Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Laurie Kerr on March 30, 2022
Wilderness Trail Ambassador Training
March 23, 2022 – March 29, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | |
| Post Admin hours | |
| Activity Hours | 2 |
| Participants | 1 |
| Total Hours | 2 |
Key Issue: Public Lands Health & Protection
Activity Type: Other Administration (reporting, emails, calls, planning)
Key Partners: Trail Keepers of Oregon (TKO)
Landscape/area: Mount Hood National Forest (1069427 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Planning for the April 24 Wilderness Ambassador Training
Reflection/Evaluation
Barb and I participated in the planning call for the April 24 Wilderness Ambassador Training. The TKO sends out groups of volunteers in pairs to hike the trails and educate the public about Leave No Trace Principles. There have been two calls so far. The extremely long winded TKO male volunteers shared their past experiences with the training program. They envisioned a program whereby they would stand up and show power point presentations and have the participants listen to their long winded stories and experiences. Barb and myself envisioned a training program whereby the participants would be responsible for their own learning and be highly engaged with one another as well as the trainers. This will take some time to iron out but we are making progress. One volunteer even stated, “I like what Laurie is saying”. We have a few more calls to get the program completed. Hopefully, we can come to some mutual agreements about the training.