2,021 HOURS
for the Planet
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About the Project
We all love the outdoors; it’s where we go to play, relax, escape, find creativity, and simply just be. Our presence, no matter the size, makes a huge impact, whether it’s general wear and tear on the trails or that accidental litter of a wrapper falling out of our pack while running or hiking.
Ideally, we should all be contributing time and energy to protecting our playgrounds daily. But since we can’t, for the month of April, we are asking for your concerted effort in volunteering time for trail maintenance and trail clean-up. Trail Sisters has teamed up with Altra Running to present our 2,021 Hours for the Planet project, with a goal to contribute (and hopefully surpass) 2,021 hours of collective trail work.
We’re asking for your help this month, and hopefully, every month. Join us, and help us surpass 2,021 hours of collective volunteer trail work and cleanup. We encourage all participants to share photos and tag @trailsisters and @altrarunning so we can help share the amazing work we are collectively doing.
Together, we can create a cleaner planet.
“We have a deep love for the trail, so we are equally excited to do our part to ensure it is clean and maintained for us all to use. Trail Sisters is an amazing group of women who feel the same as we do at Altra, and to be a part of the 2,021 Hours for the Planet completely aligns with our values of protecting and preserving the trails."
How to Participate
Any and everyone is able to participate in this project! You can volunteer time with a local trail organization, your local Trail Sisters group, or you can conduct your own solo adventure picking up trash along your favorite trails.
Here are few simple steps to get you started:
Step 1.
Decide if you want to volunteer with a local organization, or choose your own solo project!
Step 2.
If partnering with an organization, choose one from our list. If the organization is not listed, please add it!
Step 3.
Volunteer, and don't forget to snap a photo! (Tag: @altrarunning + @trailsisters!)
Step 4.
Submit your hours, activity, and photo.
Participate and Win Prizes
No good deed goes unnoticed or unrewarded! As a thank you for your time and for participating, you will receive discount codes from Altra and Trail Sisters, and will be automatically entered in gear giveaways for the Altra Timp and Trail Sisters Apparel.
Submit Hours!
Progress Tracker
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Enter your volunteer hours and share a few details about your activity. You will be entered to win prizes from Altra and Trail Sisters!
Recently Completed Projects
2.5 Hours
Kate McKee
Dryden, NY
Picked up trash in the lakeside park and on the road and also while running!
Friends of Stewart Park
4 Hours
Charlotte Matheny
Greensboro North Carolina
Worked on building new section of NC Mountains to Sea Trail
Mountains to Sea volunteers
3 Hours
Julie Burges
Auburn, Ca
Plogged!!! Picked one of the most popular trails in Auburn, CA and ran and picked up trash!
Trail Sisters Auburn
4.25 Hours
Suzy Delong
Columbus
Picked up 46.6lbs of trash during a group hike with at Lanterman's Mill in NE Ohio.
Central Ohio Hikerbabes @centralohiohikerbabes
2.75 Hours
Shelley Saunders
Clinton, Ontario, Canada
Picked up trash up to the Maitland River. I live close to the Maitland trail so I’m working my way to it. 😁
Myself as part of the Goderich Trail Sisters
4 Hours
Vickie Hayashigatani
Folsom, CA
Cleared tree branches and raked the forebay area by Folsom Powerhouse for Earth Day with the Cal State Parks Foundation
Cal State Parks Foundation
Resources
Don't see any in your area? Add your local trail organizations!
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This database of resources will live on our website forever, giving these wonderful organizations the visibility they deserve.
A "resource" is a public or private park organization or other entity that manages land use or access to lands. Only organizations that fit this description will be published.
Completed Projects
2 Hours
Karen Montgomery
Clifton, Virginia
Picked up trash on trails in Shenandoah National Park
National Park
2 Hours
Kristin Zosel
Highlands Ranch
2 hours trail maintenance HR backcountry trails repairing ruts and improving water drainage
Organized by HRCA BC rangers
2.5 Hours
Savanna Campbell
Morrison, Colorado
Built rock stairs
Trail Runner Volunteers
4 Hours
Kristi Confortin
Birmingham
Picked up trash each morning around my neighborhood while walking our new rescue pup. The piece of trash that makes me most upset is balloons. Please stop buying balloons.
5 Hours
Laura Townsend
Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Kids & I picked up garbage during our hour walk after supper
Trail Sisters
2 Hours
Kelly Rahn
Hendersonville North Carolina
I went on a 6 1/2 mile hike with my dogs and picked up a little wrapper. But I’m always on the lookout for more trash to pick up
Trail Sisters Asheville
5 Hours
Kelly Rahn
Hendersonville
I hiked 18 mountains in the Smokies and I’m always on the lookout for random pieces of trash.
Trail sisters asheville
0.5 Hours
Lindsay Moorman
Nashville, TN
picked up trash while on a trail run
1 Hours
Lindsey Bowen
Charlotte, NC
Picked up trash on 6 mile trail run
4 Hours
Suzy Delong
Columbus
Picked up 64.4lbs of trash during a group hike.
Central Ohio Hikerbabes @centralohiohikerbabes
1.5 Hours
Gareth Hadfield
Calgary
Collected garbage along the Bowmont Ridge and Sideshow Bob Trails
1 Hours
Tony Evans
DULUTH
picked up trash on my run in Lesterk Park
1 Hours
Lisa TRU TRIBE
Tempe, AZ
Picked up trash during Running Camp!
The Running University
1 Hours
Vickie Hayashigatani
Roseville, CA
Picked up trash on a 3.1 mile walk in the neighborhood
2.25 Hours
Lisa Bibbens
Tucson, Arizona
Picked up trash along trail portions of Rillito River and at Linda Vista trail.
1.5 Hours
Sarah Macaraeg
Chicago, IL
Picked up some trash around my neighborhood during a walk
IL oiselle volee
2 Hours
Kelly Gorder
Otsego, MN
Trail hike and trash pick up!
KG
1 Hours
Amanda Floyd
Montrose, CO
Picked up trash on a trail near my house with my 3 year old twins.
1 Hours
Stacey Anderson
Trophy Club
Picked up trash on family walk
1.25 Hours
Margaret Abilla
Half Moon Bay, CA
Went to the beach to look for butts (and other trash)
5 Hours
Jennika O’Brien
Longmont, Colorado
Picked up trash, debris at Pella crossing
2 Hours
Allison Mercer
Atlanta
Picked up trash at Kennesaw Mountain
Trail Sisters Atlanta
2.5 Hours
Michelle Blevins
Penn Hills, PA
Joined a community cleanup of a former country club we’re trying to convert to a public greenspace!
2 Hours
Thom Obarski
Everett, MA
Picked up trash along Bridal Veil Falls trail
2 Hours
Michele Reid
Dahlonega
Picked up trash at Kennesaw Mountain
Trail Sisters Atlanta
2.5 Hours
Riley Gage
Saint Paul, MN
Picked up trash on the Winchell Trail
2 Hours
Lindsey Dubey
Grand Rapids, MI, 49505
Hiked Aman Park and picked up trash!
2.25 Hours
Gregory Horlacher
United States
Picked up trash at Cedar Hill State Park DORBA trail
1.25 Hours
Kristy Goss
Cambridge, Ontario
Picked up trash around a pond
6 Hours
Trail Sisters Pittsburgh Abrams
Pittsburgh, PA
Four members picked up trash on the trails together.
2 Hours
Laura Jones
Brunswick, ME
Hiked 2 miles of a local trails with my 2 kiddos and filled one kitchen size trash bag.
5 Hours
Heather Anderson
Patton
Picked up trash on my long run
1 Hours
Dana Sturtz
Bellingham, WA
Picked up trash and left-behind dog doo at Squalicum beach trail
2 Hours
Kelly Gazarik
Boulder, CO
Picked up trash on the Cottonwood trail!
Can'd Aid
2 Hours
Savanna Campbell
Morrison, Colorado
Trail maintenance on Dakota Ridge
Trail Sisters, Trail Runner Volunteers (TRV)
0.25 Hours
Jaimmie Ford
Bloomington, Indiana
Picked up trash at a popular urban trailhead.
2 Hours
Steph & Abby Eldore
Priest Lake, ID
Picked up trash along Lakeshore Road
Priest Lake Multisports
1 Hours
Caitlin Brown
Grand Blanc MI
Picked up trash on my road with my husband.
Trail Sisters
2 Hours
Anna Dyste
Denver, CO
Cleaned up water run-offs on the Dakota Ridge Trail (Jefferson County)
Trail Runner Volunteers
1.5 Hours
Andréa Kerr
Fort Collins, CO
Picked up trash on Arthur’s rock trail
