Course Catalog

Trail U Courses

COURSE CATALOG


 

Basic First Aid/CPR Training

Course Type: 
Workshop
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Fee OR Free with recommendation

After completing this course, students will be certified in basic first aid including CPR. This course is mandatory for all Trail Conference certified chain sawyers.

Blood Borne Pathogens Training

Course Type: 
Presentation
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Fee OR Free with recommendation

After completing this course, students will receive their safety certification in bloodborne pathogens. This course is mandatory for all Trail Conference certified chain sawyers.

Intro to Bear Mountain Trails Project

Course Type: 
Workshop
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

Join us for an on-site tour of the Bear Mountain Trails Project and new Appalachian Trail route, with detailed explanations of the techniques and methods used.

Intro to Forest Pest Identification

Course Type: 
Presentation
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
2 hours
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

Held in collaboration with the NJ Department of Agriculture's Forest Pest Outreach Survey Project, this course teaches about invasive insects.

Intro to GPS and GIS for Trail Management

Course Type: 
Workshop
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

This course provides the basic skills for using Global Position Systems and Geographic Information Systems to aid in trail layout, design and inventory.

Intro to Invasive Plant Identification

Course Type: 
Workshop
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

This workshop prepares you to be a volunteer in the Trail Conference’s Invasives Strike Force (ISF).

Intro to Land Monitor Training

Course Type: 
Workshop
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
1 day
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

Learn field skills for boundary and corridor monitoring: surveying and reporting, reading relevant maps, dealing with land ownership issues, and recognizing land encroachments and illegal use.

Intro to Lenape Trail

Course Type: 
Presentation
Prerequisites: 
None
Length: 
4 hours
Level: 
Introductory
Program Area: 
Trail Work
Course Fee: 
Free

This orientation will answer any questions you have about the history and future of and volunteer opportunities on the Lenape Trail.