Stewardship communities

St. George conservation group with guided hikes in Red Cliffs NCA, workshops and volunteer days.

St. George, UT

Land trust working across Western North Carolina, with volunteer trail and stewardship days.

Hendersonville

Nonprofit that looks after the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail with volunteers and partners; based in Golden.

Golden

Trail nonprofit in Copper Harbor, Michigan.

Copper Harbor, Michigan

Stewardship nonprofit for Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, with trail crews, volunteer days and naturalist-led snowshoe tours at Alta.

Salt Lake City

Volunteer crew building and maintaining community trails in Crozet.

Crozet, VA

Nashville water nonprofit with tree plantings, clean-ups and paddle events in the Cumberland basin.

Nashville, TN

Nonprofit building the Cumberland Trail across the Cumberland Plateau since 1997, with professional and volunteer trail crews.

Chattanooga

Spokane Valley conservancy protecting the Dishman Hills, with hikes and volunteer trail days.

Spokane, WA · not in an area yet

Land trust protecting Door County preserves, offering mostly free guided hikes, workshops and volunteer days.

Sturgeon Bay, WI · not in an area yet

Nonprofit that builds and maintains Durango's trail network and organizes volunteer trail work.

Durango, CO

Land trust in Bishop offering workshops, guided walks and volunteer cleanups across the Eastern Sierra.

Bishop, CA · not in an area yet

Volunteer group building and maintaining trails in Ogden Valley for biking, running and hiking.

Ogden UT

Nonprofit trail association in Elkin, in the foothills.

Elkin

Durham nonprofit protecting land along the Eno River, with volunteer stewardship workdays, guided hikes, education programs and the Festival for the Eno.

Durham

Ketchum nonprofit offering environmental education, youth programs and community outdoor events.

Ketchum, ID

North Shore trail group that maintains trails in Essex County and hosts trail work days, group rides and runs.

Topsfield, MA

Volunteer trail group in Fayette County that designs, builds and maintains trails, including the Wolf Creek singletrack near Fayetteville, with public work days.

Fayetteville, WV

Ithaca-based land trust that opens nature preserves to the public and hosts guided walks and volunteer days.

Ithaca, NY · not in an area yet

Boulder climbing group that maintains approach trails and fixed hardware on the Flatirons and works with the city on climbing access.

Boulder

Gainesville-headquartered steward of the Florida National Scenic Trail; chapters statewide lead hikes and trail work.

Gainesville, FL

Maryville land trust protecting land in Blount County and partnering on new public parks and trails.

Maryville, TN

Steward of Portland's Forest Park running trail work parties, guided hikes and nature education.

Portland, OR

Central Alabama land trust building the Red Rock Trail System with volunteer and outdoor events.

Birmingham, AL

Nonprofit supporting Acadia National Park with volunteer trail crews and stewardship days.

Bar Harbor, ME

Conservation nonprofit working to protect Blackwater Canyon and nearby Allegheny Highlands lands.

Davis, WV

Volunteer group restoring habitat and trails at Mount Pisgah near Eugene.

Eugene, OR

Volunteer friends group offering nature hikes, seed collection days and family outings at Cherokee Marsh.

Madison, WI

Volunteer nonprofit supporting Crowders Mountain State Park with trail work and park events.

Gastonia, NC

Watershed group running creek clean-ups, water monitoring and community outings along Deckers Creek.

Morgantown, WV

Nonprofit friends group supporting DuPont State Recreational Forest.

DuPont State Forest

Volunteer group caring for Folsom's trail network with work days and community events.

Folsom CA

Statewide friends group with local chapters supporting Georgia state parks through volunteer work and events.

Atlanta, GA

Nonprofit friends group for Gorges State Park: park programs, volunteers and an annual festival.

Sapphire

Friends group for the Greene Tract forest in Carrboro.

Carrboro

Nonprofit supporting Griffith Park with walks, talks and volunteer stewardship events.

Los Angeles, CA

Friends group for the James River Park System with volunteer work days and park events.

Richmond, VA

Volunteer friends group supporting Lake James State Park near Morganton with volunteer work and nature notes.

Morganton, NC

Volunteer group supporting Mt. Spokane State Park trails and facilities.

Spokane, WA · not in an area yet

Volunteer friends group caring for the trails of Panthertown Valley, working with the Forest Service.

Panthertown Valley

Friends group supporting Paris Mountain State Park near Travelers Rest with volunteer work.

Travelers Rest, SC

Friends group supporting Radnor Lake State Natural Area, its trails and nature programs.

Nashville, TN

Friends group for Shelby Park and Shelby Bottoms in East Nashville, with volunteer and nature events.

Nashville, TN

Coalition working to protect Shenandoah Mountain that organizes hikes in the national forest.

Harrisonburg, VA

Volunteer group supporting Staunton State Park through trail work, programs and events.

Pine

Volunteers supporting the Blue Ridge Parkway with trail crews and events.

Roanoke, VA

Wilderness advocacy group that holds Boundary Waters trip-planning nights, ski progressions and other events in Ely.

Ely, MN

Nonprofit caring for the Spokane River Centennial Trail with volunteer cleanups and trail events.

Spokane, WA · not in an area yet

Cheat River watershed nonprofit; its Cheat River Festival is its main fundraiser.

Albright, WV

River advocacy group running river clean-ups, volunteer days and education programs along the Chicago River.

Chicago, IL