Trails Training Calendar

Trails training, workshops, and conferences on trail building, planning, management, land protection, organization development, leadership, tools, GIS data, parks, bike/ped facilities, nonmotorized transportation, funding, and stewardship.

A New Training Calendar

Trainings are now listed on our sister website, TrailSkills.org, where you can connect with trails professionals, get training, and learn about the Trail Core Competencies.

Submit your training entries with the online form.

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The Latest Trainings from TrailSkills.org


CONNECTIONS (CA Parks and Recreation Society Annual Conference) 2025

California Parks and Recreation Society

3/18/2025

Save the date to join CPRS in Sacramento, CA for CONNECTIONS 2025: CPRS Conference & Expo! Section Intensives, Institutes, and Special Events will generally begin on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 with Connections proper taking place Wednesday, March 19 - Friday, March 21, 2025.

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AORE Annual Conference 2024

Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)

11/19/2024

The Outdoor Professional Conference strives to empower participant facing outdoor recreation and education providers and facilitators by: expanding collaboration between the outdoor industry and outdoor recreation and education, offering high quality educational opportunities, building and strengthening professional skills and knowledge, broadening networking opportunities, educating on advocacy and public policy efforts within the industry, and amplifying the value and impact of outdoor recreation

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Making Organizations Inclusive: Stories of Deaf Gain in the Outdoors

American Trails

10/24/2024

This webinar will provide you with some of the needed tools, understanding, and resources of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing so that you can be more inclusive, respectful, and successful.

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Outdoor Recreation Roadmap: Leverage Natural Assets for Economic Success & Local Renewal

The Harbinger Consultancy

10/10/2024

Learn how to make the outdoor recreation economy work for your community to generate more awareness and buy-in, make quick progress that can be sustained over time, and create meaningful changes that make a difference for your community’s business and economic vitality, physical health and confidence. Learn a step-by-step process that you can adapt to use “nature-based placemaking” to transform how your community sees, talks about and invests in itself to make it a more attractive place to live, visit and do business.

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ASLA Annual Meeting and Expo 2024

American Society of Landscape Architects

10/6/2024

The largest landscape architecture trade show in the world is held annually by ASLA in various cities throughout the United States. The ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture and EXPO draws more than 6,000 attendees and over 250 exhibitors each year. Attendees consistently rate the EXPO as the “most valuable event” at the meeting each year. Check out the 2024 floor plan and contact us today to reserve your space!

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ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture

American Society of Landscape Architects

10/6/2024

The American Society of Landscape Architects proudly marks its 125th anniversary! Registration will begin at a later date.

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Assessing and Advancing Belonging: Overcoming Roadblocks to Inclusion

American Trails

9/26/2024

This interactive workshop provides a framework for honestly evaluating your organization's or community's stage of inclusion.

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Tell the Economic Story of Your National and State Parks & Heritage Areas Without Hiring an Economist

The Harbinger Consultancy

9/25/2024

A tremendous body of studies has substantiated the economic value of parks, heritage areas and sites, and other protected areas. These can be useful in helping you make your case, but it’s even more compelling to speak directly about the benefits of your park, your heritage area, your community. Learn to paint a broad, research and data-based picture of the economic effects of your park and tell that story to support advocacy, fundraising, economic development, and stronger community-park relationships. You will learn and adapt a proven approach that engages community resources without hiring an economist, consultant or communications shop.

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Tell the Economic Story of Your Conserved Lands and Trails Without Hiring an Economist

The Harbinger Consultancy

9/18/2024

Understanding the range of economic benefits from your land conservation and trails program can help you coalesce support among local and state officials, expand your circle of allies and partners to include economic developers and the local business community, and build public support. Learn to research, analyze and communicate a range of economic and community benefits associated with your programs, trails and conserved lands.

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The Great Trails State 2024 Conference

9/11/2024

The Great Trails State Conference will bring together trail planners, designers and builders, recreational professionals, community and elected leaders, tourism partners, and others to learn and share best practices to advance trail and greenway development and promotion throughout North Carolina.

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