Throughout 2026, Bigfoot Trail Alliance crews, volunteers, youth, and partners revitalized the Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness by restoring 21 miles of trail and removing 398 fallen trees. Supported by the Mendocino and Shasta-Trinity National Forests, these collaborative efforts have left the wilderness in its best condition in years, with more work ahead.
Families Steward the Bigfoot Trail in the Russian Wilderness
Fourteen volunteers, including seven youth, spent a week restoring the Bigfoot Trail in the Russian Wilderness. Supported by the Klamath National Forest, the crew cleared 44 trees, rebuilt tread, and improved nearly eight miles of trail while fostering stewardship, teamwork, and meaningful connections between families and California’s wild public lands.
Connecting the Dots of Life: Returning to the Yolla Bollys
A Bigfoot Trail Alliance volunteer crew spent a week restoring remote trails in the southern Yolla Bollys while sharing camp with former Mendocino National Forest employee Vaughn Hutchins. His return to the mountains he helped steward decades ago became a powerful reminder that trails connect landscapes, memories, and generations.
Bigfoot Trail Town Guide
The new Bigfoot Trail Town Guide brings together essential information for hikers traveling through Northern California’s Klamath Mountains and redwood coast. From resupply and lodging to local attractions and transportation, this free resource highlights the communities that help make a Bigfoot Trail journey possible.
Bigfoot Trail Alliance Launches First Seasonal Trail Crew
The Bigfoot Trail Alliance is proud to introduce its first seasonal trail crew. Working alongside Crew Leader Jacob Shinners, this talented team of trail builders, scientists, firefighters, and long-distance hikers will spend the summer restoring wilderness trails across the Klamath Mountains, expanding our capacity to steward public lands.
Youth Stewardship in the Marble Mountains
Youth and mentors gathered in the Marble Mountain Wilderness over Memorial Day Weekend to restore trails, build stewardship skills, and strengthen community. Crews cleared 7.5 miles of trail, removed 20 downed trees, and repaired tread while learning wilderness ethics, teamwork, and leadership through hands-on work in one of California’s wildest landscapes.
Fire and Fisheries in Forks of Salmon
The Klamath Mountains Workforce Training Network concluded its 2025–26 season with a two-day workshop in Forks of Salmon focused on fire ecology, forestry, fisheries, and cultural stewardship. Youth participants learned directly from Tribal practitioners and restoration professionals through hands-on field experiences rooted in the landscapes and communities of the Salmon River.
Lower Wooley Creek Trail Work
Each year we reopen the lower Wooley Creek Trail, cutting through brush, logs, poison oak, and ticks. This season, our crew cleared nine miles to Fowler Cabin—restoring passage through a once-lost corridor. Beyond lies deeper wilderness, where the trail fades again and the work continues, mile by mile, with care and commitment.