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Need to Log Volunteer Hours?

For a video on how to log your hours, click here

Request an Engagement Dashboard link here.

Would you like to help protect, maintain, enhance, promote, and sustain the Arizona Trail? The Arizona Trail Association is a volunteer-based organization and there are always opportunities for individuals, families, and groups to participate.

There is a long list of tasks that need willing volunteers, including:

  • Trail Building & Maintenance
  • Running & Participatory Events
  • Mailings & Office Work
  • Fundraising
  • Outreach booths at community events
  • Speaking Engagements

Keep scrolling to find more information about logging volunteer hours, Trail Skills Institute, remote maintenance opportunities, and outreach/tabling volunteering.

Whether you have a particular skill to offer or just wish to help out, we invite you to visit our Volunteer Events page to see upcoming opportunities or email volunteer@aztrail.org for more information.


Volunteer Hours

Participated in a volunteer event and need to submit your hours? Watch the tutorial below for a step-by-step guide on how to submit your hours.




Volunteers and their time are the foundation of the Arizona Trail so make sure to submit your volunteer hours. Please do so from your Engagement Dashboard. If you do not have an Engagement Dashboard yet, request one here.

Pro tip: Bookmark the link to your Engagement Dashboard so that you can quickly log future hours. If you lose it, you can always request a new one. After requesting a link, any previous links will no longer work.

Volunteers who track their time receive awards based on the number of logged hours. Learn more about our Volunteer Reward Program here. 

Questions? Email us at volunteer@aztrail.org.


Trail Skills Institute

Are you interested in learning more about properly monitoring, maintaining and constructing trails? Are you a steward of the Arizona Trail or are you interested in helping out with trail projects? Do you like to get your hands dirty while learning valuable skills at the same time? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then make your reservations today for the upcoming trail training events! Check the Trail Skills Institute page for dates and locations.


Remote Maintenance and Monitoring

Planning a long-distance adventure on the Arizona Trail? Want to help with minor trail maintenance along the way? Then click the link to join the Remote Trail Maintenance Task Force!


Outreach/Tabling at Community Events

Tabling at community outreach events is a great way to support ATA’s mission! These spaces offer ample opportunity to share, inform, and invite new people to experience the AZT and support the ATA. Outreach events are also a lot of fun and they provide a valuable way for volunteers to get involved off the trail. Volunteers at these events engage ATA booth visitors by answering questions, sharing resources, and aiming to get folks excited about the AZT! Additional volunteer tasks may include donation collection, implementation of an activity/game, booth set/up breakdown, and/or supply and equipment transport.

 

**Volunteers who log 10 hours of service at ATA community outreach events will receive a special ‘Ask Me About the AZT’ t-shirt (photo right). This incentive is ONLY available to community outreach volunteers.**

 

Outreach/Tabling FAQs (refer to this for answers to questions commonly asked by community event attendees)