Our year-end program review highlights the successes of all the partners working on the Pacific Crest Trail. It includes a small sampling of our projects while describing current programs. It also shines a light on some of the numbers and data points that illustrate the work accomplished on the trail. ... Read more
PCTA Blog
This is the most hilarious conditions report that we’ve ever seen
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Summer 2014 Communicator – Lost, stranded, injured and sick on the PCT
The Summer 2014 issue of the PCT Communicator should be arriving in mailboxes around the world.
In this issue, I wrote an essay, Lost, stranded, injured and sick on the PCT (PDF), about safety and personal responsibility on the trail. As the front desk of PCTA, I hear frequently about ... Read more
Dirtmap: the artist’s and biologist’s guide to the dirt of the Pacific Crest Trail
This is a guest post from Ellie Harmon, a PhD Candidate in the Department of Informatics at UC Irvine. Ellie thru-hiked the AT in 2008 and the PCT in 2013. In addition to Dirt: Biogeography of the Pacific Crest Trail, Ellie’s time on the Pacific Crest Trail was part ... Read more
Packing’s importance to wilderness and the PCT
Michal Morse has worked for the U.S. Forest Service since 1973 and, as he says, “was fortunate” to assist in constructing some of the most beautiful parts of the PCT from Reds Meadow to Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
Morse worked on trail crews since the early ... Read more
Charles Hoeppner’s Pacific Crest Trail legacy
In the upcoming summer issue of the PCT Communicator, PCTA supporter Laraine Downer has a touching piece about her late friend, Charles Hoeppner.
Charlie, as she called him, was an accomplished artist with a preferred medium of drawing. He supported his simple lifestyle as a botanical illustrator and was constantly ... Read more
Walk About Magazine: preserving the PCT wilderness experience
PCTA’s Mark Larabee wrote a piece in Walk About Magazine about preserving the wilderness experience on the trail. It’s available online by clicking the image (flash required).... Read more
We’re hiring a Volunteer Programs Assistant
We’re hiring [update: the application period is now closed] for our Volunteer Programs Assistant position! In this key role, you’ll help run one of the best volunteer programs around. Dream big!
Some of the key duties:
Advertise and fill volunteer opportunities through the recruitment of new and seasoned volunteers Maintain... Read more