Week 1

Belonging on Trails

November 4-10

Mountain, valley, and coast Ambassadors

Week 2

The Scenic Columbia Gorge

November 11-17

Horsetail Creek, Wahkeena, and More!

Week 3

Wildfire Resilience

November 18-24

Bull of the Woods, Bagby Hot Springs, & Santiam

Week 4

Statewide Reach Projects

Nov 25 – Dec 1

Allingham, Rogue River Walk, Short Sands

Week 5

Backcountry Response

December 2-8

Harris Ranch, Elk Cove, Salmon River & Dickey Creek

Week 6

Creative Collaboration

December 9-15

Volunteer Adventures, Trails & Tidepools

Week 7

Welcoming & Accessibility

December 16-22

Camp Westwind & Hikers Accessibility Surveys

Week 8

Next Steps (& Stairs)

December 16-22

Beaver Creek, North Fork, Ft. Point, & Bird Alliance

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Legacy Builders is TKO’s annual eight-week fundraising campaign where we take the opportunity to share stories of our amazing volunteers’ service on hiking trails across the state and ask for your financial support as we look ahead to 2025.

This year, Trailkeepers made incredible contributions to city and county parks, state forests, national forests, and wilderness areas from the Portland metro area to Mt. Hood to the Oregon coast and beyond, and we can’t wait to share their accomplishments!

Donations from supporters like you make our work possible, enabling hundreds of trail stewardship and engagement activities each year. We couldn’t do this work without you, and we thank you for your support!

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Latest News

You person with a hiking pack walks along a steep mountain trail with large white flowers along the hillside and scenic views.

ACTION ALERT: Forest Service cuts to seasonal staffing will hurt trails and recreational access

This post comes with big thanks to our friends at Washington Trails Association who invited us to borrow heavily from their similar action alert! We invite you to scan the similarities and differences between Oregon and Washington in WTA’s article with a carbon copy for Oregon that we created below. 

If you hike in Oregon, odds are excellent that you’ve enjoyed trails on U.S. Forest Service land. About 39% of Oregon (yes, that’s over 14 million acres of the state) is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. National forests contain some of the most iconic landscapes, popular campgrounds and beloved hiking trails in the state. Encircle Mt. Hood on the Timberline trail, hike along a National Scenic Trail like the Deschutes River trail, visit the Oregon Dunes along the coast, or backpack in the Eagle Cap Wilderness and you are enjoying some of the over 15,000 miles of national forest trails in Oregon.

You person with a hiking pack walks along a steep mountain trail with large white flowers along the hillside and scenic views.

Millions of visitors spread out in Oregon’s 14 million acres of Forest Service lands and 15,000 miles of trails. Photo by TKO volunteer leader Neil Cadsawan

A funding crisis is putting Forest Service trails, campgrounds and other types of outdoor recreation at risk. The U.S. Forest Service is currently making major cuts to its workforce that will reduce its ability to maintain trails, clean trailhead restrooms, collect trash and provide essential services. 

BUDGET CRISIS WILL CUT JOBS AND REDUCE SERVICES

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Wildfire Resilience, Shellburg Falls Reopens in the Santiam State Forest

Among the many communities, natural landscapes, and hiking trails that were set ablaze in the historic 2020 Labor Day Wildfires, the Beachie Creek fire swept across Shellburg Falls Recreation Area in the Santiam State Forest southeast of Salem. Once the smoke cleared, TKO was called upon to help! […]

A large group of TKO Trail Ambassadors stand in front of a waterfall. The image is overlaid by the TKO logo.

2024 Trail Ambassadors Foster a Welcoming and Accessible Outdoors

Trails have amazing potential to bring people of all backgrounds and abilities into the outdoors, yet gaps in information prevent many from doing so. That’s where TKO Trail Ambassadors come in! These volunteers help to create a welcoming environment on Oregon’s trails by offering a friendly presence to answer questions, providing maps and other information, and recommending local businesses and attractions. Looking back on the 2024 season, it’s easy to see the positive impact their passion and dedication had on Oregon’s trails and trail users.

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