Trail Crew Leader Training Course

152 Orvin Lance Drive,Blue Ridge GA 30513

26 February, 2022

Description

Trail Crew Leader training is a two‐day course that teaches best practices for sustainable trail design, construction, and maintenance. Southeastern Trust for Parks & Land, MTB Atlanta and North Georgia Mountain Bike Association are partnering to offer Trail Crew Leader training for volunteers that have an interest in helping to maintain trails in the central north Georgia area. This two-day course teaches best practices for sustainable trail design, construction, maintenance and how to run volunteer crews on work days. The focus is long term sustainability that can reduce overall maintenance needs and user impacts. Trail crew leaders should have a strong commitment to sustainable trails and enjoy helping others have a good time while doing trail work. Experience of at least a year is recommended to attend. Instructor: Walt Bready is the former State of Georgia Trails Education Specialist and owner/operator of Trails B-Ready. Walt has played a role in the design and construction of many miles of natural surface trails in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. He has trained trail crew leaders and presented sustainable trail courses in the southeast since 2006. Walt also worked for the Southeastern region of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) serving in a field staff position for the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA). He’s a native of Atlanta and now lives in Woodstock, near the trails of Blankets Creek and Olde Rope Mill Park. Schedule: Day 1 Saturday, Feb 26, 2022: Trail Design, Layout and Construction class 9:00-12:00 Classroom Presentation/Lecture - Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center, 152 Orvin Lance Dr, Blue Ridge, GA 12:00-1:00 Lunch - Box lunch included 1:00-4:00 Field work at Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land's Fightingtown Property, Cedar Valley Rd, Blue Ridge, GA Day 2: Sunday, Feb 27, 2022 - Trail Maintenance and Crew Leader Training class 9:00-12:00 Classroom Presentation/Lecture - Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center, 152 Orvin Lance Dr, Blue Ridge, GA 12:00-1:00 Lunch - Box lunch and drinks are included 1:00-4:00 Field Work at Southeastern Trust for Parks and Land's Fightingtown Property, , Cedar Valley Rd, Blue Ridge, GA * Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather, including: work gloves, long pants, boots (preferred) or sturdy shoes. No open-toed shoes allowed! Participants are also encouraged to wear a hat, sunscreen, insect repellent, and carry any personal medical supplies (ie. epi- pen, insulin, inhalers). Helmets, tools, snacks and drinks will be provided for the field work. * Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. North Georgia Mountain Bike Association (NGMBA), formerly known as the Ellijay Mountain Bike Association (EMBA) 501c3 non-profit is a chapter of SORBA and IMBA Local, located in central north Georgia Cohuttas, where the mountains touch the sky. NGMBA is one of the original SORBA chapters started in 1989. We steward over 55 miles of trails that includes Bear Creek/Pinhotis, Mountaintown Creek, Aska Trail System, Cartecay Tract, Carters Lake and Talking Rock Preserve.