Volunteer
WDFW Trailhead Ambassador Program
The Methow Valley Trails Collaborative is recruiting volunteers to act as Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife trailhead ambassadors. We are seeking friendly, informative people to educate visitors on best practices, share information about the land, and represent the WDFW’s mission at select trailheads on the Methow Wildlife Area. Ambassadors will be present at the following trailheads: Big Valley, Lewis Butte, and Pipestone Canyon.
The ambassador program will run each Saturday from April to June. Shifts will be at each trailhead from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The ambassadors' goals are to welcome visitors to these WDFW lands, reduce visitor impacts, and increase visitor awareness of safety and rules when recreating. Volunteering for multiple Saturdays is encouraged but certainly not required. Contact allenj@trailscollaborative.org with questions or visit the link below to sign up.
Trail Work Parties
Work parties are a great way to give back to the trail network that makes the Methow Valley such a wonderful place to live or recreate. Check here for any upcoming volunteer work parties, or complete the form to be informed of events as they are scheduled. 2024 trail work parties are below, but check back often for new additions!
Wolf Creek Work Party
Join us for the first work party of the season! MVTC will take advantage of this early spring and clear some blowdowns from the Wolf Creek Trail. This trail unfortunately burned in the 2021 Cedar Creek Fire. However, since then, the first several miles of tread surface have seen a lot of TLC from Washington Conservation Corps Crews managed by the Methow Valley Ranger District. This spring, MVTC will try to clear blowdowns and brush as far as we can over two days so that early season access can be more enjoyable to one of the first trails that melts out and for anyone devoted enough to carry skis to ride Gardner.
West Fork of the Buttermilk Work Weekend May 17th-19th
Join MVTC staff and a Washington Conservation Corps Crew to help log out and improve tread on this wonderful Twisp River Wilderness Trail. We will work from the trailhead to clear blowdowns, remove overgrown brush, and repair the tread surface. There are various tasks for a variety of skill levels. Come for a day to see a bit of improvement, or come for al three to see how much can get done!
Driveway Butte Annual Work Weekend May 31st - June 1st
Come help maintain this short out and back. It’s steep, It has flowers, and the views from the summit are spectacular. Do you want to dig? Great! The switchbacks are narrow and outsloped and still need more TLC. Are you a drainage Junkie? Come on up to the top of the switchbacks and help water shed off the fall line sections of tread. Do loppers put you in a quiet state of zen? The last two miles are choked with willow, and you could brush for days.
Cutthroat Bridge Build: Saturdays in July
The Trails Collaborative is rebuilding two bridges on the Cutthroat Trail. We’ll be working with collaborative partner crews to do the building in July. Each Saturday, we’re looking for help peeling logs, building approach ramps, installing decking, and several other projects. Come one day to see a step in the process, or come to them all to see every step in the process!