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Mount Hood Chapter
Pacific Crest Trail Association
The mission of the Pacific Crest Trail Association is to protect, preserve, and promote the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail as an internationally significant resource for the enjoyment of hikers and equestrians, and for the value that wild and scenic lands provide to all people.
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Mary Ellen Fitzgerald of the Zig Zag Ranger District crosses the Sandy River to install a seasonal bridge. The Mount Hood Chapter wishes Mary Ellen good luck in her new position with the Mount Hood NF in Sandy, OR. It's been a great ride and we will miss you! |
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Welcome to the home page for the Mount Hood Chapter of the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Our volunteers maintain the 221 miles of PCT between Midway Meadows south of Washington's Goat Rocks Wilderness and Park Ridge in Oregon's Mount Jefferson Wilderness. Trail work is fun and can be as easy or hard as you wish to make it. Our volunteers range in age from teens to eighties. No experience is necessary; crew leaders will instruct you on the job. Volunteers who participate in two or more work parties earn a free Northwest Forest Pass for the following year. To volunteer for a trail maintenance project*, click the "Sign up" link next to the project in the calendar or send an e-mail to the volunteer coordinator, . You can also join our e-mail distribution list to be informed of upcoming volunteer trail maintenance projects a few weeks in advance. After signing up for a project, please review the Job Hazard Analysis for a safe experience on the trail. |
2008 Calendar
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| June 27-29 | Road 2000 to Rock Creek. Volunteers interested in cross-cut log-out technique or anybody who just wants to get out and help clear trail are invited. Bill Hawley and Kim Owen will be performing A & B certifications and re-certifications. We will set up a camp by Rock Creek on the 2070 Road Friday afternoon and stay till Sunday AM weather permitting. Crew leader: Bill Hawley and Kim Owen. | |
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No rescheduled date at this time. |
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June 30 - July 4 |
Sedum Ridge, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Five days repairing stream crossings and re-establishing sidehill tread. Car camp near Rock Creek off of NF Rd 2070. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Brice Hammack and Larry McLaughlin. | Sign up |
| July 1-9 |
This project was formerly schedule for Horseshoe Meadow. Due to snow, it has been moved to a lower elevation so that there will be two crews working Sedum Ridge at the same time.
Sedum Ridge, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Five days repairing stream crossings and re-establishing sidehill tread. Car camp near Rock Creek off of NF Rd 2070. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Brice Hammack and Larry McLaughlin. |
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| July 7-11 | Whiskey Creek and Williams Mine Bridges, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Five days building two short bridges and rehabilitating the tread N of Whiskey Creek. Car camp at the end of NF Rd 521. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Bill Hawley and Bob Arkes. | Sign up |
| July 8-9 | Road 23 to Mount Adams Wilderness Boundary. Volunteers required for trail maintenance. Crew leader: Bob Arkes. | |
| July 11-13 | Joe Graham Horse Camp to Jude Lake. Annual trail maintenance project on our 26 miles of PCT. Crews will be split up and assigned to different sections of the trail. Crew leader: Becky Wolf, North Valley Chapter, Oregon Equestrian Trails. | |
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No rescheduled date at this time. |
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| July 12-13 | Junction Lake south. Wilderness log-out of PCT. The goal is to clear as much as possible in 2 days. This will require an 11 mile hike Saturday and about 6 or 7 miles on Sunday. We will provide tools, hard hats, lasagna dinner Saturday, Sunday breakfast, and Sunday lunch fixings. A & B cross-cut certifications will be available to qualified sawyers. Crew leader: Bill Hawley. | |
| July 19-20 | Ramona Falls to Paradise Park. Overnight work party near Ramona Falls, Mt. Hood National Forest. Six volunteers needed for logout (using crosscut saws) and maintenance of PCT between Ramona Falls and Paradise Park. Backpack in 4 miles Saturday morning to work site. Backpack out Sunday afternoon. This will be an opportunity to receive a USFS "B" Level Crosscut training and certification. Crew leaders: Kim & Pam Owen. | |
| July 21-27 | Horseshoe Meadow, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Nine days restoring rutted tread and improving drainage. Pack-in 8 mi to a backcountry camp in Horseshoe Meadow, under Mt. Adams. Might need to substitute projects at lower elevation (e.g. Sawtooth and Sedum Ridge) depending on snowpack. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Bill Hawley and Bob Arkes. | Sign up |
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July 31 - August 7 |
Sheep Lake to Crest Camp, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Eight days of new trail construction, relocating to sidehill, and decommissioning old trail. Car camp at Crest Camp on road 60. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Bill Hawley and Bob Arkes. | Sign up |
| August 8-9 | Sawtooth Mountain to Road 24, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Two days replacing waterbars, removing berm, and checking erosion. Car camp off of road 30. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Bill Hawley and Bob Arkes. | Sign up |
| August 9-13 | Zig Zag Canyon. Leaving from Timberline Lodge on Saturday, we'll backpack in 4 to 5 miles and establish a base camp. You pack in your own personal belongings and we will have the food and equipment packed in. You will be asked to pack in a tool. A big tool. We'll be working in Zig Zag Canyon some days, repairing some structures and widening the trail. There are tread issues to the north that we can work on too. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the PCTA. No experience necessary. Crew leaders: Ruth Weston and Kim Owen. | |
| August 23 | Breitenbush Lake to Park Ridge. Annual trail maintenance project on the southern-most (and highest) section of PCT in the Mount Hood area. Crew leader: Jerry Bentz, West Cascade Chapter, Back Country Horsemen. | |
| September 3-5 | Berry Mountain, Washington. AmeriCorps project. Three days restoring rutted tread, improving drainage, and brushing. Pack-in 4 mi to a backcountry camp near Indian Race Track. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Bill Hawley and Bob Arkes. | Sign up |
| October 6-10 | Clackamas, Oregon. AmeriCorps project. Five 5 days overhauling drainage structures and re-establishing tread on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. Frontcountry camp, possibly in bunkhouse. Training, tools, supplies, and food provided by the AmeriCorps team. No experience necessary. Contact Jennifer Tripp, Tel.: 916-349-2109 ext. 17, Email: jtripp@pcta.org. Crew leaders: Becky Wolf. | Sign up |
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