Start Date
04/16/2020
End Date
04/16/2022
Description
Part of the American Trails Advancing Webinar Series, this webinar is a continuation of the webinar from August 2019 titled Equestrian Trail Design for Urban Shared Use Trails.
The presenters will review best practices for trail design planning, construction, and management in undeveloped natural areas and connecting to urban edge settings. The webinar will include trailhead development, urban to wildland transition design, and equestrian trail features to provide best sustainability and lowest impact.
Jim Coffman with Coffman Studio will discuss the 'merge/transition' areas from towns to wildland trails— how to design/where/how many, etc. Matt Woodson with Okanogan Trail Construction will then pick up and bring listeners into the mountains to discuss both trail techniques as well as best practices for equestrian use for maximum sustainability. Representatives from the Equine Land Conservation Resource and Backcountry Horsemen of America will open the webinar with introductions.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Parks & Recreation
Rural Landscape
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.50
Learning Outcomes
- Improvement/re-alignment tips and techniques for degraded trails to help provide maximum durability and optimum sustainability.
- Backcountry trail design and key points to consider for deciding optimum placement.
- Key points for designing wildland to urban edge trail transitions for user/community-friendly access and reduction of 'social' non-authorized trails and access points.
Instructors
Matthew Woodson with Okanogan Trail Construction, Jim Coffman with Coffman Studio, Holley Groshek with Equine Land Conservation Resource, Randy Rasmussen with Back Country Horsemen of America
Course Codes
Provider
American Trails