Teaching context. Building skills.
Raven Trails specializes in field based trail skills training, increasing capacity for trail managers, and trail planning support. We are rooted in the belief that good trails honor their landscapes while being a joy to experience.
Trail Skills Training
We offer a series of trail trainings to improve skills and decision-making for all trail workers.
Each training provides a hands-on learning experience to expand the way you see the trail, and understand the trail in context with it’s landscape.
Looking to join a training? The Arizona Trail Association’s Trail Skills Institute modules offer great opportunities for hands-on learning with fellow passionate trail folk. The training schedule is regularly updated, and we’d love to see you on the trail!
Sustain your legacy
Trail work has a proud history on our public lands and within your organization. The skills needed to plan and manage great trails are as diverse as the landscapes we love. Increasing capacity, knowledge base, and dedication to the craft are the reasons Raven Trails exists.
Experiential by nature
Being on the trail is the best way to learn trail work! We lean into a philosophy a good friend often says- ‘you don’t know what’s going to happen until you put the pick in the ground’. Our trainings are experiential- participants will learn the theory of industry standard trail work, determine the best way forward, communicate their decision making, and perform the work as a team. We all learn together and Raven Trails believes that every perspective is valuable for our work.
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