Trail Safe!is a unique safety training program designed specifically for National Park Service (NPS) trail volunteers and is useful to everyone. It's based upon NPS Operational Leadership training, where the human factor of safety is explored. Trail Safe! captures the core learning objectives of the 16-hour Operational Leadership course while allowing volunteers to learn online from the comfort of their homes.
The Trail Safe! series is found below in eight video lessons, each ranging in length from 18 to 40 minutes long. Viewing the entire eight lesson series will take approximately three hours. Watch them over the course of multiple days, or "binge watch" the entire series in three hours—it's up to you—but please watch them in numeric order from lesson 1 through lesson 8.
Ready to start? Simply select the lesson that you want to watch from the choices below. Click the "play" arrow and in just a few moments your Trail Safe!lesson will play automatically. To turn closed captioning on or off, click the CC button on the video. Audio described versions are also available.
North Country Trail Volunteers: To receive credit for your participation, please e-mail us and title your email “Trail Safe Training Reply” with your name. e.g. “Trail Safe Training Reply _ Jane Smith” Please include the following information (copy and paste the template in your return email message):
Your name and full mailing address, so we may send your course completion materials to you (e.g. Jane Smith, 123 Maple Street, Anywhere, USA 12345).
Name of the NCTA trail chapter or affiliate group (e.g. Wampum Chapter, At Large, Buckeye Trail Association).
Names and addresses of other volunteers, if you viewed the training in a group setting.
Optional: Please let us know what you found most useful.
You will receive an email acknowledgement when your response has been received. Thank you for helping to make the North Country Trail a safe environment for trail volunteers!
Other Viewers: Due to the increased popularity of Trail Safe!, completion materials are only supplied to North Country Trail volunteers. Please enjoy the videos and report your completion to your park supervisor for local credit or participation tracking that may be available.
