Note: This is the second part of our trail maintenance highlights series, featuring the Oregon Cascades and the North Cascades. In case you missed it, be sure to visit part 1 of this series covering Southern California and the High Sierra.
Oregon Cascades
Clearing blowdowns from the trail, also ... Read more
A little rain did not stop the Columbia Cascades Trail Skills College 2024 from absolutely shining once again for their annual training event. Jeanine Russell, Columbia Cascades Regional Representative, described it as one of her “favorite years yet,” crediting it being the third she and Landon Coates Welsh, Volunteer Training ... Read more
Note: This is the first part of our trail maintenance highlights series, featuring Southern California and the High Sierra. Stay tuned for part 2 covering the Oregon Cascades and the North Cascades.
Each year, the Pacific Crest Trail Association facilitates a wide variety of trail maintenance projects on the Pacific ... Read more
This blog post is part two of a two part series featuring the reflections of PCT volunteer Brian Wagenaar. Check out part one in this post from February, 2024.
ACE visits The Notch
Our second backcountry hitch took us up to The Notch, a beautiful section of trail that is ... Read more
The Trail Skills College program is PCTA’s premiere trail maintenance educational program. Every year, PCTA hosts a series of events along the trail where new and experienced volunteers and outdoor professionals can learn critical skills for designing, building and maintaining backcountry trails. But what does it look like to take ... Read more
I approach the trail junction at Haypress Meadows after the long climb from Echo Lakes. It’s great to be back on trail again, and I have big aspirations for my weekend adventure. Working behind the scenes helping to coordinate volunteers to make the trail possible is something I’m passionate about, ... Read more
By Southern Sierra Regional Trail Stewardship Coordinator Michelle DiMeglio
Trail work facilitates a unique connection to the land. We’re not just caring for the trail, we also benefit from spending time in that place, in stewarding a section of this 2-foot wide, 2650 mile long footpath.
How often do you ... Read more
The Pacific Crest Trail Association hires Trail Crew Technical Advisors each field season to help oversee corps crew work, support PCTA volunteers and teach at PCTA Trail Skills Colleges. They are skilled and dedicated trail builders who spend most of their time in the field in support of the PCTA’s ... Read more
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