Stewardship communities

Lake protection group with public programs, volunteer days and events.

Lake George NY

Lake Lanier nonprofit running shore sweeps, water monitoring and lake events.

Gainesville, GA

Land trust protecting Lakes Region lands and trails, with guided hikes and volunteer stewardship days.

Center Harbor, NH

Nashville-based land trust protecting Tennessee open space, including Glen Leven Farm, with public events.

Nashville, TN

South Lake Tahoe environmental group running beach clean-ups and volunteer events.

South Lake Tahoe CA

Knoxville land trust adding parkland, greenways, river access and trails across Knox County, including the Urban Wilderness and new adaptive kayak launches.

Knoxville

Blount County group running river clean-ups like the Little River Round-up and community river days.

Maryville, TN

Nonprofit supporting Los Padres National Forest with volunteer rangers, trail work and outings.

Santa Barbara, CA

Land trust in western Maine offering guided hikes, paddles and nature programs on its preserves.

Bethel, ME

Franklin land trust holding public events, volunteer days and outdoor programs in the upper Little Tennessee valley.

Franklin, NC

Nonprofit that plans and supports Mammoth Lakes trails and recreation, co-running volunteer Trail Days and other events.

Mammoth Lakes, CA · not in an area yet

McDowell County trail group that runs guided hikes, volunteer workdays and family trail events around Old Fort.

Old Fort, NC

Eugene land trust offering guided walks and volunteer stewardship on its lands.

Eugene, OR

Colorado Springs volunteer trail group, active since 1991. Builds and looks after singletrack in the Pikes Peak region through public trail work days.

Colorado Springs

Valley land trust offering classes, guided outings and conservation events.

Mazama/Winthrop WA

Grand County volunteer trails committee hosting Trail Work Wednesdays and the yearly Spring Spruce-Up.

Moab, UT

Nonprofit caring for the Mon River and Deckers Creek rail-trails, with volunteer work days and trail events.

Morgantown, WV

Volunteer trail stewardship group that holds ride-in, hike-in trail work days on Angeles National Forest trails.

Pasadena, CA

San Juan Mountains science nonprofit with field programs, citizen science and volunteer days.

Silverton CO

Park City nonprofit that builds and looks after the area's trail network, with volunteer trail days in season.

Park City

Environmental nonprofit for Western North Carolina, home of the French Broad Riverkeeper.

Western North Carolina

Mystic River group with clean-ups, paddles and volunteer events north of Cambridge.

Cambridge MA

Lynchburg club maintaining 90+ miles of the AT, with group hikes and work crews.

Lynchburg, VA

Neponset River group with clean-ups, paddles and volunteer water monitoring.

Quincy MA

Northern Nevada land trust with volunteer stewardship days and community events.

Carson City, NV

Volunteer group running trail and habitat projects on New Mexico public lands.

Albuquerque, NM · not in an area yet

Land trust conserving farms and forests in the New River Valley.

Blacksburg, VA

Master Naturalist chapter for Montgomery, Giles, Pulaski and Floyd counties.

Blacksburg, VA

North Oregon coast land trust offering guided hikes, nature walks and stewardship days.

Seaside, OR

Port Angeles land trust conserving Olympic Peninsula lands, with monthly volunteer work parties and community events.

Port Angeles, WA

Watershed group for the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord rivers with clean-ups and paddles.

Concord MA

Prineville coalition planning and improving trails in the Ochoco National Forest.

Prineville, OR

Athens land trust hosting bird walks, hikes and volunteer days on protected land.

Athens, GA

Richmond club maintaining a section of the AT and leading hikes, backpacking, biking and paddling trips.

Richmond, VA

Master Naturalist chapter for the Culpeper, Madison and Rappahannock area with public events.

Culpeper, VA

Mount Tamalpais partnership running volunteer restoration days and guided nature strolls.

Mill Valley, CA

Bend nonprofit leading volunteer stewardship trips and outings on Oregon's high desert.

Bend, OR

Volunteer group maintaining Ouray-area hiking trails with regular trail work days.

Ouray CO

Fayetteville-based volunteers who build, maintain and lead hikes on the Ozark Highlands Trail.

Fayetteville, AR · not in an area yet

Pagosa Springs roundtable of trail user groups that coordinates trail projects and volunteer trail clearing with the Forest Service.

Pagosa Springs, CO

Columbia-based organization behind South Carolina's cross-state trail, with volunteer trail days and hikes.

Columbia, SC

Volunteer group that builds and maintains Roanoke Valley greenways and trails.

Roanoke, VA

Friends group for the parks of Person County.

Roxboro

DC-area club that maintains Appalachian Trail and regional trails and lists hikes and trail-work trips.

Vienna, VA

Watershed nonprofit that cares for Watson Woods Riparian Preserve and runs creek clean-ups and restoration volunteer days.

Prescott, AZ

Historic club maintaining trails and cabins on the northern Presidentials, with volunteer trail trips and summer hikes.

Randolph, NH

Land trust in the Rangeley region with guided hikes, discovery trails and dark-sky programs.

Rangeley, ME

Climbing access nonprofit for the Red River Gorge in Kentucky.

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

South Richmond watershed group with stream clean-ups and restoration volunteer events.

Richmond, VA

Nonprofit dedicated to building and maintaining mountain bike trails in North Conway.

North Conway, NH