Trailhead Ambassadors Program Update

Trailhead Ambassadors is a collaborative trailside natural resource protection education program. With the long-term goal of reducing negative human impact on public lands, staff and volunteers from organizations and agencies that already work on public lands implement these Leave Not Trace-focused programs at popular trailheads along the I-90 corridor during the busy summer season. Their mission is to inspire visitors to protect public lands through learning and teaching stewardship behaviors while recreating on trails in the Snoqualmie Corridor.

The program was set to launch in 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the program is set to begin this summer. “Trailhead Ambassador program will launch in summer 2021, following public health guidelines. Volunteer Trailhead Ambassadors will serve as a welcoming entity at popular trailheads to answer recreation related questions, promote responsible hiker ethics like Leave No Trace, and collect trail use information for agencies and nonprofits” the Mountains to Sound Greenway said in a recent press release on the program.

IATC President-Elect Anne Newcomb taking the “Leave No Trace” pledge at Salmon Days in 2019.

They plan to release educational and training materials for the program online starting in March, and will host two virtual information sessions to answer any questions interested volunteers may have on March 9th and March 11th. Learn more about the information sessions and register here.

Starting this summer you may find Trailhead Ambassadors at Poo Poo Point (Chirico Trail), Twin Falls, Mt. Si, Rattlesnake Ledge, and Franklin Falls depending on health and safety guidelines at the time.

To learn more about Leave No Trace principles that the program will focus on visit the Leave No Trace website.

To learn more about recreation guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic please visit the Recreate Responsibly website.