Each year the PCTA publishes a beautiful Pacific Crest Trail calendar that features stunning, full-color photographs of views.
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When you become a member, you not only receive this gorgeous calendar, but you get the joy of helping to preserve ... Read more
Don Twohey’s first pack trip with PCTA’s Lyons’ Pride trail crew in the Castle Crags Wilderness didn’t go so well. It poured for several days, and the crew, camped near a raging creek for eight days, did its best to fight off the wet and cold.
That was in 2005 ... Read more
Megan Wargo, PCTA’s director of land protection, and Kelley Beamer of the Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts were guests on Jefferson Public Radio this morning where the conversation was about the importance of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund and Congress’ inability so far to renew this 50-year-old program. ... Read more
Time is short to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund! You can help. Please contact your congressional representatives and urge them to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Can you imagine what the Sierra Nevada or the North Cascades might look like if our nation hadn’t had the ... Read more
It’s the busy season for PCTA volunteer and corps crews all along the PCT, as they cut back overgrown brush, retread eroding trail and remove fallen logs. While this work is happening in all three states, I was lucky enough to catch a lot of the action in Northern California, ... Read more
Many thanks to everyone who joined us last week in Ashland, Oregon, for our Trail Dirt Live event. PCTA staff and board members enjoyed the opportunity to meet and mingle with local guests as well as a few who traveled hundreds of miles to attend.
PCTA Executive Director and CEO ... Read more
As a hiker, I’ve always appreciated a well-maintained trail. You can travel farther with less effort. Your eyes are more often lifted to enjoy the beauty of the area rather than focused on what your feet might be tripping over.
Getting out on trail maintenance projects over the years has ... Read more
It’s the busy season for PCTA volunteer and corps crews all along the PCT, as they cut back overgrown brush, retread eroding trail and remove fallen logs. While this work is happening in all three states, I was lucky enough to catch a lot of the action in Northern California, ... Read more
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