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Trails Specialist Workshop

Start
09 Jun 2020
8:30 AM
End
10 Jun 2020
4:30 PM
Location
Town of Saugeen Shores ~ The Plex - 600 Tomilinson Drive Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C0
Spaces left
12

Registration

OPA Member – $416.00
This price is available to current OPA Members only.
Potential Member – $653.00
Consider joining OPA to qualify for Membership Benefits.

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19

This two day course is an introduction to understand professional trail development and how it relates to trail maintenance. You will receive instruction on how to observe, detect, document and mitigate potential risk resulting from poor trail design, construction and maintenance. This workshop combines in classroom theory and hands-on experiences. Participants will leave the course with a tool kit on how to create and implement a successful trail maintenance program. This course will cover all types of trails from natural surface single track to 3 metre wide crushed aggregate.

This course will cover:

Overview of Professional Trail Development
The Science and Art of Trail Building
Maintenance of Trails
Environmental Impacts
Liability Issues
Handwork and Trail Construction Techniques

DATE: June 9 & 10, 2020

TIME: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm both days

LOCATION:

The Plex
600 Tomilinson Drive
Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C0

OUTDOOR LOCATION: 345 Concession Rd. 10, Port Elgin, ON

COURSE COST:

OPA Member: $416.00

Potential Member: $653.00

Participants are required to have a CSA approved hard hat, safety glasses, closed toe safety shoes/boots, and gloves.

It is recommended that the participant bring with them the following equipment:

pin flags
clinometer
pulaski
mcleod rake

And/or any other trail building tools/equipment the organization, government agency or participant intends to use for trail design, building and maintenance. The idea behind having your own tools/equipment onsite is to allow the opportunity for it to be integrated into the course and suit the specific needs/wants and desires of the participants.

Please note: A bagged lunch is required at this course

This course is an Ontario Trails Council approved training program.