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Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society

 

The Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society unites recreation and park professionals and interested citizens to enhance their leadership in meeting recreational needs of all Pennsylvanians.

A variety of training, workshops, and conferences are offered each year on trails and greenways topics.

The first Pennsylvania Greenway and Trail Summit in Mechanicsburg, PA was presented by Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Association in 2005. The annual statewide conference continues to be held in a variety of locations in Pennsylvania.

Workshops sponsored by PRPS have included:

• Trail Building and Maintenance Techniques Using Lightly on the Land Principles
• Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance Workshop
• Sustainable Trail Design and Construction-Trail Building 101
• Natural Surface Trail Design: The Patterns That Work
• Quantifying the Economic Benefits of Trails, Quantifying the Health Benefits of Trails, How to Conduct a Trail User Survey, and Methods for Conducting Trail User Counts

PRPS also provides many other resources in the outdoor recreation field on topics that include:

• grant writing
• funding opportunities
• scholarships
• publications
• legislation

Contact for training:

Lisa L. Litz, Training Assistant
Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society
2131 Sandy Drive State College, PA 16803-2283
llitz@prps.org (p) 814-234-4272 (f) 814 234-5276
http://www.prps.org/educationgreenway.htm

 

The National Trails Training Partnership

American Trails, P.O. Box 491797, Redding, CA 96049-1797 • (530) 547-2060 • Fax: (530) 547-2035 • nttp@americantrails.org • www.AmericanTrails.org

The National Trails Training Partnership is an alliance of Federal agencies, training providers, nationwide supporters, and providers of products and services. Visit the online calendar of training opportunities, access hundreds of trail-related resources, read the news, learn how you can help, and see training resources in your state.

This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under Cooperative Agreement DTFH61-06-H-00023. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Highway Administration.

 

 

 

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(530) 547-2060 • Fax: (530) 547-2035 • trailhead@americantrails.org