Conference Postponed to 2022
11/13/20 Update
PTBA has been grappling with the decision on whether we should gather our community in Bentonville, AR, at the Sustainable Trails Conference in March 2021. We assessed the risks involved, taking notice of the rising COVID-19 cases nationwide, travel restrictions (personal and corporate/agency), potential liability, as well as our survey results.
After much deliberation, the PTBA board voted to postpone the Bentonville conference to 2022 and to explore virtual options for 2021.
PTBA will be refunding ALL 2020 conference and workshop registrations not yet processed. Please reach out with any questions or concerns.
PTBA has begun to research virtual options for 2021. PTBA and our community has so much technical knowledge (and personality), and we think that with the right format and mechanism, we could cultivate an educational, warm, and accessible online environment.
We have been planning a Bentonville Sustainable Trails Conference since 2018. With amazing local partners and a world class trail system, the Bentonville conference will be worth the wait! Dates will be posted when solidified.
The Sustainable Trails Conference is heading to Bentonville, AR in 2020 to offer the absolute, must attend gathering for anyone involved in the trails industry.
If you or your organization is involved in trail planning and design, construction and maintenance, or fundraising, marketing and management, this conference provides access to the world’s highest quality trail professionals - those like you who have made a passion for trails into a life’s work.
The 2020 Sustainable Trails Conference will provide the knowledge, skills, and professional networking to help you and PTBA achieve the mission of continually improving the trails industry.
March 17 - 19 - Core Conference
March 14-16 & March 19-21 - Workshops (optional)
Group Discounts available for 3+, 6+ and 10+ registrations per company/organization. Contact Aaryn for details!
Conference Agenda
Concurrent and general sessions will feature best practices in trail construction, maintenance, assessment, design, project implementation, partnerships, and trail-related policy.
Workshops
PTBA offers pre-conference (March 14-16) and post-conference (March 19-21) optional workshops.
Bentonville
The conference activities will take place in downtown Bentonville - with our headquarters at the Record and other breakout sessions around the town square.
Trail Expo & Dirt Demo
Learn about trail products to make your trails great! Participating companies are featured below.
Thanks to our Conference Sponsors!
Trail Expo & Dirt Demo
The Trail Expo
Refund Policy: PTBA will not issue refunds within 2 weeks of the event (Tuesday, March 2 ,2020).