Mark Larabee is the PCTA's Advocacy Director. He is the former editor of the "PCT Communicator" magazine and co-author of "The Pacific Crest Trail: Exploring America's Wilderness Trail" published in 2016. Larabee is a journalist, part of a team who won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for The Oregonian newspaper. He hiked the PCT across Oregon for a 2005 series for the paper and has been with PCTA since 2010. He lives in Portland.
The 1964 Land and Water Conservation Fund, (LWCF) the country’s most important conservation funding program, expired on Sept. 30.
For several years, the Pacific Crest Trail Association and many other conservation groups across the country have been calling on Congress to renew this vital source of funding. Despite a huge ... Read more
The 1964 Land and Water Conservation Fund, the country’s most important conservation funding program, is set to expire on Sunday, Sept. 30, unless Congress renews it.
We have a week to save this program that is crucial to the PCT’s long-term protection.For the Pacific Crest Trail, the expiration of ... Read more
Today we celebrate National Public Lands Day, a time for all of us who love the outdoors to take a moment and reflect on the great gift that is our system of public lands.
We’ve got a lot to be thankful for, and a lot to celebrate. This year marks ... Read more
In a bipartisan approach to land protection, the House Natural Resource Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would permanently reauthorize the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
This is great news for the Pacific Crest Trail.
With the committee vote, the legislation to renew the country’s most important land ... Read more
A new threat could bring development projects along the Pacific Crest Trail, diminishing or destroying the peace and serenity of your next day hike, backpacking trip or horseback ride in your favorite national forest.
Several bills being championed in Congress and other initiatives being pursued in some states would allow ... Read more
On Thursday, the California Senate voted unanimously in favor of a resolution commemorating the Pacific Crest Trail and the 50thanniversary of the National Trails System Act.
State Sen. Robert Hertzberg introduced the resolution with 11other state senators who have the PCT running through their districts.
“This 32-inch-wide path is a ... Read more
The children in the ExCEL summer school class at Cascade Locks Elementary know that where they live, the Columbia River Gorge, is a special place. They also know their town is within a national scenic area. When a photo of Oregon’s iconic volcano flashes on the screen, they can immediately ... Read more
On Monday, two weeks before the first campers would arrive, counselors at the Big Lake Youth Camp about a quarter mile off the Pacific Crest Trail in the Oregon Cascades readied the grounds and the cabins that will be summer home to up to 200 kids and teenagers each week.... Read more
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