Coastwalk is looking for coastal stewards

Coastwalk is looking for experienced volunteers to lead hikes and set up stewardship trail projects on the California Coastal Trail.

We are seeking volunteers with experience in trail construction/ maintenance and volunteer supervision to work with the Coastwalk’s  Trail Steward and local agencies to set up regular trail volunteer workdays. We would like to see trail volunteer workdays take place on Earth Day, National Trails Day, and Coastal Cleanup Day for each coastal county.

We’re also seeking seasoned hikers to lead hikes on the California Coastal Trail. Day hike leaders will use the "Hiking the California Coastal Trail" guide books as a template to design and create a unique hiking experience. Our goal is to have monthly hikes on the CCT for all types of hikers. We hope to have various hikes available: including, thru-hikes with shuttles, loop hikes, beach hikes combined with beach cleanups, and full moon hikes.

Coastwalk will provide materials and training for volunteer coordinators and day hike leaders. Each leader will receive a free t-shirt, hiking guides, and outreach materials.

Our goal is also to support the local organizations who are involved with similar event by providing them with more volunteers. So if a local organization is hosting an event while Coastwalk is not, we can send our volunteers to help out.

Coastwalk believes that through stewardship of the California coast, people can find a balance between their profound need to experience the coast and the need to preserve its fragile environment. We are a grassroots, non-profit organization that inspires, educates and advocates for both coastal protection and access. We create a community of stewards through our unique coastal hiking experiences and our work to complete and sustain the California Coastal Trail

The California Coastal Trail will stretch continuously from the Oregon to the Mexican Borders, connecting cities and towns, historic sites and natural landscapes of beaches, bluffs, bays, estuaries, and mountains. It will be one of the great long-distance trails along one of the world’s most diverse coastlines. Coastwalk’s vision is a completed trail and protected coastal environment.

Rob Helms
Coastwalk/CCT Trail Steward
825 Gravenstein Hwy. North, Suite 8
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Phone: (707) 829-6689 ext. 4#
Fax:  (707) 829-0326
Email:  [email protected]
Web:  www.coastwalk.org