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Hike Docent Program

Interested in becoming one of the Conservancy’s volunteer hike leaders? Conservation is fueled by connecting people to the lands and waters throughout the Inland Northwest, and now YOU can be an instrumental part in that. Learn more about how to become a hike docent below or contact us and attend a Volunteer Orientation to learn more and get started.

How to Become a Hike Leader (Docent)

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Volunteer Orientation

Your first step is to attend a Volunteer Orientation. Get started by contacting Ben Sprague to express your interest, or fill out the form below and we’ll help get you registered.

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Log in to the Portal

After the training, you’ll receive a passcode to log in to our Hike Docent website portal. Here, you will have access to everything you need to schedule a hike and get started.

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Register to Lead a Hike

Submit requests for hikes YOU want to lead. To make the program fit best with your schedule, you get to choose when and where your hikes take place.

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Lead Hikes on Conserved Lands

Palisades
Waikiki Nature Preserve
Saltese Uplands
Antoine Peak
English Point
Slavin Wetlands
Liberty Lake Cedars
Cougar Bay Nature Preserve
Mica Peak
and more!

Upcoming Events

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April 27, 2026

City Nature Challenge Hike at Waikiki Springs!

Join us on the land for some citizen science! The City Nature Challenge is a great way to get started in citizen science, and contribute to a world-wide challenge to collect field data! No experience needed. Just bring your phone, loaded up with iNaturalist, and hike docent Joe Spitz will

May 1, 2026

Waikiki Preserve Moonlight Hike

Come join hike docent Bernadine Bank in the adventure of hiking by moonlight and take advantage of this special opportunity outside of the normal hiking hours at Waikiki!

May 2, 2026

Paths Toward Belonging: Hike II

Join us for a Philosophical Hiking Series with INLC & EWU. This hike will explore interconnection and responsibility in living ecological systems. Walk with EWU Philosophy students and Hike Docent Mark Merhab, reflecting on how humans, animals, land, and time are woven together in care and conservation.

May 9, 2026

English Point Trail Work Project- in partnership with Idaho Trails Association

We’re excited to partner with the Idaho Trails Association on a fantastic volunteer trail project—our first opportunity like this in northern Idaho!

Building on Local Park History

It's In Our Nature

We’re building on local parks history and have a bold vision for access to the outdoors. One that will last our community for the next 100 years and beyond.

Where We Work

We protect a variety of private and public land throughout the Inland Northwest. To find out more about our project areas, check out Where We Work.