AusCycling brought in Blue Sky Trails to deliver a program of Trail Management and Maintenance Training with the aim of empowering Victorian MTB clubs to existing trail networks in ways that are sustainable and are supported by robust governance structures and skilled volunteers.
Blue Sky Trails designed the workshops for club executives and trail care volunteers. These were delivered across two days. The first focused on management methodologies, frameworks, and what is behind managing sustainable trails, their design, and maintenance requirements. The second put the theory into practice getting on-the-tools, out on the trails learning through doing!
Quality trail maintenance helps to improve trail sustainability, provides a better user experience, and helps protect the environment. It’s necessary for risk management, a great way to improve local trails and to contribute to the community.
One of the added benefits of running these training workshops is the alignments, shared understanding and improved relationships that are forged between land owners and volunteers. Having both parties come together in a facilitated environment allows each to see where the other is coming from and better understand their needs and interests.
Check out some of the pictures from the first few sessions here: AusCycling
