Builders-Keepers: Wilson River Trail Pub Talk

Location: Pelican Brewing, Tillamook, OR

Presentation Lead: TKO, State Forest Trust of Oregon, & Oregon Department of Forestry

Topic: WRT Overview, Trail Construction Project, & Next Steps

Outcomes: Volunteer at upcoming events, learn how you can contribute in other ways!

Pub Talk Information: Trailkeepers of Oregon, State Forest Trust of Oregon, and Oregon Department of Forestry are teaming up to support a +5-mile new trail development to connect a gap section in the Wilson River Trail. During this pub talk, you’ll have the chance to:

• Explore the New Trail Plan: Our team of partners will guide you through images and video to get to know the Wilson River Trail and the new trail development to extend the trail by 5 miles.
• Meet the Builders: Learn from the passionate Trailkeepers of Oregon volunteers and staff about the planning, design, and construction progress of the trail.
• Get Involved: Discover how you can support the ongoing development and maintenance of trails like these through volunteer opportunities and other ways.

Event details/Parking:

Detailed event information, including directions to Pelican Brewing, will be provided to registrants via email the week of the event.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: TKO recognizes that the trails we work on travel through the traditional lands of many Indigenous tribes and communities. We are the most recent in a long line of stewards to this land, and it is our responsibility to do so with humility and respect. We are grateful to these tribes and their descendants for being the original and continuing stewards of these spaces, and encourage everyone to go beyond a land ackowledgment by supporting Indigenous communities and organizations in your area.

ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS: TKO seeks to make our events inclusive of people of all backgrounds and abilities. If you would like to discuss potential accommodations to allow for your participation in this event, please click here to complete a short Google survey. TKO staff will then contact you to discuss options. Please note: available accommodations will vary by event and typically need to be requested a minimum of two weeks in advance. If you have any questions, please contact TKO Stewardship Manager Lindsay McIntosh-Tolle at lindsay.mcintosh@trailkeepersoforegon.org.

EQUITY & INCLUSION: TKO seeks to make Oregon’s trails a place where people can go to connect with nature & one another. Not everyone feels safe or welcome in the outdoors due to issues like racism, bias, and hate. We commit to being part of the solution to this problem and to enact change. Conduct, speech, or expressions that target any individual or group will not be tolerated by TKO.

PERSONAL SAFETY: Your physical and emotional safety is our number one priority. If a person’s actions or comments make you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, you may: interrupt directly, tell a crew leader, and/or inform TKO staff via the post-event survey.

While TKO no longer requires masking/vaccination for our events, we do support those who choose to mask for their own safety. We ask participants to respect the health of folks who wear masks by distancing or wearing a mask while in close proximity.

TKO’s involvement in developing this gap section in the Wilson River Trail is only made possible by generous financial support from the State Forests Trust of Oregon.