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Welcome to Your Trail Learning Center

Build your skills and expand your trail knowledge. Explore free workshops, webinars, and reference guides covering trail maintenance, construction, ecology, navigation, and regional history. Choose a topic below to get started.

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Workshops & Training

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Volunteer Skills Training

Trail maintenance, corridor monitoring, trail building, and invasive species training.

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General Skills Training

Nature connection, plant identification, navigation basics, and philanthropic impact training.

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Trail Talks Webinar Series

Explore trail projects, regional history, and the stories behind the trails you love

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Trail Ecology Survey Program Hub

Learn to identify and report invasive species with training videos and species ID resources.

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Design & Construction

Guides and reference materials for planning sustainable trails, building trail structures, and improving accessibility.

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Blazing & Maintenance

Manuals, blazing guidance, reporting tools, and safety resources to help volunteers maintain and care for trails.

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New York-New Jersey Trail Conference

New York-New Jersey
Trail Conference

Connecting People to Nature Since 1920

600 Ramapo Valley Rd
Mahwah, NJ 07430-1199

(201) 512-9348

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Monday, Thursday & Friday:
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Tuesday:
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