The WFR course is the industry standard certification for guides and trip leaders.

The NOLS Hybrid Wilderness First Responder (HWFR) course is designed to provide you with the tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions in remote locations. The online course and then classroom mini-lectures and demonstrations are combined with realistic scenarios where mock patients will challenge you to integrate your learning.

Share the magic of whitewater with others. Improve your skills as a paddler. Help others unlock their potential. Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.

These youth programs are a collaborative effort of the Outdoor Sport Institute, Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, with support from the Katahdin Collaborative and numerous other regional organizations and individuals who have donated their time and resources.

Trainings for Community-based Outdoor Leaders - These trainings are for anyone working in outdoor recreation programming in their community. This includes but is not limited to non-profit programmers, program managers, educators, recreation department staff, and volunteers. In most cases previous experience is not required, just a willingness to learn.

Share the magic of whitewater with others. Improve your skills as a paddler. Help others unlock their potential. Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.

Create better trails.

Gain the knowledge that will turn the trails you dream of into a reality. Learn the fundamentals of amazing trail experiences that grow your community. Discover what it takes to create trails that will last and inspire more to be built. 

Stay current in your skills, knowledge, and practice. Learn what others are doing in the field of whitewater kayak instruction. Refine your skills as a teacher, coach, and leader. Update your ACA Instructor Certification.

Share your passion for whitewater. Improve your skills as a paddler. Help others unlock their potential. Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.

Share the magic of whitewater with others. Improve your skills as a paddler. Help others unlock their potential. Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.

Share your passion for kayaking. Improve your skills as a paddler. Help others unlock their potential. Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.

Confidently keep your program’s bicycles up and running. Tackle common issues including brakes, shifting, flat tires, broken chains, and worn cables. Learn to troubleshoot and diagnose bigger problems effectively. Gain comfort with skills, tools, and best practices in the workshop.

Up your trail building game. Build more trail more effectively. Learn how to utilize mechanized tools to create more durable, sustainable trails. Operate safely and effectively in challenging terrain.

Use the right techniques in the right way for the right outcomes. Work smarter, be more efficient, effective, and safe in the field. Learn how to improve trail experiences that grow your community. Learn how to maintain trails that will last, and inspire more to be built.  Take your trail skills to the next level.

Bring new outdoor initiatives to life in your community. Create new trails. Open a community gear library. Launch enriching new outdoor programs and events

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Learn the FUNdamentals of Facilitation. Re-think the games you play, and get creative with new ideas.

Whether you’re on foot, on skis, on wheels, or on the water, games can be a powerful tool to help make the experience more positive and rewarding for your participants. Join us in this FUNdamentals of Facilitation workshop where participants will learn about facilitation frameworks, resources, and techniques that help create healthy environments to promote learning and growth.

This hands-on training will teach a wide variety of trail maintenance and construction skills.

Content will focus on trail crew members and volunteers doing hand work on a variety of shared-used non-motorized trails. Participants can earn the new Level 1 Trail Foundations Badge and Level 2 Trail Crew Basics Badge through the Katahdin Higher Education Center.

Build your confidence and awareness in the river environment.

Know What to Do When Things Go Wrong. Gain skills to keep you and others safe. Develop a better mindset and approach to river incidents & emergencies. Complete the ACA’s Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Training.

Are you working or playing outdoors in Maine’s Katahdin Region this summer? We are excited to work with partners from around the region to bring you a series of industry-recognized trainings that will help you get the most out of the outdoor recreation available in Maine’s most iconic outdoor setting.

**THIS COURSE IS FULL**

Share your passion for whitewater.

Improve your skills as a paddler.

Help others unlock their potential.

Refine your ability to teach, coach, and lead on the river.