By Land Podcast
This podcast is about learning how to have better backcountry experiences and understanding why spending time outside matters in the first place.
I have conversations with people from diverse outdoor backgrounds to learn from them and hear their personal stories. I cover everything from backpacking, hiking, hunting, conservation, and outdoor skills to the broader role the outdoors can play in our health, perspective, and everyday lives.
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-Emory, By Land
By Land Podcast
#92 - Managing and Protecting the Pacific Crest Trail
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If you’ve ever wondered how a trail that spans 2650 miles across three large states is managed and protected, this is the episode you will want to listen to.
Mark and Megan of the PCTA join me to talk about how the PCTA is working to protect the Pacific Crest Trail. We discuss the history of the PCTA, what each of their roles is in the organization, how the PCTA works alongside the Federal Government to protect the trail, and finally, a discussion of a recent acquisition of land along the trail corridor that will help keep the trail safe.
This episode showcases the backbone of how these trails we love remain wild and safe for future generations to come.
Show Notes and Links
- Introduction to Mark and Megan
- PCT and PCTA History
- How the PCTA functions and works
- Why the PCT was started
- What it means to be a National Scenic Trail
- PCTA Land acquisition
- Overview of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
- What happens when lands transfer to an org like the PCTA and what that means
- How land easements work
- How the PCTA raises awareness of the trail
- The economic impact of the PCT
- What keeps Mark and Megan coming back time and again to the PCT and the wilderness
- Trail maintenance page: https://www.pcta.org/volunteer/trail-skills-college/
- National Trails System page: https://www.pcta.org/our-work/national-trails-system/
- Advocacy page: https://www.pcta.org/our-work/advocacy/
- History: https://www.pcta.org/about-us/history/
- Trail skills college: https://www.pcta.org/volunteer/trail-skills-college/
- Land Protection: https://www.pcta.org/our-work/land-protection/
- Trinity Divide Land Acquisition
- Stevens Pass Land Acquisition
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