PCTA’s ultimate goal in land protection is for the Pacific Crest Trail to be permanently protected, with the last private parcels of trail and viewshed placed into public ownership or conservation easements. This new staff position will enable the PCTA, for the first time, to build ... Read more
It’s widely known that today is the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, which President Lyndon Johnson signed on Sept. 3, 1964. Wilderness lovers and champions across the country are celebrating the immensity of the law that has set aside more than 100 million acres.
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The Wilderness Act turns 50 years old today. It’s almost too much for this millennial to comprehend. I’m writing, to my parent’s and grandparent’s generations to say “thank you.”
You fought the battle to protect our public lands for future generations. Here we are. We appreciate it.
That wilderness is ... Read more
The Department of the Interior sent a tweet out about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Senator Wyden (OR) said he’d retweet it 1000 times if he could. Let’s show Senator Wyden how much we care about this issue. Join PCTA, our friends at The Nature Conservancy ... Read more
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’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
On April 2, the Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service finalized the purchase of 808 acres within the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest, south of Idyllwild, in Southern California. The $2.65 million Fleming Ranch purchase permanently protects views from the Pacific Crest Trail, which is ... Read more
Another portion of the Pacific Crest Trail once held by a private timber company in Southern Oregon is now permanently protected.
Late last week the Conservation Fund announced that it transferred 930 acres once owned by the Hancock Timber Resource Group to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for protection ... Read more
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