Pacific Crest Trail Association

TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE PACIFIC CREST NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL AS A WORLD-CLASS EXPERIENCE

PROTECT:IN 2021, THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION (PCTA) PARTNERED WITH LAND TRUSTS AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO EVALUATE ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES FROM PRIVATE OWNERS THAT OWN LAND INCLUDING OR ADJACENT TO THE PCT. IN ADDITION, PCTA ADVOCATED FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. IN 2021, 532 MILES OF THE PCT WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF FIRES. WITH 194 TRAIL MILES BURNED, PCTA ASSISTED THE FOREST SERVICE TO DEVELOP EXTENSIVE RESTORATION PLANS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)PCTA ALSO MONITORED OR RESPONDED TO ONGOING THREATS OR LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS ALONG THE TRAIL, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: TRAILWIDE - TIMBER HARVESTING, FUELS REDUCTION, REFORESTATION, INVASIVE PLANT ERADICATION, WATERSHED, MEADOW, AND FIRE RESTORATION, ILLEGAL AND INCOMPATIBLE USES, GRAZING, SKI RESORT EXPANSION, COMMERCIAL AND COMPETITIVE EVENTS, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, BRIDGE INSTALLATIONS, TRAIL NETWORK EXPANSIONS, ILLEGAL MOTORIZED USE, PUBLIC LAND TRANSFERS, IMPACTS FROM INCREASED USE, DESIGNATED PCT MANAGEMENT AREAS, FOREST PLANNING, TRAVEL MANAGEMENT AND OVER-SNOW VEHICLE PLANNING;CALIFORNIA - WIND AND SOLAR DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES, WATER PIPELINES, DAM REAUTHORIZATION, ENDANGERED SPECIES, CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL, HIGHWAY 138 EXPANSION; OREGON - PACIFIC CONNECTOR NATURAL GAS PIPELINE; PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY ADVOCACY FOR THE BRIDGE OF THE GODS;OUR 2021 PROTECTION ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDED VIRTUAL "HIKE THE HILL" MEETINGS TO TALK WITH FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERS AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR STAFF IN WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL TRAIL MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND LAND ACQUISITION FUNDING FOR THE PCT.

PRESERVE:IN 2021, DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 1,292 VOLUNTEER CITIZEN STEWARDS AND CORPS CREW MEMBERS PERFORMED THE HARD, PHYSICAL LABOR OF ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF THE PCT. PCTA VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 57,643 SERVICE HOURS IN 2021, AN IN-KIND VALUE OF $1,645,000. THESE HOURS INCLUDED:- 1,170 MILES OF TRAIL MAINTENANCE- 8 MILES OF TRAIL RECONSTRUCTION- 34 VOLUNTEER TRAINING EVENTS.

PROMOTE:THROUGH OUR PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS AND PERSONAL OUTREACH,-WE PROMOTE THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL AS A SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR EVERYONE-PROMOTE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE TRAIL BY EDUCATING TRAIL USERS IN LEAVE NO TRACE PRINCIPLES, AS WELL AS INFORMING TRAIL USERS ABOUT TRAIL CLOSURES AND THE IMPACTS FROM WILDFIRE-MARSHAL VOLUNTEERS TO MAINTAIN THE TRAIL-KEEP OUR MEMBERS AND ELECTED LEADERS INFORMED OF PROGRAMS AND ISSUES FACING THE TRAIL(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN 2021, PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: -PUBLISHING THREE ISSUES (40,000 COPIES) OF THE "PACIFIC CREST TRAIL COMMUNICATOR" MAGAZINE, AND DISTRIBUTING IT TO MEMBERS, PARTNERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS; -PUBLISHING AN ANNUAL CALENDAR; -PUBLISHING TWELVE REGULAR ISSUES OF "TRAIL DIRT", THE PCTA'S ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER.THE PCTA ALSO...-RESPONDED TO 6,403 INQUIRIES FROM TRAIL USERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; -ISSUED 7,216 LONG-DISTANCE PERMITS;-MONITORED 1,664,972 WEBSITE VISITS, -ENGAGED 168,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AND 105,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS.