Friends' Trailblazers Program Application
The purpose of the Friend's Trailblazer program is to bring more awareness and enjoyment to the forest preserves throughout Cook county. We aim to build leadership that will diversify perspectives through which to understand and enjoy the preserves. By training trail walk volunteers of all experience levels, we will expand the Friendsโ€™ community and the number of people utilizing the trails and caring for the preserves

We are looking for dedicated and driven individuals interested in sharing their love of the outdoors with others. ย 

The program is designed to give creative freedom to the leaders. Trailblazers can choose their themes and the frequency of their walks. Whether you are interested in leading fitness/wellness, art including photography & music/dance, plant ecology, birding, heritage/culture, or simple walk & talks, this program is ideal. ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ, (๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿ’-๐Ÿ” ๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž (within 6 month period) ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ย $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ.

To participate, please complete the application.

Please review additional information regarding training and requirements: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12n5vVargoFbVm-s0jrivQpYsxBpgLkDDcDJMoTFhz1Y/edit?usp=sharing
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Email *
Name *
Please include your pronouns
Phone Number *
Location *
Which area of the city/county are you located in?
Availability *
When would you be able to lead walks in the preserves? Any insight on your availability is helpful. Are you working, retired, in school? Are you only available to lead walks on weekdays or weekends? Let us know!
Personal Statement *
Please provide a brief "About me" including hobbies, interests, and themes that come to mind for walks/hikes
Why are you interested in becoming a trail walk leader? *
What qualities do you possess that make you the ideal trail walk leader? *
List any previous work or volunteer experience that may be relevant to this program. *
If you were referred by another Trailblazer volunteer, please provide their name below.
Please list any questions or comments below.
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