Stewardship communities

National climbing conservation nonprofit.

National

Peninsula environmental group hosting volunteer habitat days and community events.

Palo Alto, CA

Paul Smith's program running lake stewardship and public events across the Adirondacks.

Saranac Lake NY

Statewide group building the Pinhoti and other Alabama trails with work days and hikes.

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham-based statewide network protecting Alabama's rivers, with river events and advocacy.

Birmingham, AL

Master Naturalist chapter for the Alleghany Highlands.

Covington, VA

Members' climbing nonprofit in Golden with advocacy, campgrounds and an annual gala.

Golden

Watershed nonprofit running river clean-ups, paddles and restoration volunteer days on the Anacostia.

Washington, DC

Nonprofit that hosts free Greenbrier Master Naturalist outdoor programs and nature walks near Lewisburg.

Lewisburg, WV

Nonprofit that looks after the Appalachian Trail with volunteer maintaining clubs and trail crews; has a regional office in Asheville.

Asheville

Tucson-based nonprofit that builds and maintains the Arizona Trail, with volunteer trail crews.

Tucson, AZ · not in an area yet

Watershed group caring for the Arroyo Seco with habitat restoration and stewardship outings.

Pasadena, CA

Volunteer group that builds and maintains Ashland's trail network, with regular trail building days.

Ashland, OR · not in an area yet

Land trust for the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys offering guided hikes and events on protected lands.

Carbondale, CO · not in an area yet

Nonprofit organizing volunteer park workdays and restoration events across Austin.

Austin, TX · not in an area yet

Volunteer association that builds and maintains the Benton MacKaye Trail in Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina, with monthly maintenance trips.

Blue Ridge GA

Nonprofit supporting Black Hills trails like the Centennial Trail through projects and the Black Hills Trail Fund.

Rapid City, SD · not in an area yet

Birmingham-based river protection group for the Black Warrior watershed, with clean-ups and paddle outings.

Birmingham, AL

Watershed group for the Blackstone River from Worcester to Rhode Island with river clean-ups and volunteer programs.

Worcester, MA

Master Naturalist chapter for Franklin and Bedford counties.

Rocky Mount, VA

Land trust protecting land in western Virginia with public events.

Roanoke, VA

Partnership fighting invasive plants with workshops and volunteer removal days.

Charlottesville, VA

Volunteers working to complete and maintain the Bonneville Shoreline Trail along the Wasatch Front.

Salt Lake City

Patagonia nonprofit doing habitat restoration, native plants and community conservation programs.

Patagonia, AZ · not in an area yet

Boulder climbing organization: crag access, bolt replacement, approach trails and community socials.

Boulder

Friends group for the C&O Canal park, which ends in Cumberland, running volunteer programs and events.

Cumberland, MD

Cahaba River group protecting the river near Birmingham, with river events.

Birmingham, AL

Native plant chapter with free field trip walks and restoration workdays in the East Bay.

Berkeley, CA

River conservation group running Third Saturday paddles and Second Saturday cleanups on the Cape Fear River.

Wilmington, NC

Richmond nonprofit caring for urban green spaces like the Low Line, with volunteer workdays.

Richmond, VA

South Puget Sound land trust with guided preserve walks and volunteer work parties.

Olympia WA

Nonprofit climbing advocacy group for North and South Carolina since 1995: access, crag stewardship days and gatherings.

North and South Carolina

Carson Valley trails nonprofit that builds and maintains trails around Genoa and Minden, with trail days and a 5K.

Carson City, NV

Catskills conservation nonprofit running the Catskills Visitor Center and public hikes and programs on its preserves.

Tannersville, NY · not in an area yet

Master Naturalist chapter for the Lynchburg area with a public calendar.

Lynchburg, VA

Nonprofit holding habitat restoration volunteer days in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and the islands.

Santa Barbara, CA

Charles River group running clean-ups, volunteer monitoring and river events.

Cambridge MA

Local Potomac Appalachian Trail Club chapter meetup posting group hikes and trail maintenance days.

Charlottesville, VA

Advocacy group for the Chattahoochee River that organizes volunteer river clean-ups, including the yearly Sweep the Hooch around Atlanta.

Atlanta GA

Wenatchee land trust running outings, hikes and volunteer work parties in the Wenatchee foothills.

Wenatchee, WA · not in an area yet

Annapolis-based bay conservation group with volunteer days, oyster gardening and field programs.

Annapolis, MD

Conservancy that now runs the Chocorua Mountain Club's trail crews, with spring and fall trail clearing days on Mt. Chocorua and Paugus.

Tamworth, NH

NYC parks nonprofit running free park programs and volunteer park clean-ups.

New York, NY · not in an area yet

Tahoe nonprofit running shoreline and dive clean-ups of Lake Tahoe with volunteer and youth programs.

South Lake Tahoe, CA

Roanoke Valley group organizing litter clean-ups and environmental education.

Roanoke, VA

Volunteer trail group building and maintaining multi-use trails in Oak Ridge, mainly at Haw Ridge Park, with Thursday evening group rides in season and trail work days.

Oak Ridge

Camden-area land trust with preserves and public guided hikes and volunteer days.

Camden, ME

Nonprofit protecting Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks through trail building and hiker education, with volunteer trail days June to September.

Lakewood, CO

Promotes the appreciation and conservation of Colorado's native flora through guided field trips, workshops, and botany hikes across the state and metro Denver.

Denver

Volunteers who build and maintain the 567-mile Colorado Trail from Denver to Durango, with trail crews and adopt-a-section.

Denver