Sahale Outdoors is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team in a variety of impactful and rewarding roles! Whether you’re passionate about working with kids, sharing outdoor skills, or helping behind the scenes, there’s a role for you.

You can make a lasting impact on lives by connecting people with the outdoors. Meanwhile, you’ll be part of a passionate, like-minded community dedicated to inclusivity and environmental stewardship. Volunteering with us allows you to gain valuable experience while creating unforgettable memories.

No matter your skills or outdoor background, there’s a way for you to contribute to Sahale Outdoors. Join us in creating transformative outdoor experiences that inspire, empower, and connect.

Logistics and Support

All ages welcome! Whether its food packing or event planning, behind the scenes support is often the most needed.

• Program preparation and event staffing
• Hourly and daily opportunities
• Office and Education Center
• Skills include organizing, cleaning, event planning, grant writing, media production, bookkeeping, and fundraising.

Guide Programs

These opportunities are open to adults, as well as high school students through our Youth Guide program. Youth Guides will be paired with adult staff to provide mentorship and support.

Backpacking Guide

• Trips are for 6th through 12th grade
• Week-long backpacking trips during June, July, and August
• National Parks in Washington
• Skills include working with middle school and high school students, outdoor skills, a passion for science and nature, and empathetic, supportive, trauma-informed interpersonal skills.

Adult Course Instructor

• Trips are for ages 16+
• Single day and weekend trips and events
• Classroom or local outdoor settings
• Skills include the ability to teach CPR or BLS, Wilderness First Aid, mountaineering snow skills, Crevasse Rescue, wilderness survival skills, birding, forest bathing, yoga, and more! Make the outdoors more accessible by volunteering your time and expertise.

Pinecones Guide

• Trips are for ages 7-11
• Single day adventures, or week-long camps from 8 AM to 4 PM
• Local city and state parks
• Skills include adaptive education and recreation, multi-cultural competency and humility, and the ability to teach basic outdoor and self-care skills with patience.

Tiny Trails Guide

• Trips are for ages 4-6
• Day camps from 9 AM to 1 PM, year round
• Local city and state parks
• Skills include early childhood development, childcare, and age-appropriate science and nature teaching

Logistics and Support Volunteers

Program Guide Volunteers