The Symposium includes numerous educational sessions covering a broad range of trail issues including nationally and internationally prominent presenters. View presentations that were sent to us post-ITS.
published Jan 2004
Tools for Trails provides this list of the most commonly used digging and tamping tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Aug 2022
Let’s talk about grubbing and raking tools! You might have heard the term grubbing before, but if you’re new to trail building, it may be unfamiliar. Grubbing is when you are removing earth and topsoil. Basically digging into the first while removing vegetation in the process. Trail builders may also call this process hogging.
published Jan 2004
by Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used Miscellaneous Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used pounding and hammering Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by Jim Schmid
Though the bulk of trail work involves the use of hand tools, there are occasions where power tools are more efficient.
published Jan 2004
The following trail work safety tips should be covered with volunteers and crewmembers before the start of any trail work.
published Jan 2004
These are the most commonly used sawing and chopping tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2004
by Jim Schmid
Most tools needed for trail work can be purchased from local hardware stores or suppliers of forestry gear or borrowed from equipment caches of land-management agencies. Specialty tools can be found from one of the following suppliers.
published Jun 2022
There are a few options for striking tools that you may see out on a project. Some like the sledge hammer will be seen more, while others may only be pulled out for special projects.
published Jan 2004
by Jim Schmid
These are the most commonly used Survey, Layout, and Measuring Tools with tips on using them safely and effectively.
published Jan 2003
The Katy Trail is a 185-mile rails-to-trails conversion of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas-Railroad (nick-named the KATY). The Missouri Department of Natural Resources was able to acquire the right-of-way after Congress passed the National Trails System Act allowing railroad corridors to be banked for future transportation use and used on an interim basis for recreational trails.
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