Our Lost Trails Found campaign is working to save trails that are at-risk of disappearing completely — preserving access to our stunning backcountry for generations to come. Through your generous support, boots-on-the-ground trail maintenance, voices in Congress and innovative partnerships, we are putting trails back on the map.
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Our Work
Building Partnerships
To maximize the impact of our Lost Trails Found campaign, WTA is working to bring together public land agencies and trail organizations from across the state to identify, fund and execute trail maintenance priorities in Washington's beautiful backcountry.
Through collaboration, we can pool our resources and expertise into building a sustainable backcountry trail system.
Putting Trails Back on the Map
Miles of trails into Washington’s wild and remote landscapes are not receiving the maintenance they need. The routes are or are at risk of, becoming lost. We need boots on the ground now to bring these trails back into hiking shape.
Through our professional Lost Trails Found crews and volunteer Backcountry Response Teams, we can devote thousands of hours of work to our backcountry favorites.
Advocating for Federal Trail Funding
Budget cuts and increasingly extreme fire seasons have undermined land managers’ ability to keep backcountry trails clear and maintained for hikers.
We're working at the national level to increase land manager budgets and shrink the differed maintenance backlog across our federal lands.
Keep up with our advocacy efforts
Stories From the Field
Lost Trails Found Crews Bring Big Boost to Backcountry Trails
This summer, WTA will be leading two six-person crews into the backcountry to tackle some of our biggest projects.
The U.S. Forest Service Needs More People
Hikers rely on the Forest Service, but for decades the agency hasn't gotten the funding it needs. Hikers can speak up to help the agency get the support necessary to care for trails and public lands.
Recovering Trails in the Entiat
Since 2017, WTA trail crews have been visiting the Entiat to help mitigate wildfire damage. And in 2021, we were able to give the area extra attention thanks to our first ever backcountry pro crew. By Rachel Wendling.