Spotlights

Our outdoor areas are facing many challenges, but with those challenges come people putting local stewardship into action. Leave No Trace wants to shine a spotlight on these challenges and the communities that are rising to meet them.

The new Spotlight program is a multi-day event to bring attention to community conservation, to spread education, and to build momentum and inspire involvement for the future. 

Sites will receive 3 days of activation put on by the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Teams that can include service projects, staff and community training, community outreach, and youth programs. 

2023 Spotlights

Samuell Farm – Dallas, TX

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area – Las Vegas, NV

Virginia Creeper Trail Community – Damascus, VA

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument – Kanab, UT

The Community Forest (Kinnickinnic River Land Trust) – River Falls, WI

White Mountains Trail System – Lakeside, AZ

Starved Rock State Park – Oglesby, IL

Peninsula State Park – Fish Creek, WI

Wheat Ridge Greenbelt – Wheat Ridge, CO

Skate Creek Road – Packwood, WA

Deschutes River – Bend, OR

Mohonk Preserve – New Paltz, NY

Bailey and Sarah Williamson Nature Preserve – Raleigh, NC

Noyo Headlands Park – Fort Bragg, CA

Mt. Philo State Park – Charlotte, VT

Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center – Paul Smiths, NY

City of Austin Parks and Recreation – Austin, TX

Oxley Nature Center – Tulsa, OK

Cumberland River Compact – Nashville, TN

Greater Nashville Cleanup – Nashville, TN

Anacostia Park – Washington D.C.

Additional support for 2023 Spotlights comes from the Airbnb Community Fund.