Our friends at the Oregon Trails Coalition have organized their first-ever Trails Day event at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem this Monday, February 12th. The day-long event will gather stakeholders from around the state to join in community with one another and prepare for a chance to connect with legislators and staff to share the love of trails and strategize how we can collectively maintain current trails and plan for future access.

As part of the Oregon Trail Coalition’s Signature Trails Program, the Oregon Timber Trail Alliance will be sending folks to participate alongside fellow stakeholders to support their Trails Day Platform:

• Oregonians love trails. 74% of Oregonians use local trails and are happier, healthier, and more connected to their communities because of it!

• Oregonians want to keep our trails open! Protect Oregon Recreation with a legislative fix to recreational immunity in the 2024 session.

• Oregon is home to iconic landscapes and deserves world-class trails! The Oregon Signature Trails Inventory shares a vision for how bold investments in trails can create bold returns for Oregonians and Oregon communities. Let’s chart a path forward for investing in our trails!

For more information on Trails Day at the Capitol or to register to join visit the Oregon Trails Coalition’s website.

UPDATE 2/15

Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee held a work session on SB 1576 and unanimously voted to adopt what is now the -10 amendment intended to provide a temporary fix to recreational immunity. It retains all the language that City County Insurance Services has said, if passed, will lead to the recision of their guidance to close trails. While the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to adopt the amendment, the bill has not yet passed out of committee. For more information visit Oregon Trails Coalition.