Interested in becoming a volunteer Trail Maintainer?
Join NYNJTC Volunteer Leaders Rose Bonanno and Martha Rabson in this workshop to get involved!
Trail maintenance is clearing, cleaning, and blazing. Trail Maintainers ensure the trails are clearly marked and free of obstacles to provide a safe and enjoyable experience for all trail users.
This course helps you gain or brush up on the skills necessary to become a volunteer Trail Maintainer. Skills include using small hand tools to properly clip and clear the trail corridor, clean drainage structures, proper blazing techniques, and reporting trail conditions.
A prerequisite of this workshop is to watch our Trail Maintenance Webinar, which covers many of the basic concepts behind trail maintenance and this workshop will build upon those concepts by putting them into practice.
Please come prepared with:
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Work gloves
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Glasses or Sunglasses for eye protection
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Plenty of water
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Lunch and snacks
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Long pants
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Sturdy, closed-toe shoes
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Clippers, loppers, hammers, nail pullers, or handsaw if you have them
Spare tools will be provided for those who don't have them.
Event Details:
Meeting Location: Ward Pound Ridge Reservation - Trailside Nature Museum - Cross River, NY 10518 - Google Maps Link
Time: 8:30AM - 1PM. Refreshments and Registration at 8:30, instruction begins at 9am.
Volunteers for this workshop must be at least 18 years of age or older to participate
