To our friends and supporters,
We’ve seen Black Friday, Cyber Monday and a long, wonderful season on the trail. Today help us offset that by participating in #GivingTuesday. This is a national day for donating to the causes that you love.
Your donations make an impact. We’re challenging you to ... Read more
The Keen room in Portland was at capacity, and author Cheryl Strayed had the crowd of 200-plus captivated from her first answer.
This was a PCTA fundraiser on the evening of Nov. 13. at Keen’s headquarters in the Pearl District. Keen is a PCTA corporate partner and Tim McGuire, a ... Read more
Now it’s not just us singing the praises of our Big Bend Regional Representative.
Ian Nelson has been guiding the details of community organizing, trail maintenance and policy for years. We’re proud to announce that PCTA’s work, through the passion and leadership of our Regional Reps, has received the nationally ... Read more
A full interview with Peggy Porto will appear in our next Trail Dirt email newsletter. Sign up for it here.
When most people think about volunteering with the PCTA, they think about re-benching tread, constructing bridges, or improving drainages. What many don’t realize is that volunteers get involved with our ... Read more
Another piece of the PCT in the checkerboard lands south of Snoqualmie Pass is now permanently protected!
The U.S. Forest Service recently purchased the 480-acre Pyramid Peak property from the Plum Creek Timber Company. The Trust for Public Land was holding the parcel until the Forest Service could secure the ... Read more
After months of hard work by the Pacific Crest Trail Association board, staff, volunteers and partners, we are proud to release our new Strategic Plan. We will use this document as a road map for the future of our work to protect, preserve and promote the Pacific Crest Trail while ... Read more
Many thanks to Therm-a-Rest for supporting Pacific Crest Trail Association! In addition to financial support, the company provided all five of our regional representatives with new sleep systems this summer. Bob Woods reports back with his first bag nights: a trip talking policy with other PCT managers.
I was very ... Read more
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