The PA Land Trust Association will host workshops in Allegheny and Cumberland counties on Building Trails In Wetlands And Wet Areas this September.

Pedestrian trails that provide access to wetlands and stream banks offer some of the most unique opportunities for people to observe and interact with nature in particularly exceptional ways.

The unique and specialized environment of wetlands demands specialized trail planning, design, and management approaches to protect and sustain these increasingly rare environments.  

In September the Pennsylvania Land Trust Association and Penn Trails, LLC will be conducting two workshops that will focus on planning, design and managing trails in wetlands.  CEU credits are available.

The Workshops will be held--

-- September 17-18: Sewickley Hills Borough Building, Allegheny County, a 5-minute walk to the Audubon Greenway. The Allegheny Land Trust will also host this event. Click Here to register.

-- September 24-25: Kings Gap Environmental Education Center, Cumberland County

To accommodate social distancing and other guidelines from the Department of Health, registration will be limited. 

Participants must bring and wear appropriate seasonal work clothes, rain gear and boots (no sneakers!), and bring a water bottle, work gloves and protective eyewear for construction.

Click Here for the agenda, speakers and to register.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the PA Land Trust Association website, Click Here to sign up for regular updates from PLTA, Like them on Facebook, and Follow them on Twitter.  Click Here to support their work.

Save the Date: PA Land Conservation Conference March 24-26 in Gettysburg.

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[Posted: July 1, 2020]

7/6/2020