About Our Partners
The Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt wouldn’t happen without a team of great collaborators. To that end, we’re excited to highlight the work of our outstanding partners:
About Cascade Volunteers
Cascade Volunteers is the official nonprofit partner of the Willamette National Forest. The nonprofit formed in 2005 and has since enlisted more than 3,600 volunteers to perform more than 193,000 hours of service—including trail maintenance, planting trees, stewardship, and more.
Each winter, the organization’s volunteers help us place ornaments along designated trails in the Willamette and Umpqua national forests for the annual Willamette Valley Ornament Hunt.
Learn more about Cascade Volunteers and the great work the nonprofit does all year long.
About the Willamette National Forest
The 2-million-acre Willamette National Forest is home to eight wilderness areas — including the Three Sisters and Mt. Jefferson wilderness areas — and more than 70 developed campgrounds. In all, more than 1,700 miles of hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trails crisscross a variety of landscapes — including Cascade foothills, old-growth forests, and rushing rivers.
About the Umpqua National Forest
The Umpqua National Forest stretches nearly 1 million acres across the southern Willamette Valley and into southern Oregon. Its attractions include Cascade peaks, whitewater rapids, picturesque waterfalls, and verdant forests — with more than 530 miles of trails, 40 campgrounds, and three scenic wilderness areas.
About the Mt. Hood National Forest
The Mt. Hood National Forest covers more than 1 million acres at the northeastern edge of the Willamette Valley.
There, visitors enjoy roughly 80 campgrounds, 20 Sno-Parks, and about 1,000 miles of trails that head through old-growth forests and alongside crystal-clear rivers in the shadow of Mt. Hood—Oregon's tallest peak.
About the Siuslaw National Forest
The Siuslaw National Forest comprises more than 630,000 forested acres that extend from the Oregon Coast Range at the western edge of the Willamette Valley to the shores of the Pacific Ocean. (Fun fact: It is one of only two national forests in the lower 48 states to border an ocean.)
Highlights are numerous but include Marys Peak, which is nearly 4,100 feet tall—making it the highest point in the Oregon Coast Range.
About the Bureau of Land Management
This year, we're partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and are placing ornaments on trails within a few trails in its Northwest Region.
The BLM's Northwest Oregon district extends from the Pacific Ocean to the summit of the Cascade Range—and from the Columbia River in the north to the southern edge of the Willamette Valley.
About Milo McIver State Park
We are excited to partner this year with Milo McIver State Park, which sits along the Clackamas River near the northeastern edge of the Willamette Valley.
The popular park hosts seasonal campsites (open Mid-March through October), as well as paddling rentals, put-in sites on the Clackamas River, several miles of multi-use trails, picnic areas, a 27-hole disc golf course, and other recreation opportunities.
