By Mick Mc Bride
I’ll be honest, when I started the PCTA Southern Oregon Rockers I went into it with eyes wide open, and I had no idea what to expect or if I would even like it.
I knew that we would improve the trail and feel good about ... Read more
We are a month away from zero hour.
On Jan. 3, 2019, the 115th Congress will turn out the lights for good. Before that happens, we’re pressing Congressional leaders to take up some important unfinished business regarding land protection. Of course I’m talking about the permanent reauthorization of the Land ... Read more
Multnomah Falls, Ore. — For the first time since 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, six miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway and several popular trails near Multnomah Falls reopened, including the well-known Angels Rest, Wahkeena, and Larch Mountain Trail.
The full length of the Historic Columbia River Highway impacted by ... Read more
America’s best and most popular conservation program expired on Sept. 30. Bills pending in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have the bipartisan support they need to pass. The only holdup is Congressional leadership.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund is a federal land protection program crucial to the ... Read more
By Pete Fish
Dorothy “Dottie” Geisler, friend of the trail and longtime Trail Gorilla volunteer, passed away on Sept. 9. By my reckoning she was 89. My wife Joyce was a classmate of Dottie’s sister at Washington High School in Los Angeles and Dottie was two years ahead.
She was ... Read more
If you are 70-½ years or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to benefit the PCTA and receive tax benefits in return. You can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as ours without ... Read more
The historic Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver, Washington, was the setting for the PCTA’s Trail Dirt Live event on Oct. 23. The event was held in conjunction with the Partnership for the National Trails System conference, and capped off a year of special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ... Read more
For what feels like the 100th time this season, a team of six tired 20-somethings bushwhack up a near vertical access trail in the San Jacinto mountains, where they spend eight days camped on a ridge at 7,000 feet above sea level. Sweltering in the desert morning heat, they soon ... Read more