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Trail Skills College Planning Committee Needs Volunteers! - August 23, 2010
The 2011 Trail Skills College Planning Committee in the Columbia River Gorge is currently seeking volunteers to help organize next year’s big event! To see how you can help, click here. Application deadline is Wednesday, September 8, 2010.
Sugar Bowl Resort Offers Saturday Evening Dinner to Benefit PCTA - July 08, 2010
Sugar Bowl Resort in Donner Summit, CA, is hosting a dinner at their exclusive Lake Mary Cabin on Saturday, August 21 to benefit the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA). Sugar Bowl will be serving up French-inspired California cuisine from 5-9pm and supporting the Pacific Crest Trail Association with 5% of gross earnings. Enjoy spacious patio-style dining with sweeping views of the high alpine lake, The Palisades and Mt. Disney. Reservations are recommended, please call 533-426-7002
For more information please visit the Sugar Bowl website or call 530-426-9000.
How much does it cost to eat on a thru-hike? - June 15, 2010
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Watch a one minute video about the PCTA - February 19, 2010.
New job opportunities are available, these include:
- Volunteer Programs Assistant
- Associate Regional Representative
- Trail Crew Technical Advisor
- Trail Maintenance Program Assistant
Visit the Job Opportunities page for details. -November 09, 2009
Call for Entries: Annual PCTA Photo Gallery
Do you have a picture that would look great in the Communicator? Many of the pictures we'll publish in 2010 will be selected from those entered in the Annual Photo Contest. Deadline is Feb. 28, 2010. Click on the link above for complete submission information. - November 09, 2009.
Mail Tribune - Volunteers drink in views while working trail - August 18, 2009
Big Bear News - Trekkin’ Through: Pacific Crest Trail Hikers Stop in Big Bear During Their Cross-Country Adventure - May 08, 2009
Operation Green Jeans - March 20, 2009
Ashland Daily Tidings - $300,000 raised to preserve mile of the PCT - February 19, 2009
A Walk in the Woods - January 14, 2009
PCTA Regional Represenative Brings Trail-Know How to Siberia - January 14, 2009
Call for Entries: Annual PCTA Photo Gallery
Do you have a picture that would look great in the Communicator? Many of the pictures we'll publish in 2009 will be selected from those entered in the Annual Photo Contest. Deadline is Feb. 18, 2008. Click on the link above for complete submission information. - November 26, 2008.
Development of the National Trails System Act - November 06, 2008
Newest PCTA Regional Representative Opens Office near Tahoe - September 03, 2008
Boxer and McKeon Introduce Legislation to Protect Wilderness - May 23. 2008
Tejon Ranch Trail Relocation Project - May 09, 2008
Search for the Good of the Trail - May 08, 2008
PCT Places in Need
Volunteer Opportunity in the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests!
(January 2008) The High Cascade Forest Volunteers and the Pacific Crest Trail Association are teaming up to offer spring training that will prepare you for fun and rewarding projects. Come alone, or bring your friends and family, and have some fun being a part of your National Forest...
Mike Dawson Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
REI Grant Helps Fund National Trails Day Event, Southern California Volunteer Recruitment, and Youth Outreach
Call for Entries: Annual PCT Photo Contest
(November 2007) Do you have a picture that would look great in the Communicator? Many of the pictures we'll publish in 2008 will be selected from those entered in the Annual Photo Contest. Deadline is Jan. 31, 2008. Click on the link above for complete submission information.
Be
an Oregon Trail Angel
(June 2007) The Willamette and Deschutes National Forests in
Oregon and the PCTA are developing a list of volunteer
Emergency Responders who might be called upon in the event of
emergency closures of the PCT in their area. Volunteer
responders would help hikers and equestrians get to a
designated detour route or to the nearest re-supply point.
Click on the link above to learn how you can help.
PCTA
adds Dana Berthold to the Trail Operations staff
Mail
Tribune
Land near Pilot Rock wins protection - April 10, 2007
A new Pacific Crest
Trail documentary by Scott Herriott
A follow-up to both "Walk" & "Still
Walking"...it's oh-so creatively called "Even More
Walking”
- Until the end of March, I'm donating 20% of all proceeds
to the Pacific Crest Trail Association (pcta.org) - All 3
documentaries are going for the reduced rate of $38 (including
S & H)
The
Power Of Walking
Interview with Yo-yoer Scott Williamson on CBS Sunday Morning
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Pacific
Crest Trail 2007-2009 Strategic Plan
Picture yourself on the Pacific Crest Trail in three years.
Where would you be? In the North Cascades? The desert? No
matter where your trail days take you, the Pacific Crest Trail
Association's Strategic Plan, approved
by the Board of Directors in
July 2006, will help ensure that the PCT you travel will be
better protect
ed
and preserved
down the road than it is
today. Use the link above to download and read the PCTA’s
Strategic Plan.
eBay
auction result
Great news! Our eBay auction of the John Raux original
painting "Moving Mountains" raised $1000 for the
Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA). The winning bid was
placed by New Zealand transplant Art Hopkins and his family
living in Northern California. Having hiked parts of the
trail, Art is pleased that his bid will be used to help
preserve the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, "it's
truly a wonderful resource so I'm really happy to be involved
in this way - particularly now that we have young children who
really enjoy the outdoors."
Gramicci
to Auction Painting on eBay Benefiting the Pacific Crest Trail
Association
(Posted April 2006) Beginning Monday June 5, 2006 art lovers
and outdoor enthusiasts from around the world can start
bidding on an original work by Kansas City artist John
Lawrence Raux. Inspired by a love of nature, Raux’s oil
painting captures the essence of the great outdoors using
vivid colors and a wildlife theme. Commissioned by Gramicci, a
22 year veteran of the outdoor apparel industry, all proceeds
from the winning bid will be donated to the Pacific Crest
Trail Association (PCTA) to help preserve the Pacific Crest
National Scenic Trail.
4.5-Mile PCT Detour
at Angeles Crest
(Posted March 2006) As part of efforts to
protect critical habitat of the mountain yellow-legged frog,
the U.S. Forest Service has temporarily limited access to
approximately 1,000 acres in the area north of the Angeles
Crest Highway (SR 2) in the vicinity of Cooper Canyon. Hikers
must detour around the area. Learn more...
PCTA Adds Southern Calif. Regional Representative
(Posted March 2006) Suzanne Wilson has joined the PCTA as
its second staff Regional Representative (serving Southern
California). Learn more about her background, interests, and
job responsibilities.
McConnell
Foundation Funds Volunteer Recruitment
(Posted December 2005) The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) will
soon become a bit more scenic. With the help of a generous
grant through the McConnell Foundation's Leadership Grantmaking
Program, the Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) will be
recruiting and organizing new volunteer groups in the Shasta
and Siskiyou county regions to provide ongoing trail maintenance
support.
Postal
Service Unveils PCT Commemorative Stamp
(Posted December 2005) What do American bullfrogs, Bering
Glacier, Mount Washington, Gateway Arch, and the PCT have
in common? They are among the forty remarkable places, structures,
plants, and animals depicted on the United States Postal Service's
2006 Commemorative stamp pane titled "Wonders of America:
Land of Superlatives."
.
PCTA Says
Goodbye to a Good Friend
(Posted October 2005) The Pacific Crest Trail and Pacific
Crest Trail Association have lost a good friend. Eugene F.
("Bud") Reid, of Carpinteria, Calif., passed away on Sunday,
October 2, 2005. Bud served on the PCTA Board of Directors
for six years (1997 - 2002) and was the PCTA's Treasurer for
a number of years.
Louise
Marshall, National and State Leader in Hiking Movement, 1915
- 2005
(Posted September 2005) America's hiking community has lost
a longtime pioneer of hiking opportunities and trail preservation.
Louise Marshall, a national leader in the hiking movement
for the last 40 years, author, former PCTA President, founder
of Washington Trails Association, co-founder of the American
Hiking Society, and the first female REI board member passed
away at her Lynnwood, Wash., home on Wednesday August 24 2005
of natural causes.
SmartWool Awards PCTA
Grant
(Posted August 2005) SmartWool Corporation (best know for
its hiking socks) has included the Pacific Crest Trail Association
among its first round of Advocacy Program grant recipients.
Learn more about the grant and what the PCTA will use it for.
Visit the US Forest Service's New PCT Site
(Posted April 2005) Looking for even more useful information
and beautiful pictures of the Pacific Crest National Scenic
Trail? Visit the US Forest Service's new PCT Web site.
Get
Your Copy: New Southern California PCT Map
(Posted April 2005) Planning a PCT hike in S. Calif.? Or just
looking to add to your PCT memorabilia? Get a copy of the
US Forest Service's new map of the PCT in S. Calif. This is
the first of 10 PCT topographic maps to be published by the
Forest Service in cooperation with the PCTA. The maps are
fully functional for route finding and include interesting
natural and historical information as well as suggestions
for short trips. Get your copy from the PCTA store, in the
"PCT Guide & Planning Books" section.
PCTA Welcomes New Staff
(Posted March 2005) Ian Nelson has joined the PCTA as its
first-ever staff Regional Representative (serving Northern
California and Southern Oregon). Learn more about his background,
interests, and job responsibilities.
Sierra Nevada Mountain Water: Is It Safe to Drink?
(Posted February 2005) Funded by a grant from the Wilderness
Medical Society, Dr. Robert Derlet of the UC Davis Medical
Center is researching the purity of Sierra Nevada water. He
shares his findings (and references) in this article from
our February 2005 Communicator.
McConnell
Foundation Funds Volunteer Recruitment PCTA,
December 2005
Postal
Service Unveils PCT Commemorative Stamp PCTA,
December 2005
PCTA Says Goodbye to a Good Friend: Eugene F. ("Bud")
Reid PCTA, October 2005
Louise
Marshall, National and State Leader in Hiking Movement, 1915
- 2005 PCTA & WTA, September 2005
SmartWool Awards PCTA
Grant PCTA, August 2005
PCTA Welcomes Ian
Nelson as Regional Representative PCTA, March
2005
Mike
Dawson Joins PCTA as Trail Operations Director, PCTA,
January 10, 2004
PCTA
Editor Wins National Outdoor Book Award
(Posted November 2004) Congratulations to Angela Ballard
(PCTA Editor & Publications Manager) and Duffy Ballard!
Their book about the PCT, A
Blistered Kind of Love, has won Honorable Mention
in the Outdoor Literature category of the 2004 National Outdoor
Book Awards (NOBA). NOBA is the outdoor world's largest and
most prestigious book award program.
Improved
Trail Conditions Page
(Posted July 2004) Good news! We've greatly improved our
Trail Conditions page! View trail conditions reports by region
and section or submit your own report using a new online form.
Washington PCT Detour
(Posted April 2004) Due to damage caused by flooding,
45 miles of the PCT are impassable. A detour will be in effect
for several years. Learn the details about this detour, link
to maps and an order form for a detailed topo map of the
area.
Tips
for the Long-Distance Equestrian
(Posted March 2004) In the February 2004 issue of the Communicator
we published a helpful article, by Joanne Lennox, about
riding the PCT. Now here's the extended version of that article
-- full of even more helpful advice.
Mike
Dawson Joins PCTA as Trail Operations Director
(Posted January 2004) PCTA is pleased to announce that Mike
Dawson of Vashon, Wash., has accepted the position of Trail
Operations Director. Learn more about Mike's expertise and
experience from this press release.
Forest
Flood Damage Tops $10 Million, Recreation Areas Cut Off in
'04, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, November
14, 2003
Last week's rains
did untold damage, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Wednesday, October, 29, 2003
Senate
budget has no money to protect PCT, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003
Unwieldy
section of PCT gets face lift, Record Searchlight,
August 17, 2003
Pacific
Crest Trail Association and Tahoe Rim Trail Association to
celebrate National Trails Day and a recent acquisition that
will protect a trail segment in the Tahoe area.
May 23, 2003, PCTA, Sacramento, California
National
Scenic Trail Lands Acquired. Nearly 4,700 acres of forest
land, including about 6 miles of the PCT, have been purchased
by the Forest Service from Plum Creek Timber Company.
May 21, 2003, Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forest, Wenatchee,
Washington
See also:
• 9,000
acres bought for preservation in Cascades, Seattle
Times, May 22, 2003
• 9,119 preserved in Cascade Corridor. Partnership buys land
from timber company, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
May 22, 2003
PCTA
Honors Timber Company with Partnership Award; Collins Pine
Company Demonstrates Unique and Exemplary Stewardship of National
Scenic Trail
March 3, 2003, PCTA, Sacramento, California
Internationally
famous mountaineer and adventurer, Jim Whittaker to speak at
Pacific Crest Trail Association's Annual Meeting on February
1, 2003
November 15, 2002, PCTA, Sacramento, California
Forest
Flood Damage Tops $10 Million, Recreation Areas Cut off in
'04
(Posted December 2003) Visit the USDA Forest Service page
above for information on the most current conditions of the
damaged trails in Washington. Please note that the Forest
Service PCT Manager is working to identify trail re-routes.
Check our website after March 1, 2004, for more information.
No
Such Thing As Reentry (Posted December 2003) If you
hiked the PCT in 2003, don't miss Jackie "Yogi" McDonnell's
column. Returning the to the trail for another season, Yogi
recounts her adventures as well as those of fellow thru-hikers.
An excerpt of this piece will be published in the February
issue of the Communicator.
A
Blistered Kind of Love (Posted October 2003)
Authors Angela (PCTA Communicator Editor) and Duffy
Ballard trekked the Pacific Crest Trail in 2000. Their story
is both humorous and touching. Discover what happens when
a couple puts their relationship to a trial by trail, read
A Blistered Kind of Love, published by The Mountaineers
Books and the winner of the Barbara Savage Memorial Award.
Fun
Facts (Posted July 2003)
The great "pancake challenge" at the Seiad Valley
Cafe was recently named the third greatest "pig out"
in the world!
National
Scenic Trail Lands In Washington Acquired. (June
2003)
Nearly 4,700 acres of forest land, including about 6 miles
of the PCT, have been purchased by the Forest Service from
Plum Creek Timber Company. Learn more from the press release
listed above and the following newspaper articles:
•
9,000 acres bought for preservation in Cascades,
(Seattle Times, May 22, 2003)
•
9,119 preserved in Cascade Corridor. Partnership buys land
from timber company, (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
May 22, 2003)
Partnership
Award Winner (March 2003)
The PCTA has honored the Collins Pine Company with its annual
Partnership Award. The Partnership Award has historically
been given to fellow non-profit organizations with exemplary
records of providing service to the PCT. In what some might
call a surprising departure from tradition, the 2002 award
went to a for-profit timber company. Learn more from our recent
press release.
Pacific
Crest Trail Association's Annual Alice Krueper Clean-Up Day
to Target Interstate 10 Corridor in San Gorgonio Pass on November
16, 2002
October 22, 2002, PCTA, Sacramento, California
World
Record Long-Distance Hiker, Flyin' Brian Robinson, to talk
about his epic, 7,400-mile, 300-day hike, September 24,2002
August 14, 2002, PCTA, Sacramento, California
Local
Trail Volunteer to Receive National BLM Award; Bureau of Land
Management recognizes "Pickaxe" Pete, of Ventura,
Ca., and his Pacific Crest Trail Gorillas for making a difference
in Southern California
May 22, 2002, PCTA, Sacramento, California
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