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 Experts
who provide training in trail design
and construction 
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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.
Judd DeVall
Alpine Bike Parks LLC
www.alpinebikeparks.com |
834 Finlayson Arm Rd Victoria, BC V9B 6E5 Canada
W/H: 250-418-1486 judddevall@aol.com |
Alpine Bike Parks specializes in all aspects of mountain-bike-park development. In addition to trail design and construction, our consulting services include pro forma budgeting, masterplanning, site analysis, staff training and bicycle industry partnerships. |
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. |
Chris Bernhardt & Mia Burke
ALTA Planning and Design
www.altaplanning.com |
1638 NE Davis Street
Portland, OR 97232
W: 503-230-9862
Fax: 503-230-9864
chrisbernhardt@altaplanning.com
Additional Offices in Berkley, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, Bozeman, MT, Sarasota Springs, NY, Arlington, VA |
Alta Planning + Design specializes in developing progressive recreation and transportation solutions by providing planning, design, and implementation expertise to encourage the development and use of bicycle and pedestrian trail corridors and systems. Our mission is to provide green infrastructure and program solutions that help people have active daily lives. |
Tony Boone & Cuatro Hundley
Anasazi Trails, Inc.
www.anasazitrailsinc.com
|
9 South Arroyo Road Madrid, NM, 87010
W/H: (505) 660-3151
Cell: (720) 244-7804
dirt@anasazitrailsinc.com |
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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
|
Specializing in multi-use trail planning, design and construction, especially for trails developed for mountain biking. Crew training is available
for one-day workshops or week-long
intensive professional trainings.
|
Peter Axelson
Beneficial Designs, Inc.
www.beneficialdesigns.com
| PO Box 69
Minden, NV 89423
W: (775)783-8822x121
Fax: (775)783-8823
Cell: (775)790-1210
pax@beneficialdesigns.com | We work to establish outdoor recreation standards for trail design from a technical point of view addressing grade, cross slope, surface firmness and stability, tread width and trail treat features and their impact on hikers of all abilities. | Dawn Packard
Blue Sky Trails, LLC
| P.O. Box 289
Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451
1001 North 11th Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
Cell: 970-531-2001
H: 970-725-0169
Fax: 970-887-2058
bluesky.trails@yahoo.com
| Focusing primarily on natural surface, backcountry and wilderness trails for non-motorized use; extensive experience at high elevations and remote locations |
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
|
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. |
Bud Sanchez
A. Sanchez Forestry & Trails |
1030 Ludington Avenue
Raymond, WA 98577
W/H: 360-942-3885
Cell: 360-942-8191
Fax: 360-875-6060
trailsalfonso@netscape.net |
Professional trailbuilders specializing in all types of trail structures, actively pursuing trail construction with innovative features from suburban to backcountry. |
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. |
Susan Stormer, PhD. and Ryan Spates
S&S Trail Services LLC
www.sstrails.com |
512 Eberhart Lane, #1303
Austin, TX 78745
W: (713) 448-0161
susan@sstrails.com
ryan@sstrails.com |
Over 25 years experience specializing in multi-use singletrack trails for mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding. Services include trail design, construction, education, crew supervision, and consultation. Also experienced in design and installation of improved surface nature trails. |
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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members and activities, see the Professional
Trailbuilders Association website.
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