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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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A trail maintenance volunteer near Dry Creek

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.

2010 Calendar

Date Description
February 13, 12:30-3:00 Mount Hood Chapter Annual Meeting. ‘Doc’ Wesselius will present an informative talk on packing with horses and mules. He will also discuss how important these animals are to the PCTA and the Forest Service for backcountry trail work. Gifford Pinchot National Forest Headquarters. 10600 NE 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA 98682. See our flyer.  
July 9-11 Ramona Falls to Paradise Park. Eight certified crosscut sawyers needed for log out of PCT between Ramona Falls and Paradise Park for July 9-11 weekend. We will meet Friday late afternoon/evening to backpack 4 miles to base camp near the Sandy River. On Saturday, we will saw and chop our way up to Paradise Park then return to camp. Sunday we will finish any log clearing then work on the the trail enroute to the cars. Arrive back at the cars Sunday, about 3:00 p.m. This will be a strenuous weekend, with lots of hiking and physical work in a beautiful area. Initial crosscut saw certification is available at the Trail Skills College in Cascade Locks, April 16-18. Annual re-certifications will be available as part of this PCT Logout. Crew leader: Kim and Pam Owen.