April
21& 22, 2012 Springvale County Park Cambridge, MN
The
Backcountry Trail Patrol, a volunteer partner with the Isanti
County (MN) Parks Department and the US Forest Service,
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
The Backcountry Trail
Patrol will be holding our 2012 National Mountain Bike
Patrol (NMBP) training on April 21 and 22, at Springvale
County Park shop, on MN Hwy. 95, west of Cambridge. Training
will start at 9:00 AM, and will include classroom, hands-on
and field scenario training. Saturday will be basic NMBP
training in patrol procedures, trailside bike repair,
communications and trail care. Sunday will be additional
training for those desiring to patrol the CAMBA trails on
the Chequamegon National Forest, including US Forest Service
safety and risk management, land navigation (map, compass
and GPS), emergency survival and basic search and rescue
operations. The training is free, although there are dues
for NMBP membership and patroller certification. (If you
have not been through the Sunday part of the training
yet--we haven't offered it in a couple years--please plan to
attend.)
In the event of really
adverse weather conditions, the training will either be
rescheduled, or moved to the new Trail Shed at Sand Dunes
State Forest in Orrock and we will contact those who have
registered accordingly.
New Backcountry members are
required to have a minimum of 16 hours of Wilderness First
Aid training and current CPR certification.
Backcountry Trail Patrol Association, Inc., is an equal
opportunity service provider, operating under a volunteer
services agreement and in partnership with the USDA Forest
Service Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
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Winning Website in the "Trails Training" category.
