The Steward Training Day was a huge success! A total of 34 participants came out to North Park to learn about trail stewardship, trail building, and how Trail Pittsburgh gets work done. Current and future stewards, Park Rangers, Trail Pittsburgh Board members, and an amazing group of Girl Scouts put in some serious work.
Max Bader of the Allegheny County Park Rangers presented on sustainable trail building techniques, and provided hands-on instruction with the help of Dave Biber, founder of Trail Pittsburgh. Together, the full group cut a new trail to re-route a section of Lower Kotobuki. This new trail replaces a flat section near Smokey the Bear, and will improve drainage while decreasing required maintenance.
After learning about the various trail-building tools, the group cleared leaves, broken branches, and debris to create a clear work surface. The new trail was bench cut to create a tread that is roughly 24” wide and 150 feet long. The trail still needs to be smoothed, shaped, and contoured for proper drainage, but the heavy lifting is done!
Thank you to all of the volunteers who came out. Without your help, these projects would not be possible!
Volunteers by the numbers
- 34 participants (total)
- 10 park stewards and co-stewards
- 5 Girl Scouts
- 3 Park Rangers