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 Jun 2021
Gathering GIS data can help create maps for trails. This guide for beginners will tell you how to get started.
published Jan 2007
George was an avid equestrian and advocate for the preservation of public open space and trails. His work in the 1940's in Contra Costa County, CA became the model for the California State Riding and Hiking Trails Plan and later led to California State trails acts in 1945 and again in 1974.
published May 1995
Guidelines for use of Geosynthetic materials in trail construction.
published Oct 2022
by Sue Crowe
GEOWEB® panels are used to reconstruct Kittery Point's walking trail and maintenance road.
posted Feb 19, 2018
by Roger Bell, Pam Johnson with Rancho Sonado, Jennifer Rigby with The Acorn Group, Inc.
Fresh ideas that will get more children off couches and into nature.
posted Jul 22, 2020
by Equine Land Conservation Resource
The future ability of people to enjoy and keep horses in open spaces will hinge largely on the efforts of today's equestrian users. What is the alternative? Loss of trails for equestrians. Now is the time to get organized!
posted Jun 11, 2019
by Butch Bernhardt with Western Wood Preservers Institute
Wood is sustainable and renewable. We can extend the life of wood far beyond the time it takes to grow a new tree.
posted Nov 5, 2018
The 44-page guide covers the key topics: Getting organized, Going public, Trail planning, Integrating natural values and recreational use, and Landowner issues and concerns. This is a joint publication of Parks & Trails New York and Hudson River Valley Greenway to encourage successful trail projects at the local level.
posted Jun 10, 2019
by Andrew Dupuy with Rails to Trails Conservancy, Brian K. Housh with Rails to Trails Conservancy
Several states, including Ohio, Michigan, and Massachusetts have established legislative trails caucuses in the past year, facilitating active engagement among state legislators and trail constituents.
posted Feb 19, 2018
Practical how-to advice on developing the leadership tools and community resources
posted Mar 27, 2018
A glimpse of the early 1900s as the rail trail passes through several abandoned coal mining towns.
published Jan 2022
The Frisco Highline Trail, a National Recreation Trail, is using a team of goats to tame vegetation around the trail.
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