Training Materials

posted Feb 19, 2018

Turning Homes into Trailheads

Join this session to learn how to build a public/private trail network that turns homes into trailheads.

posted Feb 19, 2018

Understanding (and Overcoming) Opposition to Rail Trails

Learn the historical and contemporary sources of grassroots opposition to rail trails and several principles for accommodating critics.

posted Feb 19, 2018

Using Technology to Promote Recreation

This session will showcase how you can utilize technology to promote your latest trail or trail project.

posted Jun 4, 2019

Utilizing Apps: Introducing Mobile Technology to the Great Outdoors

by Ryan Branciforte with OuterSpatial, Mark DeCracker with Trail Works, Inc., Jeremy Wimpey, Ph.D. with Applied Trails Research, Thomas Dunne

By incorporating mobile technology both Trailhead Labs and OnCell hope to expand our community's curiosity and sense of adventure.

posted Feb 19, 2018

Vernacu-What? Culture, Heritage and the Natural Environment as Building Blocks for Trail Design

Drawing from dry-laid rock fences, a significant equine heritage, and one of the oldest urban growth boundaries in the nation, Legacy Trail spans the gamut of landscapes.

posted Jun 15, 2020

Water Trail Planning 101

by National Park Service

A quick how to slidehow/guide for developing water trails

posted Feb 19, 2018

Water Trails

Successful water trails are the product of partnerships among a wide variety of public and private constituents.

posted Feb 19, 2018

Ways and Means of Expanding Trail Funding

by Ken Bryan with Rails to Trails Conservancy, Laura Cohen with Rails to Trails Conservancy, Carl Knoch with Rails to Trails Conservancy, Leeann Sinpatanasakul with Rails to Trails Conservancy

Public demand for trails of all types is outstripping current levels of funding.

posted Feb 19, 2018

What Went Wrong?

What happens when things don’t go as planned?

posted Feb 19, 2018

What’s in Your Volunteer Toolkit?

Tools to engage and retain volunteers.