Trail Ambassadors for Teams

Trails are for everyone

Are you looking for a unique and rewarding way to engage your team in a meaningful outdoor experience? Look no further! Our Trail Ambassador Program offers an exciting opportunity for your employees to give back to the community, connect with nature, and make a positive impact on the environment.

The Trail Ambassador Program

At Trailkeepers, we believe in fostering a strong sense of environmental stewardship and community engagement. Our Trail Ambassador Program is designed to bring together volunteer groups like your team to support and maintain the breathtaking trails of Oregon. By participating in this program, your employees will have the chance to explore the great outdoors while contributing to the preservation and enhancement of our cherished natural treasures.

Interested in getting your group out on trail? Get in touch with our team! We’ll work with you to customize the experience to meet your group volunteer needs, scheduling preferences, and group size.

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Why Participate:

  1. Meaningful Impact: By participating in our Trail Ambassador Program, your volunteer group will actively contribute to the long-term preservation and sustainability of Oregon’s stunning trail system, leaving a lasting impact on the environment.
  2. Connect with Nature: Looking to get out of the office as a team? This program provides a perfect escape from the corporate setting, offering your employees a chance to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature, re-energize, and find inspiration.
  3. Build Stronger Teams: Working together in a non-traditional setting helps your team form genuine connections, enhancing collaboration and teamwork back in the workplace.
  4. Employee Well-being: Outdoor activities have proven benefits for mental and physical health. Your employees will return with rejuvenated spirits and increased productivity.
  5. Promote Environmental Values: Engaging in eco-friendly initiatives aligns your company with sustainable values, enhancing your brand’s reputation among customers, partners, and investors.

How It Works:

  1. Orientation: When your group begins your day of service with TKO, our staff will provide you with a welcome and orientation for the day. We will equip you with all you’ll need to know to help support hikers in feeling safe and welcome on their outdoor adventures for the day.
  2. Education and outreach: Your volunteer team will work hand in hand with our seasoned Lead Ambassadors and staff to do hiker education and outreach activities. This may include talking to folks about leave no trace, hike options in the area and hiking the trails together as well!
  3. Environmental Awareness: Throughout the experience, our dedicated experts will educate your team about the importance of preserving biodiversity, reducing human impact on the environment through education, and promoting responsible hiking practices.
  4. Team-Building Opportunities: Engaging in collaborative trail projects fosters team-building and camaraderie among your employees. They will learn to rely on each other, communicate effectively, and tackle challenges as a united front.
  5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): For corporate teams, this program aligns perfectly with your organization’s ethos of giving back to the community and supporting eco-friendly initiatives by providing a real-world way of demonstrating your commitment to CSR initiatives.

Ready to get your group out on trail? Get in touch with our team! We’ll work with you to customize the experience to meet your groups needs.

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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! […]

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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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