Time to celebrate you with 2025 volunteer appreciation!
It's with great pleasure that we ask you to join us for a week of celebrating you, our incredible volunteers, for Volunteer Appreciation Week 2025, November 3-9!
No matter where you've volunteered time — in our packing facilities, at trail heads as an ambassador, on work parties, in the office or from your own home — you're invited to join us so we can say THANK YOU for your time, skills, creativity and care in support of WTA's mission. We also want to share our gratitude for the members support whose donations power our volunteer programs!
Whether you prefer in-person or virtual events, there are tons of ways to connect across the state. We hope you'll find an event (or two) you like and register today!
With gratitude,
All of us here at WTA
Event details & registration links
Monday November 3
Virtual: Volunteering & Membership with WTA Q&A
Online. There are so many ways to get involved with WTA, join us to hear about all the opportunities available. Raffle prizes and fun to be had!
Time: 6 - 7 p.m.
Hosted By: Your WTA volunteer appreciation crew
Tuesday November 4
🎉 Virtual: Statewide Celebrate & Awards Event
Online. It’s time to celebrate what you accomplished in 2025 with fantastic raffle prizes, volunteer memories, awards, and more.
Time: 7 - 8 p.m.
Hosted By: Your WTA volunteer appreciation crew
Wednesday November 5
Olympics Guided Birding Walk with Tahoma Bird Alliance
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. Join us as we celebrate our Olympics-based volunteers alongside a guide from the Tahoma Bird Alliance.
Time: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hosted By: Olympic region trails team
Northwest Celebration
Bellingham Cruise Terminal. We want to celebrate you in style! Join us to connect and celebrate together in this spectacular space. Dinner and drinks will be provided, but please consider bringing an app or dessert to share!
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Hosted By: NW region trails team
Thursday November 6
South Puget Sound Archery & Potluck Celebration
Skookum Archers, Puyallup. Channel your inner Legolas or Robin Hood at this beginner-friendly event for all at one of the largest and oldest archery clubs in Washington. If a potluck doesn’t float your boat, that’s okay, bring your own lunch/snacks!
Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hosted By:South Puget Sound region trails team
Eastern Washington Potluck Celebration
Spokane Foothills Community Center. Volunteers, thank you for another amazing year! Come join us for our end-of-season celebration and potluck at the Foothills Community Center as we mark another year's worth of fantastic trail projects in the Spokane area.
Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Hosted By: Eastern Washington region trails team
Southwest Potluck Celebration
Lacamas Lodge, Camas. Join us for a potluck to celebrate WTA volunteers and their contributions to trails! You can bring a dish to share, or just join us and bring your own food.
Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Hosted By: Southwest region trails team
Friday November 7
Northwest Mushroom Walk
Acorn Trail, Blanchard Mountain. Join the NW region trail maintenance team on a tour of the Acorn Trail project followed by a lesson in mushroom identification and foraging form our own mushroom enthusiast Mike Bellis.
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Hosted By: Northwest region trails team
Virtual: Ambassador Celebration
Online. This event is for our 2025 Ambassadors. It is our time to gather and celebrate our incredible year of outreach. There will be prizes too!
Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Hosted By: Community Engagement & Impact team
Virtual: Statewide Trivia Night Extravaganza!
Online. Test your knowledge and your fellow volunteers in our statewide trivia event. There will be prizes for the winners and fun for all!
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Hosted by: Your WTA volunteer appreciation crew
Saturday November 8
Mount Spokane Hike on Trail 182
Mount Spokane State Park. Come join us for a family friendly hike on the newly completed Trail 182 at Mount Spokane State Park! We were still in the process of putting the finishing touches on this trail this time last year, so it will be great to return to enjoy all of the hard work volunteers invested in the creation of this new trail for Mount Spokane State Park!
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Hosted by: Eastern Washington trails team
Southwest Beacon Rock Lichen Walk
Beacon Rock State Park. Take a tour into the magical and wondrous world of lichens with lichen enthusiast Stasia Honnold. We guarantee you are going to really lich(en) this event! Afterwards, we'll reconvene at the Hamilton Mountain Trailhead with the group who's been learning camp songs for coffee, cider, and donuts, and maybe a serenade from them!
Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Hosted By: Southwest region trails team
Southwest Beacon Rock Intro to Campfire Songs
Beacon Rock State Park. Ever wanted to learn ukulele or guitar but didn't know where to start? This short class is tailored for you but all are welcome including camp fire music virtuosos! Afterwards, we'll reconvene with the group who's been learning lichen for coffee, cider, and donuts at the Hamilton Mountain Trailhead.
Time: 9 - 11 a.m.
Hosted By: Southwest region trails team
Puget Sound Plein Air “Painting”
Meadowdale Beach Park. With the outdoors as your inspiration, join us for a creative art session with artist Shelby Pothier! Learn more about this art movement, enjoy the company of fellow volunteers and nurture the budding artist inside of you!
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Hosted By: Puget Sound region trails team
Olympics Celebration
Kopachuck State Park. Join us for an (indoor) potluck to celebrate WTA volunteers and their contributions to trails! You can bring a dish to share, or just join us and bring your own food.
Time: 3 - 5:30 p.m.
Hosted by: Olympics region trails team
Central Washington Celebration
Dru Bru Cle Elum. Join us for a pizza party and potluck with fellow volunteers as we celebrate your vast array of statewide and regional accomplishments at Dru Bru in Cle Elum!
Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
Hosted by: Central Washington trails team
Central Washington Teanaway Car Camp
Teanaway Campground. After our awards ceremony and dinner at Dru Bru Cle Elum, join us for an overnight adventure at the Teanaway Campground! We'll have a bonfire and s'mores on Saturday night, then Sunday morning you can kick back and relax while WTA staff cook you breakfast! After breakfast we'll go on a group hike up to Cheese Rock.
Time: 8 p.m. - noon on Sunday Nov. 9
Hosted by: Central Washington trails team
sunday November 9
Laughter Yoga & Brunch
Owen's Beach Pavilion, Tacoma. Join us for a session of playful exercises that incorporate laughter in order to provide you the plethora of benefits that laughter has to offer. We won't be doing any yoga postures. The yoga element of this practice is all the deep breathing that we will be doing. The session will end with a guided meditation and brunch items from the bakery Nouveau and bagels from Howdy Bagel!
Time: 9 a.m. - noon
Hosted by: South Puget Sound region trails team
Puget Sound & Friends Celebration
Beaver Lake Lodge, Sammamish. Join us to celebrate WTA volunteers and their contributions to trails. While this event is in the Puget Sound we do hope that our friends from other regions join us too! We'll be providing the main course and beverages, so please consider bringing an app or dessert of your choice to share.
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Hosted by: Puget Sound trails team
(Almost) every day
If you just plain fancy getting your hands dirty, we'll still have work parties happening throughout the week. Check out our work party calendar for opportunities to get out on trail with other trail maintenance volunteers.