Heavy Equipment Operations for Trails

Catalog description

TRAL 2711 Heavy Equipment Operations for Trails is a specialized, applied course designed to provide students with the practical skills and knowledge required to operate heavy equipment for trail construction and maintenance projects. This hands-on course focuses on the safe and effective use of heavy machinery to create and improve trail systems, preparing students to become proficient operators in the field of trail development. Specifically, students will cover mechanized trail building, or trail construction and maintenance with heavy equipment, environmental considerations of mechanized building, trail design using heavy equipment, and equipment maintenance and care. By learning the operation of heavy machinery in trail work, students will learn the importance of developing and maintaining high-quality trail systems that cater to outdoor enthusiasts while preserving natural landscapes.