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daily12007-09-25T22:08:35ZLawmakers eye $5 car-tab fee to keep state parks open http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/lawmakers-eye-5-car-tab-fee-to-keep-state-parks-open A $5 fee tacked on to your annual vehicle-license registration is the latest idea being floated to help save state parks from closure due to deep budget cuts. Jonathan Guzzo, advocacy director for the Washington Trails Association, supports the idea of opt-out fees.
No publisherlauren2009-03-30T19:42:06ZPress ClipDoing Good, but Spending Less Money http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/doing-good-but-spending-less-money You could pay a lot of money for the privilege of donating your labor to a worthy cause somewhere around the world on a volunteer vacation. Or you could just throw your sleeping bag in the car, drive to a nearby park, and for as little as $150, spend a week in the wilderness rebuilding trails with other nature lovers.No publisherlauren2009-03-30T20:41:40ZPress ClipNational scenic status sought for Pacific Northwest Trail http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/national-scenic-status-sought-for-pacific-northwest-trail Spots like this one on the Pacific Northwest Trail, perched high above Chuckanut Drive outside Alger, Skagit County, are what make this one of the most scenic trails in the world. Long one of the state's better kept secrets, the Pacific Northwest Trail may soon join the ranks of the country's premier hiking trails, as a National Scenic Trail.No publisherlauren2009-03-30T20:42:32ZPress ClipFive no-snow hikes you can enjoy in February http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/five-no-snow-hikes-you-can-enjoy-in-february No publisherlauren2009-02-05T19:35:43ZPress ClipHikers Should Prepare http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/hikers-should-prepare The Washington Trails Association is recommending that with more autumnlike weather in the forecast, it behooves hikers to take extra precautions.No publisherlauren2008-09-02T19:27:05ZPress ClipVolunteers Keep Forest Trails Open http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/volunteers-keep-forest-trails-open We are in danger of losing our trails, and that would be a shame.
No publisherlauren2008-09-02T19:13:08ZPress ClipWildlife officials seek to raise Washington hunting age http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/wildlife-officials-seek-to-raise-washington Hiking groups believe it was just a matter of time before a close call became a fatal accident.No publisherlauren2008-09-02T19:24:18ZPress ClipVolunteer Vacation Involves Work, But Not the Office Kind http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/volunteer-vacation-involves-work-but-not-the It was a hot day on the South Fork Skokomish Trail, and the women had been working for six hours. Still, they chatted and even laughed as they worked. This was a summer vacation, after all.No publisherlauren2008-09-02T19:04:07ZPress ClipTake a Hike http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/take-a-hike WTA's Andrew Engelson a guest on KUOW's WEEKDAY programNo publisherlauren2008-07-15T19:12:39ZPress ClipTake a hike -- but be prepared http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/take-a-hike-but-be-prepared USA TODAY - "Hiking provides just what a lot of modern families are looking for," says Lauren Braden, spokeswoman for the Washington Trails Association in Seattle.No publisherlauren2008-07-11T18:00:19ZPress ClipMany Northwest trails still need extensive work, funds http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/many-northwest-trails-still-need-extensive-work Wild fires. Wash outs. Slides. Lack of funding. Neglect. All those factors contribute to losing trails or access to trails in this state. No publisherlauren2008-07-11T17:17:33ZPress ClipLoowit Trail makes Endangered List http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/loowit-trail-makes-endangered-list THE COLUMBIAN - Loowit trail No. 216, the loop around Mount St. Helens severely damaged by flooding two years ago, has made the Washington Trails Association’s list of the state’s endangered trails.No publisherlauren2008-07-11T17:45:44ZPress ClipMailbox Peak: Aptly named, great views, but the climb is no speedy delivery http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/mailbox-peak-aptly-named-great-views-but-the-climb No publisherlauren2008-07-10T23:34:33ZPress ClipTaking Babes into the Woods http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/taking-babes-into-the-woods WTA hike series can be a first step to a lifelong path.No publisherlauren2008-07-10T23:30:34ZPress ClipIn Our View: Hit, or Fix, the Trail http://www.wta.org/trail-news/press-room/press-clips/in-our-view-hit-or-fix-the-trail No publisherlauren2008-07-10T23:27:28ZPress Clip