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[Image Credits: Taken and Edited by Stephanie Wigle]
[Image Description: White text reads "Overview of Project" encased in a white box. The photographic background is of a sky view of Douglas fir tree tops].
Trail Team 2023
[Image Description: Thirteen people in a line on a lawn of green grass with a person on the far left sitting in a wheelchair in front of a woman standing. They are all in a variety of hiking clothes and rain jackets. The girl third to the end on the right side holds a tool with a bright orange framework and a metallic-colored wheel at the bottom. There is a building in the background with a bright roof and light red brick walls. A large tree sits behind the group towards the right side of the image, its branches drooping with sage green moss. Trees of the same type line the very back of the photo behind the brick building]
Mission
In the United States, over 25% of the public is disabled and therefore might experience inaccessibility in outdoor recreation. Specifically, the lack of information regarding accessibility features, amenities, trail conditions, and sensory experiences prevents many disabled folks from having positive experiences outside. The Trails Team from the University of Oregon’s Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) collaborated with Travel Lane County (TLC) and Willamette Valley Visitors Association (WVVA) to gather and disperse trail information to the public so that users can determine whether a trail is accessible for them. Our ultimate mission is to aid our community partners in their goal of increasing the availability of accessible outdoor recreation for an increase of disabled tourists to the area.
Map of Trail Sites
[Map description: The map above is a visual of the Willamette Valley area with points at each of the different trail sites that we visited to assess.]
The modern-day Willamette Valley is the stolen territory of many Indigenous groups who were forcefully removed. To learn more, please visit this linked page by Travel Oregon.
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