What We Do
EDUCATION
Educational outreach/develop curriculum
Youth Education
Adult Education
Citizen Science
Citizen Science
Resorts
Mt Hood National Forest
Cities/Village
Collaboration
Forest Service- Leave No Trace
Wilderness Medicine USFS Wilderness Stewards
NWAC/PMR/MHSP/TMG
Nonprofits
Business
Backcountry Outreach and exploration
Native American Historical Recreation Education
Stewardship
Trail Stewards
Recreation Stewards
Wilderness Stewards
Climbing Stewards
ACTION
Educate public: Include all ages, races, and bring diversity to the outdoors. Cultivate mindful recreation and patterns of behavior. Create communities centered around play.
Grant Writing
Citizen Science: Engage user base and allow them to gather information about recreational use. Monitor well loved areas. Grant Writing.
Stevenson Screen: Government Camp —> Manual snow study and weather observation stations at various areas in and around Government Camp and Mount Hood. Including “Stevenson Screens”and Snow Stakes.
Backcountry exploration snowpack data- measure snowpack and snow observations
Collaboration: Work with others
Trail Outreach/LNT/direct volunteers of where to help
Classes
Educational outreach/monitor well loved areas
Classes:
Avalanches
First Aid
Safe Recreation
Backcountry
Projects:
Renewable energy (Elemental Energy)
Compostable Toilets (Do Good Shit)
Fundraising
Parking lot recycling program
All Mountain Cleanup
Backcountry Outreach and Exploration: Promote safe travel through alpine and valley ecosystems
Projects:
Beacon Park
Gate Checks
Classes:
Gear
Tools
Connect Touring Partners
5. Native American Cultural Relevance: Interpretative signs/Develop historical and cultural relevance
6. Protect and conserve Mt Hood National Forest
Trail maintenance
LNT/safety education/awareness/cleanups
Data
Create hiking/climbing program
7. Climate Science: Engage audiences in informative programming.
Projects:
Glacier monitoring
Water quality/snowpack testing
ADVOCACY
Public Education:
School Use
Safe Backcountry Travel
Citizen Science: Directs backcountry travel, long term data collection climate studies
Collaboration: 4 tons of trash removed from Mt Hood
Fundraisers: $3K
Backcountry Outreach and Exploration: Decrease rescue incidents/deaths
Native American Historical Recreation/Education: preservation of our cultural heritage
Stewardship: Well preserved/pristine ecosystems
Climate data for State of Oregon, historical data, picture data