What We Do
Becton Trails
From legacy trails to trails yet to be realized, woman-owned Becton Trails works collaboratively to make trail design, construction and stewardship sustainable and transformative.
From training, to curriculum development to trail services, explore more below and contact us to see how we can meet your needs.
Tailored Trail Skills Training
From folks just starting out to experienced trail crews, Becton trails offers a wide range of workshops and services. Whether a complex project needs a specific set of skills to accomplish or a training program is just getting started, we’re here to meet the need.
Routine trail maintenance training
Tread drainage feature training
understanding where to place them
how to construct them to be effective
how to maintain them
Sustainable trail design and layout
Trail rigging based on industrial rigging safety standards
Griphoist
Maasdam
Field leadership
crew leader training
developing safety culture and inclusion
safe crew work planning
Trail skills training tailored to a specific site or project
Chainsaw safety training and certification
US Forest Service National Saw Program
National Park Service RM 50B
advanced chainsaw techniques
Training Program Development
Trailbuilders, land managers and stewardship organizations need folks with trail skills to do the work. On the job training is vital, but may not meet the needs at hand. From weekend workshops to classes in an academic setting, Becton trails can assist from determining training needs, developing a training program, to creating curriculum content.
Assessing training needs
project specific
trail system specific
organization wide
Trailbulding, maintenance and stewardship curriculum development for variety of settings
field work
online
classroom setting
Technical writing for training materials and stewardship
printed publications
online content
scripted video content
Trail Services
The amount of work required from concept to ready-to-use trail can be daunting. Becton Trails’ methodical approach to problem solving and collaboration keeps projects moving through to completion.
Trail assessments
Sustainable trail design and layout
Legacy trail management planning
Backcountry hazard tree assessment and mitigation
NEPA compliance navigation