Twenty-five youth from across the Klamath Mountains gathered in Hyampom for a weekend of hands-on learning, exploring salmon ecology, watershed restoration, forestry, and nature journaling. The Klamath Mountains Workforce Training Network connects young people with conservation careers, builds friendships across rural communities, and inspires the next generation of environmental stewards.
Connecting Youth, Careers, and the Klamath Mountains
Since 2020, support from the S.H. Cowell Foundation has helped youth stewardship grow into the Klamath Mountains Workforce Training Network. Today, regional partners connect young people with hands-on conservation experiences, professional mentors, friendships, and pathways into natural-resource careers. Applications for the 2026–2027 cohort are open through September 25.
Youth Stewardship in the Marble Mountains
Youth and mentors gathered in the Marble Mountain Wilderness over Memorial Day Weekend to restore trails, build stewardship skills, and strengthen community. Crews cleared 7.5 miles of trail, removed 20 downed trees, and repaired tread while learning wilderness ethics, teamwork, and leadership through hands-on work in one of California’s wildest landscapes.
Fire and Fisheries in Forks of Salmon
The Klamath Mountains Workforce Training Network concluded its 2025–26 season with a two-day workshop in Forks of Salmon focused on fire ecology, forestry, fisheries, and cultural stewardship. Youth participants learned directly from Tribal practitioners and restoration professionals through hands-on field experiences rooted in the landscapes and communities of the Salmon River.
Welcoming New Voices to the Bigfoot Trail Alliance Board
The Bigfoot Trail Alliance welcomes four new board members who bring experience in conservation, community leadership, public service, and organizational stewardship. Their diverse backgrounds will strengthen our work across engagement, programs, and fundraising as we continue caring for the trail and the landscapes it connects across Northwest California.
Fire on the Bigfoot Trail: Reading the Landscape Through Flame and Forest
Along the spine of the Klamath Mountains, the Bigfoot Trail winds for 360 miles from the oak woodlands of the Mendocino National Forest to the fog-washed forests near Crescent City. […]
Beavers and Trails: Youth Restoring the Klamath Mountains
Twenty youth from across the Klamath Mountains gathered at Miner’s Creek Ranch for a weekend of hands-on ecological restoration, building beaver dam analogs and restoring public trails. Led by regional conservation partners, the Beavers and Trails workshop empowered youth with real-world skills, leadership training, and a vision for climate resilience.
Teens Explore Science and Stewardship in the Trinity Alps
This summer, eight teens joined scientists and mentors in the Trinity Alps for a field internship. Together they learned vegetation survey methods, collected plant specimens for Cal Poly Humboldt’s Herbarium, and explored watershed health and fire resiliency. The trip blended science, stewardship, mentorship, and wilderness skills in a living classroom.