public health & Community.

Community safety and disability justice are a fundamental part of our core values. To protect ourselves and others while continuing to build and nurture our community of QTPOC, BIPOC, and LGBTQ2S+ adventurers, we have outlined the steps we're taking to help prevent the spread of transmissible illnesses such as COVID-19 and RSV. Please note that these protocols will evolve and be updated as the state of public health continues to shift.

Steps Wild Diversity takes for adventures and workshops

  • We require masking during our indoor workshops and for anyone riding in the Wild Diversity van.  

  • We provide hand washing stations during all multi-day adventures and require thorough hand washing prior to preparing or serving food as well as after bathroom trips. 

  • We provide personal hand sanitizers and disposable gloves for all events and bring backup masks.

  • Participants and guides collaboratively create community agreements for each multi-day adventure, meeting the highest-risk folks where they are at. 

  • We respect & support participants' needs for stronger personal guidelines. 

  • As always, we sanitize all kitchen & personal gear after each adventure.

Steps Wild Diversity takes for indoor events and gatherings

  • When possible, we open venue windows to increase ventilation

  • Masking is encouraged and optional

  • We offer extra masks and hand sanitizer

We need your help to keep our community and yourself safe. We ask that you

  • Wash hands often with soap, and use hand sanitizer only when hand washing is not an option.

  • Mask when in our van and building and when in close proximity with others. 

    • Note: masks are not required in our large community room if the garage door is open.

  • When unmasked and outdoors, maintain a 6 foot distance from others unless you have explicitly agreed otherwise. During hikes, participants may choose to be unmasked if they stay to the back of the group. 

  • Cover coughs and sneezes then wash your hands.

  • To the extent possible, limit high-risk activities (flying unmasked, attending large indoor concerts, etc) the week prior to your trip.

Contact us ASAP to postpone your adventure or event with us if:

  • You have had COVID or other highly transmissible illnesses within the past 10 days and may still be contagious 

  • You have experienced illness symptoms in the past 24 hours, including:

    • Temperature is or has been greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius)

    • Worsening cough

    • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

    • Chills

    • Repeated shaking with chills

    • Muscle pain

    • Headache

    • Sore throat

    • New loss of taste or smell

    • Close contact with person with any of the above symptoms or who you know has COVID-19 or another transmissible illness

  • Note: if you have had a 2nd degree COVID exposure (masked or distanced contact within the last 5 days with someone who is positive) you may attend events, but we ask that you take extra caution to mask & distance at all times.

Contact us ASAP to discuss precautions during your adventure with us if:

  • You have had a close-contact exposure to COVID or another transmissible illness within the past 5 days (unmasked close proximity for 15 minutes or longer with someone who is positive) 

    • Note: depending on the degree of your exposure you may still be able to attend events with extra caution to mask & distance at all times; we will discuss options together

thank you!