Training Opportunities: Week of January 24, 2025

 

Welcome 2025! May this year be the best yet. 

Things to Know:

- Due Feb 1 - Post OSHA 301 Log 

Resources: 

- Are your SDS sheets up to date? 

Upcoming Grant Opportuntities: 

Interested in ongoing opporunties? Check out this sheet and add your own. 

Non-MPS Trainings: 

The 2025 International Trails Summit is taking place April 15-17 in Madison, Wisconsin at Monona Terrace Convention Center. Regular registration rates through March 14 with discounts for members, presenters, students, and retired. Field Trips are half to full day, optional educational on-trail activities being held on Monday, April 14 (with a couple options taking place Thursday, April 17 as a part of the Offsite Day) and include free learning credits! Prices range from $25 to $129 and include walking, biking, and canoe options! Don't delay! These are first come, first served, at an additional cost, with limited capacity. These can be added to a registration after you register or at the same time. Urban Park Revitalization Walking Tour Equitable Development Planning in the 30th Street Corridor Walking/Bus Tour Trek Headquarters Tour + Beginner Bike Ride City of Madison Bike/Ped Facilities Bike Ride Trek Headquarters Walking Tour Trek Headquarters Tour + Advanced Bike Ride Mountain Bike-Optimized Facilities Bike Tour Lower Yahara River Trail Bike Ride Yahara River Canoe Trip

We also added a few more workshops to registration! But don't delay! These too are first come, first served with limited capacity. These can be added to a registration after you register or at the same time. These workshops take place pre- and post-ITS. Newly added workshops: Basic Trail Equipment Training & Certification (Trail Dozer) Chainsaw Bucking and Limbing Training Visitor Use Management Additional workshops already online: Stonework for Trails Women's Mechanized Construction Flow Trail Design and Construction Trail Master Lite: Sustainable Trail Design, Construction, and Maintenance Terrain Dynamics for Trail Folks UX Design for Trails: Digging for Meaning Develop Your Trail Crew Leader Skills Universal Trail Assessment Process and High Efficiency Trail Assessment Process (UTAP/HETAP) Real Trail Assessment: Seeing the Trail Through the Eyes of a Professional Please note that the field site for many pre-Summit Workshops is in La Crosse, Wisconsin which is a couple hours from Madison (location included in each workshop description). View All Workshops