Kurt Seitz

Artful Trails in Cottekill, New York

Kurt Seitz

Artful Trails in Cottekill, New York

Creating landscapes that welcome those who cherish the best of what the natural world has to offer. Site planning. Especially adept at creating footpaths and trail systems, and managing sacred landscapes. The earth is a canvas upon which we sculpt our vision of Eden. Tools are chainsaws and brushmowers, loppers and hedge clippers, shovels, rakes and mattocks, stones and logs, maps and computers. Knowledge of the ways of nature leads to wisdom in the ways of sustainable landscape management.

Kurt has a lifetime of experience in the nexus of conservation, recreation, and transportation. He has thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, bicycled across the USA, and explored South America. He and his wife make their home in the Hudson Valley at the foot of the Catskill Mountains.

"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist." -Saint Francis of Assisi

  • Work
    • Artful Trails
  • Education
    • Master of Regional Planning
    • Bachelor of Science