The push is on to pass bills in Congress that will provide full and permanent funding for the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.
In the House, supporters of H.R. 3195 are intently pressing their leadership to hold a vote on the bill. It has passed out of committee and ... Read more
Over the years, I’ve written a lot about the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). I’ve asked you to get involved by letting your senators and elected representatives in Congress know how important this program is to the Pacific Crest Trail and public lands and how much these amazing places ... Read more
(Reprinted from the summer 2019 issue of the PCT Communicator magazine.)
In April 2018, PCTA Land Protection Director Megan Wargo told me about a property that had just come on the market that included 1.2 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.
The Picayune Lake property, as it has come to ... Read more
In 1993, the Pacific Crest Trail was completed in Southern California’s Soledad Canyon with the driving of a ceremonial golden spike. But it was complete only as a continuous path. The PCT’s wilderness experience wasn’t fully protected from nearby development—and still isn’t today. Many miles of the trail remain on ... 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
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
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
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