Join the Team: TUWC Is Looking for New Board Members
Do you have strong feelings about trails? Like, real feelings — the kind that make you stop mid-run to pick up someone else’s trash, or send you down a two-hour rabbit hole reading about erosion control? Then we might need to talk.
The Tulsa Urban Wilderness Coalition is seeking new board members, and we’d love for one of them to be you.
What We’re Looking For
We’re not after a particular job title or resume — we’re after people who genuinely care about protecting and stewarding the urban wilderness in our backyard. Turkey Mountain, Chandler Park, Keystone Ancient Forest — these places matter to a lot of people, and we want board members who feel that in their bones.
Specifically, we’d love to connect with folks who:
Love the outdoors and want to protect it.
You don’t have to be a trail runner or a mountain biker. You just have to believe that green space in a city is worth fighting for — and worth showing up for.
Understand or want to learn Leave No Trace principles.
We take responsible trail use seriously at TUWC. Board members help us model and teach those values to the broader Tulsa community.
Want to be an ambassador for Tulsa’s trails.
Whether you’re someone who already talks about Turkey Mountain to anyone who will listen, or you want a more intentional way to advocate for our trail systems, this is a meaningful way to do it.
What the Commitment Actually Looks Like
We know your time is not unlimited. That’s why we designed board membership to be genuinely manageable.
Here’s what to expect:
- Six meetings per year, held on weekday evenings
- Occasional online coordination between meetings — primarily for planning volunteer days and events
- About 6 trail work days a year
- 1 fundraiser
- Other events do come up — we hope you’ll want to be part of them, but we also know life takes priority.
- No surprise time bombs. We’re not going to promise “low commitment” and then bury you.
That’s it. You can make a real impact on the future of Tulsa’s trails without sacrificing your evenings, your weekends, or your sanity.
Why This Work Matters
The trails we steward don’t maintain themselves. Every reroute, every erosion fix, every invasive species removal happens because people chose to show up — and the board is the backbone of that work. We help set the direction, build community partnerships, and make sure TUWC has what it needs to keep doing meaningful things on the ground.
When you join the TUWC board, your voice shapes decisions about preservation, accessibility, programming, and the long-term future of northeast Oklahoma’s urban wilderness.
Ready to Get Involved?
If any of this resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us a little about yourself and why TUWC’s mission speaks to you — it only takes a few minutes.
Let’s make sure the trails we love are here — and thriving — for the people who come after us. 🌿
