PACIFIC CREST TRAIL ASSOCIATION

Trail maintenance:each year the pcta brings together agency partners and volunteers with shared values and serves as a liaison between people and public lands. Volunteers and corps crew members perform the hard, physical labor of performing annual and deferred maintenance and reconstruction on the pct, giving hikers and horseback riders the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of wild and scenic lands while traveling on safe and passable trail. Pcta volunteers contributed 57,515 service hours in 2024, an in-kind value of $1.9 million. These hours included:- 1,134 miles of trail maintenance- 12 miles of trail reconstruction- 59 volunteer training eventstrail skills college - recruiting and educating volunteerspcta's comprehensive training programs are designed to actively support and involve our volunteers in carrying out safe and top-notch work on the trail. Led by seasoned staff, agency partners, and volunteer leaders well-versed in trail maintenance and leadership, the pcta's training events provide an engaging platform for volunteers to learn the essential elements of trail design, reconstruction, maintenance, and upkeep. Additional training events focus on evaluating and certifying volunteer sawyers under the national saw program and providing wilderness first aid and cpr certifications. - 4 trail skills college weekends- 65 classes- 552 volunteers- 167 saw certification registrants- 26.5k hours contributed by first-time volunteersgreat american outdoors actthe great american outdoors act presented a distinct opportunity to tackle the deferred maintenance backlog in our national parks, forests, monuments, and other public lands. In 2024, the pcta successfully organized 105 gaoa-funded trail projects across national forests in region 5 and 6.