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Breaking Barriers & Blazing Trails: Mary Kwart’s Journey

March 19, 2025 by Bigfoot Trail Alliance Leave a Comment

Explore the inspiring journey of Mary Kwart, a trailblazer in wildland firefighting and long-distance hiking.

2024 Annual Report

November 7, 2024 by Bigfoot Trail Alliance Leave a Comment

Hiking the Bigfoot Trail.

Discover the highlights of our 2024 Annual Report, including our Youth Stewardship Project, National Forest Trail Work, and Volunteers of the Year.

BFTA Welcomes 4 New Board Members

March 8, 2023 by Bigfoot Trail Alliance Leave a Comment

There is quite a bit happening behind the scenes at the Bigfoot Trail Alliance and it is time we share one of our recent achievements. We would like to officially welcome Gretchen Ziegler, Aaron Babcock, Jacob Shinners, and Dennis Houghton to the Board of Directors. We now have 11 people in these positions and will […]

Looking Back and Looking Forward

December 8, 2022 by Bigfoot Trail Alliance Leave a Comment

Here we celebrate 2022 and look forward to more in 2023.

Jeff Morris

February 16, 2018 by Michael Kauffmann Leave a Comment

Jeff Morris, a 5th generation Trinity County resident, started backpacking with his parents and grandparents in the Trinity Alps Wilderness (then Primitive Area) when he was 5 years old. Over the next 13 years his family and many others advocated for the beloved Alps to be protected through the Wilderness designation that they eventually received […]

Introducing a new regional trail

February 14, 2018 by Michael Kauffmann Leave a Comment

Recently, confusion has arisen with respect to the Bigfoot Trail and another proposed route in the region. The Bigfoot Trail is not the Siskiyou Peaks Trail, also known as the Seven Summits of the Siskiyous Trail, even though the logo crafted for the Siskiyou Summit Trail route has a giant Bigfoot silhouette on it.

Terri Vroman Little

February 6, 2018 by Michael Kauffmann Leave a Comment

Terri Vroman Little joined the Board of Directors for the Bigfoot Trail Alliance in the summer of 2017. She has worked extensively with backcountry trails programs across the US and brings a unique skill set to the board.

2017 Board Retreat

October 31, 2017 by Michael Kauffmann Leave a Comment

The Bigfoot Trail Alliance Board of Directors met October 20-21, 2017 at Rock Creek Ranch in Del Norte County–right on the trail. We  revisited our 2017 goals, set goals for 2018, and planned for the future.

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