Willie Bittner – Great Lakes Trail Builders | President of the PTBA | 211
About this episode
Willie Bittner discusses his extensive experience in trail building and the founding of Great Lakes Trail Builders.
For episode 211, we've got Willie Bittner, founder of Great Lakes Trail Builders, and current President of the Professional Trail Builders Association. Willie has been trail building nearly his entire life, starting out with Boy Scout projects, then working for various Conservation Corps organizations on, and alongside various trail builders before Founding WisCorps, and Great Lakes Trail Builders. Willie brings some insight and stories not commonly found with other guests here on Trail EAffect. Topics Include: How Willie got into Trail Building Leaving Wisconsin to work for the California Backcountry Program Getting into hand build stonework in the California Wilderness Hand built trail vs Machine Built trail Heading to the East Coast to work for the Vermont Conservation Corps Transitioning from working with Conservation Corps to working with Peter S Jenson & Associates. Accessible Trails Starting Great Lakes Trail Builders and Co-Founding WisCORPS in La Crosse, WI Meeting Willie for the first time WisCORPS is and what it was like rebooting a Conservation Corps in WI. The transition back to running Great Lakes Trail Builders Going to South Argentina / Patagonia Region to…
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