Accomplishments
Since 1966, Washington Trails Association has been working to protect trails and increase hiking opportunities in Washington state.
Washington Trails Association's recent accomplishments:
2007
- WTA lobbied for additional funds for DNR lands during the 2007 legislative session in Olympia.
- Providing more than 77,000 hours of volunteer service on trails, with more than 1,850 volunteers spending at least a day with us helping trails.
- Completed new construction of a family-friendly 1.3 mile trail at Beaver Lake Preserve near the City of Sammamish.
- Hosted 9 Volunteer Vacations for youth with 71 participating teenagers for a week of trail maintenance in a team-building, wilderness environment.
- Created an online storm damage map and database for hikers to track trails damaged or inaccessible due to fierce winter storms in 2006.
2006
- Debuted our Signpost Blog, providing hikers with breaking news and hike suggestions, and encouraging hikers to post their thoughts on everything from trail etiquette to funding.
- Opened the new Greg Ball Trail at Wallace Falls State Park. Built by dozens of volunteers, most in their teens, the opening celebration was kicked off with an inaugural hike.
- Successfully fought a slew of bad bills before the state legislature that would have compromised the wilderness quality of several important hiking trails.
- Released our Hike It guide to draw public attention to ten of our state's threatened trails and wilderness areas, including Gothic Basin and the Rachel Lake Trail.
