View the Future

Responsible for stewarding and conserving land for scenic views, wildlife habitat, environmental health, and recreation

Interactive Pocket Guide to the Amanda Trail “Trail Ed Map”

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INTERACTVE POCKET GUIDE TO THE AMANDA TRAIL

Thanks to a generous award from Braemar Charitable Trust (Trust Management Services, LLC) and most importantly, the support and guidance provided by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and their Cultural Department, this TRAIL-ED (Interactive Pocket Guide to the Amanda Trail) is ready to share! The Pocket Guides are now available for a suggested $5 donation at the Yachats Area Chamber of Commerce, and soon to be at the Yachats Mercantile, and the Drift Inn.

Trail Ed map
Trail Ed map
Developed as an educational resource, the Trail Ed guide helps fill a little bit of the huge gap that exists with understanding native history and the culture of coastal Tribes. The guide aims to create a greater awareness of Yachats’ indigenous history, respect and understanding of native culture, and shares the importance of living in harmony with the land.
While the Amanda Trail, weaving from Yachats to Cape Perpetua, already brings thousands of hikers and traces the solemn story of Amanda and her people, the interactive guide aims to enhance the cultural and educational experience along the way. The guide portrays many plants and wildlife that live throughout the area and highlights their importance in sustaining Native populations, both historically and today. Interactive prompts have been included to engage hikers along the way. In the form of challenge questions, these prompts begin conversations about material from the guide, as well as from the interpretive signs along the trail.
Click here to go to Trail Ed web page

Where missions overlapped, project partnership developed. Contributive efforts put forth in developing this project are shared by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and their Cultural Department, View the Future 501 c (3), Oregon State University Extension Service, and Nora Sherwood (Science Illustrator and Wildlife Artist—Portraying Nature to Educate and Inspire)