The Mission: Funding Boots on the Ground
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The job of a government trail worker is personally but not financially rewarding, and it is in jeopardy. We created this trust specifically to provide funds to hire temporary trail workers to develop and maintain the trails in the Pasayten Wilderness. The Trust was first funded in 2016. More... |
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Recent Accomplishments: 2024
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The 2017 Diamond Creek Fire burned a significant number of trees and debris on the Hidden Lakes Trail. The 2023 Trust gift funded an eight-day hitch on the trail. The 2024 gift funded a crew of 8 who pushed through 600 downed trees to clear the trail to the Tatoosh Buttes Trail.
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Keeping Trails Open
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Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) provides matching for outside funding and volunteer labor hours. RCO grants constitute the bulk of trail maintenance funding for the Methow Valley Ranger District. The Trust has been providing yearly funds since 2017. The district typically receives a 50% match which increases the value of the funds.
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Gift Conditions
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We founded the Trust to fund development and maintenance of trails within the Pasayten Wilderness. We strongly believe that trails in wilderness areas should be funded for their intrinsic values of “…undeveloped federal land retaining its primeval character and influence.” (The Wilderness Act, 1964). Each year the Trust provides a Gift with Conditions to the Methow Valley Ranger District.
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Trail Crew Stories
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The Trust provides funds for 1039 trail workers (they can only work 1,039 hours every year) as well as supplies and horse packing services. Many stories are told during and after these trips. Some are written up for various publications, including this website.
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