Outpost on the Zumwalt Prairie
Terms and Conditions - Refund and Cancelation Policy

These Terms and conditions are valid for each attendee registering for the 2025 Outpost on the Zumwalt Prairie program.

Outpost is held at the Nature Conservancy's Zumwalt Prairie Preserve in Wallowa County. This is an outdoor setting with inherent risks, hazards, and dangers. All registrants agree to follow the rules and policies at these venues. No pets are allowed.

Summer Fishtrap and Outpost Cancellation Policy

Fishtrap registration includes a $150 nonrefundable deposit. If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, the following schedule applies:

60 days or more prior to the first day of the program, you will be issued a full refund minus the $150 deposit.
30-59 days prior to the first day of the program, you will be issued a 50% refund of the total registration fee.
Less than 30 days prior to the first day of the program, no refunds will be issued.

Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to Mike Midlo, [email protected].

In the unlikely event that Fishtrap cancels Outpost or Summer Fishtrap, you will have the option of receiving a full refund, including deposit, or receiving registration credit for the following that can be applied toward registration fees for any Fishtrap workshops within 24 months. Fishtrap is not responsible for any nonrefundable travel costs.

Summer Fishtrap and Outpost Installment Plan

Fishtrap now offers payment plans for Summer Fishtrap and Outpost. Monthly installment plans are available for up to 6 months for Summer FIshtrap and 8 months for Outpost.
At registration, you will be charged the initial $150 deposit plus an additional 5% administrative fee for each registration.
Fishtrap will send you an installment agreement. Once that has been returned, your registration spot is secured.
The remainder of your registration will be divided into monthly payments due beginning 30 days after your registration date.

Should you need to cancel, Fishtrap will follow the same cancellation policy noted above. Your 5% administrative fee will not be refunded.

If you cancel less than 30 days prior to the first day of the event, you will not be issued a refund and are still responsible for paying the full registration fee.

Questions? Contact us by email: [email protected].

We encourage all participants to look into a Travel Insurance policy in the case that you are not able to attend due to circumstances beyond your control and a LifeFlight emergency policy.

Fishtrap reserves the right to refuse to admit or remove any participant or refuse registration to any participant who may violates the Fishtrap Code of Conduct Policy. This policy exists to ensure safety and of all participants, instructors, and staff. Registrants removed from Outpost while the event is in progress will not receive a refund and are responsible for any costs incurred as a result of their removal.
This refund policy covers all fees paid to Fishtrap for registration, meals, and lodging.

Notice of Non-Discrimination
Fishtrap prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age. This policy applies to all Fishtrap administration, activities, and events and will be enforced for all employees, contractors, volunteers, and participants.

Fishtrap Code of Conduct

Why a Code of Conduct is Important
Thank you for being a respectful member of the Fishtrap community. Fishtrap is committed to maintaining a welcoming and accountable environment for all who interact with Fishtrap and our programs as we carry out our mission to promote clear thinking and good writing in and about the West. Our staff is dedicated to serving our community near and far with integrity and kindness. We believe all people deserve to participate in our programs free from harm, harassment, and abuse. We invite you to create the Fishtrap community with us, sharing the understanding that we are all responsible for ourselves and must work together to thrive.

Join Us
We ask that you join our efforts to foster a healthy community both online and offline by practicing the following: respect self and others, adhere to applicable laws, embrace anti-harassment*, prohibit sexual misconduct**, and maintain honesty in communications.
Please acknowledge harassment does not include respectful disagreement or critique in good faith. Reading, writing, and other creative pursuits inherently involve risk and exposure to controversial, challenging, and sometimes offensive language.

How to Respond
If you are the witness or recipient of any harmful behavior, please report your experience to any member of the Fishtrap staff, an instructor, or a member of the Fishtrap Board. Whether or not you feel personally affected by harmful or disruptive behavior, reporting your experience
and observations helps others who may be affected differently. Reports will be directed to Fishtrap’s Executive Director who will follow up on the issue with further conversations, requests to stop the behavior, discipline and possible removal of the perpetrator from the situation. Fishtrap staff, instructors, and Board will maintain confidentiality for all parties involved.

If you are asked to stop harmful behavior by a member of the Fishtrap staff, faculty, or Board of Directors, you are expected to comply immediately. Violating these expectations may be considered retaliation and result in expulsion from the event and/or future programs without a refund, reimbursement or pay. Fishtrap may involve the police or other resources when necessary or requested.

If it is determined that harassment has occurred as defined by applicalbe law, Fishtrap may hold the perpetrator legally liable for their actions under state or federal anti-discrimination laws or in separate legal actions.

If the Executive Director is the recipient, perpetrator or witness of harmful behavior, the report will be directed to the Board President.

*Harassment can be based on age, gender, gender identity, pronoun use, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, religion, body type, personal appearance, physical or mental ability, socioeconomic status, marital status, political activities or affiliation, or any other basis proscribed by local, state, provincial, national, and federal laws and regulations.

Harassment can occur to any person, either in person or through online activities now known or unknown, and involve tactics such as trolling, stalking, using hate speech, threatening, intimidating, falsely accusing, reporting of false grievances, manipulating, or other means.

**Sexual misconduct can be verbal or physical in nature, and involve behavior such as unwelcome advances, commentary, displays, gestures, inquiries or discussion of sexual activities, orientation or gender identity.

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