“All-Hands-On” Workshop: Trail Building
WITH GUEST FACILITATOR DILLON OSLEGER OF SAGE TRAILS ALLIANCE
When: 9am - 4pm on Saturday, May 20, 2023
Location: Jalama Canyon Ranch, Lompoc, CA
Cost: Sliding Scale $175-$275 *Delicious Lunch is included!
Join us for a new workshop topic of our “All Hands On” Program series!
Take a deep dive into the world of trail planning and building. Learn how to read a landscape, identify issues areas posed by water, soil, ecology, and more; and the various factors that play into creating a trail (or rural road) that will reduce the maintenance in the future and allow it to lie easier on the land. Discover the tools needed both in the planning process and for the construction of dirt paths that will last generations and improve the health of a property. This workshop is designed for land stewards interested in: agrotourism, fire abatement corridors, conscious access across properties, and restoration of historic roads, trails, and environments. .
This workshop features guest facilitator Dillon Osleger of Sage Trails Alliance, alongside the WBLT team.
Get Hands-on!
This course will take place both in the classroom and out on the land at Jalama Canyon Ranch to understand what to look for and how to build a trail system on a property. Part of our day will be out on the ranch working on drainage work that can be replicated on other landscapes.
About Our Facilitator:
Dillon found his footing in rural agriculture and recreation quite literally. Growing up amidst cattle pastures and on trails in Northern California, Dillon learned the importance of the intersection of humans and nature through observation and hands-on experience. Professionally, he has spent over a decade in trail & rural road design and construction, along with land management, restoration, use and planning. Dillon has worked as a soil scientist and range land ag professional for the Nature Conservancy under SNAPP national partnerships, for the National Park Service as a restoration ecologist & hydrologist, as a geology consultant, for the USFS as a trails manager, and now heads Sage Trail Alliance - a Santa Barbara based nonprofit dedicated to sustainable trail design, public lands trail maintenance, agrotourism, and equitable access across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Above all, Dillon works to enact successful projects along California's Central Coast to act as models for state and federal emulation.
“All-Hands-On” Regenerative Land Stewardship Program:
The goal of our “All-Hands-On” Program is to support land managers, landowners, and landscape designers to implement regenerative principles and practices while helping to achieve regional climate goals.
Questions?
Please contact programs@whitebuffalolandtrust.org to learn more.