🌲 Join the Team: Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition Board Seeking New Members! 🌿

Are you someone with a deep love for the untamed beauty of North East Oklahoma’s wilderness trails, especially gems like Turkey Mountain? If so, the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition invites you to consider joining our dynamic board.

Passionate about Preservation:
We’re on the lookout for individuals who share our fervor for preserving and enhancing the natural splendor of our local trail systems. Your love for the outdoors and dedication to maintaining these crucial spaces will make you an invaluable asset to our team.

Championing Leave No Trace Principles:
Are you intrigued by the principles of Leave No Trace? Join us in delving deeper into sustainable outdoor practices. As a board member, you’ll have the opportunity to not only embrace these principles but also educate others, fostering a community committed to responsible trail use.

Trail Ambassadorship:
Become a vital ambassador for our trail systems! If you revel in the idea of representing our trails, engaging with the community, and being a friendly face of the trail network, then this role is tailor-made for you. Your passion will inspire others to appreciate and protect these natural havens.

Low Time Commitment, High Impact:
We understand the demands of your schedule, and that’s why we’ve designed a board membership with a low time commitment. With just six meetings per year, held on regular work days, and occasional online messaging to coordinate work days, you can actively contribute without overwhelming your schedule.

Why Join Us?
By joining the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition board, you become part of a community that actively shapes the future of North East Oklahoma’s trail systems. Your voice will be heard in decisions impacting the preservation, development, and accessibility of our beloved trails.

Ready to Make a Difference?
If you feel the call of the wilderness and are ready to make a positive impact, seize this opportunity to contribute to something greater. Become a board member, and together, let’s ensure that the trails we cherish remain vibrant and accessible for generations to come.

🚶‍♂️ Join us in the journey to safeguard and celebrate our wilderness trails! Apply now to be a part of the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition Board. Together, we can make a lasting impact on North East Oklahoma’s outdoor legacy. 🌳

8AM – 11AM

• Come prepared to work
• Crews will be very spread out

What to bring / wear:

Tools (optional)

***** Should you bring personal tools please clearly label them so you can make it home with what you brought.

*******note – we do not expect any one volunteer to provide everything on this list, pick one or two things

• Gloves

• Lopper/Pruner (with your name on them)
• Hand saw (non-power like a bow saw or folding saw) and small Axe/Hatchet
• Hoe (both traditional & rogue) / Shovel (spade & square)
• Pulaski / Mattock
• Mcleod
• Rake (leaf and garden rake)
• Wheelbarrow

Project list:

• Depending on how many volunteers we have this is our list of projects in order of importance.
  
• Bluffs trash cleanup.
  
• AllUp section repair above berm past Blues Brothers exit.
  
• Bring wheelbarrow to move dirt in from borrow pits in woods.
  
• Leaf blow alt tech lines.
  
• Boomtown fly over armoring project. Bringing  in concrete blocks to abate erosion. Heavy lifting and digging.
  
• LoChi boomtown fence build
  
• Zingo berm work remove rocks repack on top 3-4 berms.
  
• Blues Brothers leaf blow and jump work
  
• Cedar fence repair Wildcat and AllUp
  Boomtown fence cutoff
• Additionally if any families or groups wish to just come out and pick up litter we will gladly set them to work too!
• If you have any questions please contact Bobby or Peter

Join us on December 21, 2023 at 6:30PM for our annual membership meeting! This year’s event is virtual. Please use the Zoom link below to get registered for the meeting.

See everyone there!

Oxley Nature Center Selected as One of 21 National Leave No Trace Spotlight Sites Supported by the Airbnb Community Fund

Nov 7, 2023 Oxley Nature Center: 

The Leave No Trace organization has selected Oxley Nature Center as a 2023 Spotlight site. As outdoor areas all over the country are being impacted by record use, this new initiative from Leave No Trace shines a light on communities rising to meet this challenge with multi-day, onsite education and stewardship programs. From November 11^th – November 12th, a Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Tulsa Parks staff and the Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition to work with the community and local land agencies to deliver Leave No Trace education as well as to partner on restoration and stewardship projects. 

Sites are nominated for the Leave No Trace Spotlight initiative by local land agencies or community groups. The diverse sites chosen in 2023 span the country, each with uniqueenvironmental challenges. The goal of the initiative is to equip each Spotlight area with relevant Leave No Trace tools that address the impacts the site is facing and ultimately, to foster healthy lands and people. 

“The Spotlight initiative highlights the great steps a community can take to protect an area that they cherish,” according to Dana Watts, the Executive Director of Leave No Trace. This year, the Airbnb Community Fund has made this program possible through a generous grant. Watts continues, “The Spotlight features workshops for stakeholders and Leave No Trace education for the public at large. It also will include opportunities for the community and our Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team, who will be there conducting the initiative, to roll up their sleeves together at the Spotlight site and get some work done.”  

“I’m thrilled to announce that the Leave no Trace traveling team is coming to Oxley Nature Center in Tulsa. This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to promote responsible outdoor ethics and sustainable practices in our urban wilderness. We’re excited to engage in our community in these events and make a lasting impact on our beautiful natural surroundings.” Laurie Biby Marketing and PR Director for Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition.

The following events are free and open to the public and we encourage people of all ages to attend. For more information visit https://lnt.org/event/

Sunday, November 12th: Stewardship Event: Join Leave No Trace and Oxley Nature Center Staff on Sunday, November 12th, for a fun volunteer day and stewardship project as part of the Oxley Nature Center Leave No Trace Spotlight. Volunteers will help plant trees and remove invasive species!

Sunday, November 12th:Trivia Event: Stop by Heirloom Rustic Ales to meet staff and volunteers from Oxley Nature Center and Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition to learn how practicing Leave No Trace can help keep Oxley, Tulsa Parks, and our surrounding areas safe and sustainable!

About Leave No Trace

Using the power of science and research, education for all, and stewardship to support and protect nature, Leave No Trace is on a mission to ensure a sustainable future for the outdoors and the planet. The Spotlight program is the newest education offering from Leave No Trace.Additional support for 2023 Spotlights comes from the Airbnb Community Fund. Learn more at: www.LNT.org. 

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• Instagram: @LeaveNoTraceOrg 

• Twitter: @LeaveNoTrace 

• LinkedIn: @LeaveNoTrace