Do you like to hike and want to get out more often? Become a Land Trust Preserve Trail Steward!

Trail Stewards volunteer at least once a month from April-October to help monitor and perform light maintenance on trails at Land Trust Preserves. This is a great volunteer project to take on individually or with friends or family. Duties, level of physical difficulty, and hiking mileage vary with each Preserve, but you can choose a trail segment that best fits your interest and ability. We provide an orientation to your duties and all equipment needed for the season.

We are currently recruiting 2025 Trail Stewards for:

• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve (Sisters): 2 volunteers needed.
• Metolius Preserve (Camp Sherman): 2-4 volunteers needed.

If you are interested in becoming a trail steward, please contact Sarah Mowry (sarah@deschuteslandtrust.org).

General Trail Steward Duties

* Monitor Preserve trail conditions, including:

• General use and condition
• The condition of parking lots, interpretive signs, benches, bridges, and portable toilets (don’t worry, you don’t have to clean the potty!)
• Potential damage from fallen branches, erosion, misuse, etc.

* Perform light, routine trail maintenance, including:

• Pick up small/medium branches, pine cones, and other debris and move away from the trail.
• Trim encroaching vegetation to maintain trail passage.
• Pick up any litter.
• Pull weeds along the way.

* Using our online form, report on:

• Conditions as outlined above.
• Unique flora and fauna sightings.
• Maintenance performed, if any.
• Larger issues that require additional attention from Land Trust staff.