• Developing an Outreach Plan to Celebrate your Town’s Woods, Wetlands and Wildlife

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    It can be daunting to plan the outreach for a series of events or plan an outreach strategy that may lead up to a proposed municipal change, sometimes years in the making. In this webinar you’ll learn more about creating an outreach plan with multiple events, separating messages for different audiences and identifying an over-arching theme that helps tie the series together. The panel of presenters includes Elise Schadler and Jens Hilke, with years of municipal technical assistance experience, and Megan Davin, a Communications and Outreach specialist. Join us for this exciting event to help improve your commission’s communications.

  • Center Pier Wilderness Bridge Construction

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    The presenter will share some successful plans and construction tools he has used to construct multiple span bridges (20 - 60' in length) with center piers in in the Wilderness. These sizes are the type of structures that become financial and logistical hurdles that either require Wilderness exemptions to utilize power tools, or a massive […]

  • Aggregate Trail Surfacing: From Fundamentals to Field Application

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    This webinar goes beyond materials and layering to explore how design, construction, and real-time field decisions shape long-term durability. This aggregates 2.0 webinar is a follow up to the Fundamentals of Aggregate Surface Trails webinar held on December 5, 2024. Level up from basic installation to high-performance results. This session goes beyond materials and layering to explore […]

  • Designing Events that Engage Your Community in 2026

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    Designing events and other types of programming that invite people to visit and spend more time on trails can have a big impact! At Rails to Trails Conservancy, we’re seeing in real time how activities like fun runs, birding walks, guided rides, and volunteer cleanups are transforming trails, building a spirit of welcome and new […]

  • Choosing the Right Aggregate: Matching Material to Trail Use and Terrain

    Part 2 of a 3-part webinar series on the Tools, Technologies, and Techniques for Successful Trail Building with Aggregates. Help attendees evaluate site conditions and user needs to select the most appropriate material—reinforcing your team’s technical expertise and the value of well-engineered materials. Trail uses include both pedestrian and vehicular pathways in rural and urban […]

This website was created in collaboration with the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC). This project was supported by a grant from the Northern Border Regional Commission. Funding for this project was made possible in part with a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA Rural Development.

Vermont Trails and Greenways Council
PO Box 183 
East Montpelier, VT 05651
info@vermonttgc.org
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