Managing High-Use Trails

October 1st Marks Our 100th Webinar!

American Trails is excited to celebrate the 100^th webinar in the Advancing Trails Webinar Series with the first webinar in the NY webinar series. October 2020 also happens to be the 100^th anniversary of the NY-NJ Trail Conference who is presenting the 100^th webinar! Those that attend the live webinar on October 1 will have the chance to win fun giveaways.

Giveaways include:

• Trail Books
• Trail Boss Mugs
• ChicoBags
• American Trails Membership
• Grand Prize Giveaway Basket including trail books, mug, ChicoBags, membership, coffee, trail mix, and more!

Over $900 worth of giveaways! The chances to be a winner of our many prizes will be given to those that attend, attendees that ask questions, attendees that fill in the webinar survey, those that share our social media posts, and more.

This webinar is free to the public, thanks to a generous sponsorship from New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), and the Federal Highway Administration.

This webinar is held in partnership with the New York State Recreation and Park Society Conference and select sessions that were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Overuse and misuse of the most popular outdoor destinations are threatening the ecological integrity of these special places. In the greater New York metropolitan region, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is taking a leadership role in coordinating stewardship efforts to keep up with growing threats. There is no one answer to solving this issue; it is our belief that we can create better outdoor experiences through user education, public participation, and sustainable, on-the-ground solutions. The Trail Conference has joined with land managers and local partners to begin a multi-phased stewardship approach on the Appalachian Trail, at Breakneck Ridge, and in the Catskills. Learn how trail steward and trailbuilding programs have worked to make the public better informed, more responsible trails users while protecting the resource. Because when trails are used responsibly, they protect both the people who use them and the environment that surrounds them.

Learning Objectives:

• Enjoy an increased awareness of the effectiveness of Trail Stewards to increase public safety
• Learn the effectiveness of Trail Stewards to protect the environmental resource through on-the-ground education of outdoor ethics
• Learn how this program complements efforts to build and maintain sustainable trails

Trail Competencies

• Trail Construction
• • Trail Sustainability Principles

• Program Administration
• • Education and Public Outreach

Relevant Trail Types

General. All trail types are relevant.