HEALTH AND TRIP SAFETY GUIDELINES

Health Guidelines

please do not attend if you

-o-  are not feeling well.

-o-  have any flu-like symptoms.

-o-  have tested positive for COVID-19.

-o-  are under any mandated quarantine.

-o-  have been in close contact with anyone with confirmed COVID-19 or who is under quarantine.

Trip Safety Guidelines

1.  Complete the online WWO Waiver and Release immediately upon registration.  

2.  Depending on the trip and at the discretion of the trip leaders, trips may be limited in size to 6 –15. At times we are able to form two groups, each group with a leader and sweep.

3.  Distancing.  Please maintain a respectable and appropriate distance from others for everyone's safety. 

4.  Each person is responsible for bringing all her own equipment, including hand sanitizer, personal first aid items, maps, cue sheets, trail notes and other resources. Leaders are not required to provide cue sheets or any other resources at the trip start; however, at the leader's discretion, resources such as a map, trail notes or paper cue sheets may be available.

5.  On each trip there is a Lead and a Sweep and no one is left behind. On hikes, we stop at trail intersections and stream crossings so that no one gets lost. On bike rides, we periodically stop to regroup at turns. If you need to find a rest room or decide to take a side excursion on your own, let the leaders know, and make arrangements with the leaders to meet back up with the group. If you need to leave the trip early, let the leaders know. 

6.  WWO adheres to the principles of “Leave No Trace.” Whatever you bring in with you, you must take out with you. Do not throw any trash which includes food remains such as apple cores, orange peels or cookie crumbs off into the woods or on the roadside or in the stream.