Trail Ambassadors Season Kick-Off Party

Join us as we kick off the Trail Ambassador season and celebrate the volunteers who help make Oregon’s trails more welcoming, safe, and cared for. Our Ambassadors are often the first friendly faces hikers meet on the trail—sharing knowledge, promoting stewardship, and helping people connect more deeply with the landscapes we all love.

This gathering is a chance to reconnect with fellow Trail and Wilderness Ambassadors, welcome new volunteers, meet Land Managers, share stories from the trail, and look ahead to the season ahead. Together, we’ll celebrate the impact of this community and the important role each of you plays in stewarding our public lands. Food will be provided.

Learn more about the Trail Ambassadors Program and join us today!

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 acknowledgment 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.

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.

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