via indoor and field sessions of any
length (preferably multi-day), plus
publications. Extensive photo library. |
Gerry Wilbour
Northwest Trails,
Inc. |
705 Chuckanut Drive
North (ZIP 98226)
PO Box 4323
Bellingham, WA 98227
(W/H) 360-671-1982
Mobile 360-739-1123
Fax 360-647-1968
Northwesttrails@hotmail.com
| Planning,
design, and maintenance instruction
for USFS and other government and
private clients; excellent resource
for extensive/heavy/technical trail
construction, bridge issues, master
planning and project planning, and
design/build techniques. |
John
Kowaleski
TrailTech LLC | 5
Morrow Lane
Amherst, MA. 01002
413-549-7813
jkowaleski@trailtech.org | Seventeen
years of work experience as a park
and natural resources professional.
Trail services include trail design,
planning, and construction management,
grant writing, volunteer and professional
training workshops. |
Peter
S. Jensen
Peter S. Jensen & Associates, LLC, and Openspace Management
| P.O. Box 316
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-441-0204
petersorenjensen@gmail.com
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A group of individuals with a wide range of trail design and construction experience who are committed to natural resource protection, perpetuating and resurrecting old stone and woodcraft skills. Designing and building pedestrian trails which provide safe visitor access while safeguarding the natural, cultural, and historic landscapes with innovative design and low-impact construction techniques. |
Jim
Slagle
Recreation Trails | 39435
Barker Court
Sandy, OR 97055
(W/H) 503-668-7568
trailseeker2@earthlink.net | Retired
USFS trail planner in Pacific Northwest,
now in private practice. Over 38 years
of experience in trail planning, location,
survey, design, trail contract preparation,
contract administration, construction
and maintenance. Extensive experience
with hiking, equestrian, and barrier-free
trails. Conducts multi-day workshops
for agencies and volunteers. |
Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt
South
Fork Construction | 6190
Saxon Road
Acme, WA 98220
(W/H) 360-595-2512
saxoncreek@msn.com | Planning
and design instruction for USFS. |
Charles R. McKenzie
Trailbuilders
of the Ozarks | Dept.
of Technology
Southwest Missouri
State University (SMSU)
Springfield,
MO 65804 | Former
professor at Southwest Missouri State
University teaches trail and bridge
design, construction, and maintenance,
has experience with motorized trails
and related issues. |
Krista
Thie and Daryl Hoyt
Twin Oaks
Construction |
1549 West Jewett Blvd.
White Salmon,
WA 98672
(W) 509-493-2626
avery@gorge.net
| Field
instruction in rigging, blasting,
equipment operation, trail design,
bridge issues. Expert in all types
of bridge work including suspension
and log stringer bridges, and repair
of suspension bridges. Trail contractor
since 1978. |
Dr.
Gene Wood Extension Trails Specialist,
Clemson University | Clemson
University
Department of Aquaculture,
Fisheries and Wildlife
G08 Lehotsky
Hall
Clemson, SC 29634-0362 864.656.3117
(voice) 864.656.5332 (fax) gwood@clemson.edu
| Horse
trail design workshops, Trail Building
Workshop, and planning for the annual
Southeastern Equestrian Trails Conference. |
Donald R. Hays, Jr.
Donald Hays Trail Contractor, Inc |
P. O. Box 7672
Tahoe City, CA 96145
(530) 583-9128 voice
(530) 583-1372 fax
trailcontractor@sbcglobal.net |
We provide training in data dictionary design and in-the-field training. Along with trail condition survey we specialize in wetland trail construction using non-evasive helical pier supported raised trail construction. I have over 30 years of trail building experience at the federal, state county, city and private levels. We provide high end trail condition surveys and reports, from single track to OHV, to assist in trail budgeting, land use planning and property management in urban/semi-urban and backcountry areas. Using top-of-the-line GPS technology, maps are provided with survey reports. |
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Professional Trailbuilders Association
members and activities, see the Professional
Trailbuilders Association website.
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