Trail Ambassadors

The Challenge

With federal budgets dwindling, our local Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests have less and less ability to adequately staff our trails. Coupled with the millions of visitors to each forest every year, and our public lands are seeing adverse effects in the form of trail maintenance backlogs, trash strewn about, and habitat degradation. 

The Solution

In the summer of 2017 we launched our current iteration of the Trail Ambassadors to educate trail users on how to best recreate responsibly, provide interpretive talks and hikes, engage the public in volunteer public lands stewardship events, and provide a presence on the ground. 

The Result

The Trail Ambassadors are making a big impact! Since 2018, the Trail Ambassadors have amassed some staggering stats:

  • 14,613 visitor contacts
  • 12,532 pounds of trash removed
  • 1,469 logs removed from trails
  • 1,062 campsites cleaned
  • 1,125 interpretive program participants 
  • 3,855 miles of trail monitored and maintained
Our Partners

Friends of the Inyo would like to recognize the following organizations for their financial support over the past five years of the Trail Ambassador program:

Thank you!

MU
TOML
MLR
Mono County
NFF
NWSA
Patagonia
ES
RCL
RN
SCE

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