Liz Bergeron has served as the Executive Director and CEO of the Pacific Crest Trail Association since 2001. When she’s not working diligently to protect, preserve and promote the PCT, you may find her taking long walks in her neighborhood, day hiking on a local trail or introducing new hikers to the PCT.
Dear PCTA Community:
I’m proud to present our latest Strategic Plan. For the next four years, this plan will guide the Pacific Crest Trail Association in its mission to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest Trail while strengthening our ability to meet ongoing and future challenges.
The plan, recently ... Read more
As we turn the corner on another year, the PCTA introduces new leadership for our Trail Operations staff. Director of Trail Operations Mike Dawson will retire at the end of March, creating advancement opportunities for other staff members.
Mike’s retirement is no surprise. We’ve been working on a transition plan ... Read more
Come find out more about how your gifts and volunteer hours have made a difference this year on the trail. Our Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 22, in the Bannon Island Room at Sierra Health Foundation. Join us afterward for refreshments at an Open House at PCTA‘s ... Read more
Dear friends of the Pacific Crest Trail,
The national election of 2016 is finally behind us. We have a new president, and the political landscape could not be more different than it was this time last year.
Depending on how you voted, you are either suffering great despair or believe ... Read more
Great news! $450,000 has been contributed so far to save Landers Meadow. Now two PCTA board members have pledged to match the next $50,000 in gifts to meet our final goal of $550,000. We’re so close and there’s only one week left in the campaign.
You can help get us ... Read more
Come find out more about how your gifts and volunteer hours have made a difference this year on the trail. Our Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 16, in the Bannon Island Room at Sierra Health Foundation. Join us afterward for refreshments at an Open House at PCTA‘s ... Read more
The PCTA Board of Directors recently updated the Association’s 2014-2017 Strategic Plan. The following column by Liz Bergeron, PCTA Executive Director and CEO, appears in the Fall 2015 edition of the PCT Communicator magazine.
The hardest part of my long-distance hikes is finding time to plan. But it’s no ... Read more
You made 2014 one of the best years ever for the trail.
On Saturday, April 11, PCT members, volunteers, partners and supporters gathered in Sacramento, Calif. for our annual meeting and open house. We recapped the year’s successes and challenges, socialized, shared trail news, and recognized your hard work and ... Read more
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