uman Powered Trails, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is: “To develop and maintain first class sustainable and environmentally correct, human-powered, shared use trails for the La Crosse, WI region."
Sorry this is a bit late but HPT has had a whirlwind of building and training activity and I allowed myself to get lost in summer (which is finally here by the way). The IMBA Trail Care Crew was a great success from all viewpoints. IMBA's Midwest Regional Director - Hansi Johnson along with one of IMBA's road warrior crews made up of Collins and Kelly Bishop made a brief stop in La Crosse on a dirt-filled weekend in mid-June. HPT hosted an entire weekend of events, rides, trainings, and build time.
The Bishops were welcomed to La Crosse by some of HPT's members with a social gathering Thursday evening, but the big kickoff was Friday evening's screening of the film "Klunkerz". The film highlights the early days of mountain biking in Marin County in Northern California. Lots of great footage and inspiring stories lead to some memory sharing and story telling down at the Bodega following the viewing. (If you'd like to purchase the film for the one-time-only "Sham Wow" low price of only $20, please fill out THIS FORM.)
Matt Dotta, Jed Olson, Robbie Young, Marvin Wanders, Todd Reschke & Dan Luebke all graduated from the Trail Master Certification Course offered by the Wisconsin DNR.
The course included instruction on Trail Design & Layout, Trail Construction and Trail Maintenance, as well as Crew Leader Training.
The class was taught by Mike Riter of Trail Design Specialists and was an incredible learning experience for everyone involved. Mike was very impressed with everyone from HPT that went through the class; commenting that the individuals in the class were "some of the best and most knowledgeable that he had ever taught".
Other individuals from HPT that were able to come to some of the classes included: Mike Ayers, Bruce Van Epps, Ben Spanel, Paul Woods and Luke Schuttenhelm. In the near future these individuals and other HPT volunteers will work with those that graduated to become trained as crew leaders as well. Including Dave L, Tim W and Dustin C.
Thanks to everyone involved for taking the time to learn how to Build Better Trails!
uman Powered Trails, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose mission is: “To develop and maintain first class sustainable and environmentally correct, human-powered, shared use trails for the La Crosse, WI region."
Sorry this is a bit late but HPT has had a whirlwind of building and training activity and I allowed myself to get lost in summer (which is finally here by the way). The 
We now have 6 "Official" Crew Leaders for HPT! 
The class was taught by Mike Riter of 
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