Advancing Trails Webinar Series

American Trails brings agencies, trail builders, planners, architects, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails and greenways usually applicable to all trail types, with expert presenters.


Upcoming Webinars

Live webinars are free for everyone (and up to 24 hours following each webinar to accommodate different time zones). An American Trails webinar typically lasts between 60 to 90 minutes, with 10 to 30 minutes saved for Q&A at the end. All webinars are recorded, offer learning credits, and include real-time closed captioning in English (other languages available upon request). 

American Trails members can access our archived webinars that include a recording, closed caption transcript, and resources slide, and can obtain free learning credits. All follow up materials are available within two days post-webinar and are added to the webinar’s webpage.

Aug 21

Bridging Science, Recreation, and Accessibility: Designing Trail Maps for Everyone

August 21, 2025

This webinar will share insights from real-world projects where thoughtful cartographic design enhanced access, supported funding requirements, and helped land managers better serve diverse trail users.

Aug 28

Unfunded but Unrelenting: Trail Stewardship Without Grants, Recognition, or Profit

August 28, 2025

In this candid and thought-provoking session, the presenter will share what it’s like to be a mission-driven for-profit business doing trail work and advocacy, without access to grants, and often at a financial loss.

Sep 04

National Collaboration Efforts on Federal Trail Data and Tools

September 04, 2025

This presentation will introduce interoperable trail spatial data standards, MAPLand Act efforts, as well as provide updates on the USGS trail data and tools.

Sep 11

Helping Communities Tell Their Outdoor Recreation Economic Story

September 11, 2025

Learn how the Wisconsin Office of Outdoor Recreation developed a written guide and implemented a program that equips communities and organizations to collect and analyze data necessary to calculate their economic impact.

Sep 18

Branding 101: The Importance of Finding Your Why

September 18, 2025

This webinar will dive into some fundamentals and exercises to draw out foundational why's for your own organization to help create a brand your audience wants to support and champion.

Sep 25

Natural Surface Trails as Transportation

September 25, 2025

This webinar outlines the benefits, planning considerations, and implementation strategies for incorporating natural surface trails into greenways and public trail systems.

Oct 02

Community Crafted, Eco-Engineered Trail System: India’s First Women-Led Trail System

October 02, 2025

This presentation chronicles the pioneering ecological restoration of Taloja Hill through the creation of India’s first community-crafted, eco-engineered trail system led entirely by women.

Oct 09

Forging the Future for Trail Technicians

October 09, 2025

Learn about the creation of the Trail Technician Level 1 certification and their curriculum—now a national benchmark for workforce development.

Oct 16

Trail Design in an Animate World

October 16, 2025

This webinar invites trail designers, planners, and stewards into a radical reimagining of their role—not as prescribers of sustainability, but as participants in a living, animate world. Drawing inspiration from deep ecological traditions, Indigenous teachings, and the spiritual dimensions of place-based work, it offers a reframing of trail design as a reciprocal act rooted in humility, listening, and respect.

Oct 30

A Guide to Adaptive Mountain Bike Trailbuilding

October 30, 2025

This webinar will walk through the latest guidance for planning, designing, building, and retrofitting adaptive mountain bike trails, with a specific focus on nonmotorized, natural-surface trails. The speakers represent the critical stakeholders that should be involved in any aMTB trail project— trail manager, aMTB users, aMTB programs, and trail builder.

Nov 13

Outdoor Tech for Good

November 13, 2025

Learn how AllTrails is providing free data insight tools for public land managers and park partners to inclusive outdoor nonprofits.

Dec 11

Moab Trail Ambassador Program: Education and Promotion of Responsible Recreation

December 11, 2025

An in-depth exploration of the key components involved in creating and managing a Trail Ambassador Program.

Dec 18

Center Pier Wilderness Bridge Construction

December 18, 2025

Successful plans and construction tools used to construct multiple span bridges (20 - 60' in length) with center piers in the backcountry with the intention to inspire groups that they DO have the skills in house to construct these structures without significant costs.

Jan 15

Designing Events that Engage Your Community in 2026

January 15, 2026

Explore the ins and outs of planning events that engage, inspire, and activate your community.


Recorded Webinars

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Disclaimer

While we may individually agree (or disagree) in whole or in part with any or all of the participants, the views expressed in these webinars are not necessarily representative of the views of American Trails as an organization or its board and staff. Unless specific situations are noted by presenters, nothing in American Trails webinars should be considered to be interpreted as a standard.

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By registering for our webinars, you submit your information to the webinar organizer and associated presenters and sponsors, who may use it to communicate with you regarding this event and their other services. Your organization may also be added to the American Trails Business Directory. You can easily cancel your registration at any time.

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