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University of Minnesota - Center for Continuing Education
Recreational Trails: Design, Construction, and Maintenance
This workshop is sponsored by MN DNR Trails and Waterways; Center for
Continuing Education, College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;
and Minnesota Extension Service.
COURSE CONTENT
This course is aimed at beginning- to intermediate-level trail planners.
Instructors will teach participants how to design and build trails to
meet user expectations while minimizing impacts on soil, water, and
cultural resources. The focus is on trails used for hiking, horseback
riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and all-terrain
vehicles. Construction concepts will apply to interpretive trails, but
the course will not cover interpretation techniques. Participants will
learn about trail users and the types of experiences that could be offered,
construction standards for different types of users, selecting and marking
the trail location, clearing the trail, building the tread, structures
and techniques for crossing obstacles (wetlands, streams, steep hills,
rocky or sandy soil, boulder fields, etc.), trail equipment, signs,
and funding sources. Registration is limited to 40 participants at each
location.
Cost: $30 (plus lodging if staying on-site)
SAF CFE: 11.0 CFE contact hours in Category 1, Society of American Foresters
Continuing Forestry Education Certificate.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This workshop is aimed at land managers, and others, who design, build,
or maintain trails on public or private lands, e.g., County foresters
and park managers, Municipal recreation managers, National Forest recreation
managers, Tribal land managers, Nature center directors, foresters and
wildlife managers
INSTRUCTORS
- Mel Baughman, Assistant Dean and Extension Forester, University
of Minnesota
- Brian McCann, Recreational Planner, Minnesota DNR Trails and Waterways
- Ron Potter, Off Highway Vehicle Coordinator, Minnesota DNR Trails
and Waterways
CONTACTS
Louise Yount, Project Leader, Sustainable Forests Ed. Coop.
Cloquet Forestry Center, 175 University Road Cloquet, MN 55720
tel: 218-879-0858 fax: 218-879-0855
www.cnr.umn.edu/CCE/
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American Trails, P.O. Box 491797, Redding, CA 96049-1797 •
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