American Trails Webinar Information
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The American Trails brings agencies, trailbuilders, advocates, and volunteers the latest in state-of-the-art information on all aspects of trails and greenways. Their webinars focus on very specific trail topics and usually include one to three presenters skilled on the topic.

Please click HERE to be redirected to the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series website page where you can sign up for their webinars. A list of their upcoming webinars is provided below.

Upcoming Webinars


May 25

Pack Goats: The Agile Trail Helpers

May 25, 2023

This webinar will explain the important role that a pack goat can play in your next trail adventure, including how to train and properly saddle and load a goat.

Jun 01

Trail Skills Project

June 01, 2023

Learn more about the Trail Skills Project that serves as the workforce hub for the trails community providing connections to trails education, trail expertise, professional development, and job opportunities.

Jun 08

Connecting Communities with Motorized Trails

June 08, 2023

This webinar will detail the journey of the SWOT Project to connect Wyoming communities with motorized trails.

Jun 15

National Recreation Trails: Designating Your Trail for NRT Status

June 15, 2023

Discover the benefits to designating your trail(s) as an NRT, the history of the National Recreation Trails (NRT) program, the process for trails to become NRTs, and more.

Jun 29

Helping Wheelchair Hikers Find Hiking Trails

June 29, 2023

Overview of a recently developed wheelchair-friendly filter showcasing how it was made, lessons learned, and how it serves their community of hikers.

Aug 17

Creative Trails Programming Through Public-Private Partnerships

August 17, 2023

This webinar will discuss the Gwinnett Trails (Gwinnett County, Georgia) partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Strong4Life wayfinding and activation strategy to encourage and inspire children to build resilience, manage stress, and cope with challenges.

Aug 24

Porous Flexible Pavement, Asphalt, or Porous Asphalt

August 24, 2023

This webinar will discuss the various types of materials used for paved, multi-use trails in the District of Columbia and lessons learned.

Sep 21

How Trails Support Healthy Aging for All

September 21, 2023

Join us for a webinar on how we can all rethink trails as public spaces that are fully accessible and inclusive of older adults.

Sep 28

Engaging, Enabling, and Motivating Families and Diverse Trails Users

September 28, 2023

This webinar will look at ways to expand the universe of trail visitors, considering planning, design, and messaging and discuss how welcoming more groups can build a stronger base of support by engaging a more diverse constituency of trails enthusiasts.

Dec 14

Encouraging Indigenous Participation in Trail Management and Interpretation

December 14, 2023

Learn how one trail organization has been engaging indigenous communities in the interpretation of trails and public lands to help all visitors connect on a deeper level.

An American Trails webinar typically lasts between 60 to 90 minutes, with around 10-30 minutes for Q&A at the end. All webinars are recorded, offer free learning credits, offer real-time closed captioning in English (other languages available upon request), and attendees are sent a link to the recording, closed caption transcript, and resources slide within 2 days post-webinar (or immediately for archived webinars).


Recorded Webinars

All webinars are recorded and a link to recordings will be emailed to all attendees within 2 days following the webinar. If you missed a live webinar, you can access all of our webinars in our online store.

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LEARNING CREDITS
American Trails is proud to be a certified provider of the following learning credits and continuing education opportunities:

  • Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) 
  • American Institute of Certified Planners Continuing Maintenance (AICP CM) 
  • National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) CEU equivalency petition

Learning credits are included in the registration fee. For our free webinars, learning credits can be purchased via our online store here. Our webinars earn the following credits: AICP CM (1.5), LA CES (1.5), and NRPA CEU equivalency petition (0.10).

When registering for the webinar, select the credits that you need from the drop down menu. American Trails will follow up with you post webinar with more details.

ccCLOSED CAPTIONING
Thanks to a partnership with VZP Digital, we now offer multi-lingual closed captioning
in over 100 languages. English captioning is provided complimentary for all webinars. If you are in need of another language, please email us 48 hours prior to the webinar. An unedited transcript will be sent to all attendees following the webinar.

RECORDING
All webinars are recorded and a link to recordings will be sent to all attendees following the webinar. If you missed a live webinar, you can access all of our webinars in our online store.   

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OTHER AVAILABLE WEBINARS from AMERICAN TRAILS

Below are links to some of the other recorded webinars that American Trails has available on their website. Some are free and others need to be purchased. If you are a member of American Trails, you can purchase the webinars at a signicant discount.

How They Did It: Advocacy, Planning, and Creating Equestrian Trails Through Organization

Engage Your Elected Officials! The Importance of Political Leadership

Trail Construction Cost Realities

Building Capacity with Volunteers

Why Resolve Conflict When You Can Prevent It?

Horses and Trails

Managing Trail User Conflict

Building Your Trail Right the First Time

The Art of Sustainable Trail Management


Announcements and Notices

WHC Calendar of Upcoming Events

Want to know what equine related events and activities are going on in your area? Please click on the heading above to access a list of up-coming events and a form that you can complete and send to us to have your equine related activity added to this new calendar!

WHC Classified Ads

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We are offering FREE classified ads on our website and in the newsletter!

Recreational Trail Aids (RTA) Program

This is a federal program administered in all states. Municipal governments and incorporated organizations are eligible to receive reimbursement for development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized recreational trail uses.

Legal Transportation of Horses Across State Lines

WHC would like to share this important information with you courtesy of TheHorse.com. Please click here to access this excellent article.

Attention All WHC Members

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Great News for WHC Members!

Did you know that if you are a member of the Wisconsin Horse Council (WHC), you are also eligible for the American Horse Council's (AHC) Advantage Plan?


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