Washington Trails Association
Encyclopedia
Washington Trails Association (WTA) is a non-profit organization
that advocates protection of hiking trails and wilderness
, conducts trail maintenance, and promotes hiking in Washington State.
co-founded WTA, serving on its Board of Directors from 1982 until his passing in 2003. WTA still publishes a magazine for hikers, now under the name Washington Trails. In 1993, WTA's former executive director, the late Greg Ball, launched the organization's volunteer trail maintenance program, completing just 250 hours of trail work on public lands. In 2009, WTA logged over 93,000 hours of volunteer trail maintenance on National Parks, National Forest and state lands.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that advocates protection of hiking trails and wilderness
Wilderness
Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...
, conducts trail maintenance, and promotes hiking in Washington State.
History
WTA first began with publishing Signpost, a grassroots magazine started in 1966 by the late guidebook author Louise Marshall. The late hiking guidebook author Ira SpringIra Spring
Ira Spring was an American photographer, author, mountaineer and hiking advocate. He was the photographer and co-author, with Harvey Manning, of the "100 Hikes" series of books published by The Mountaineers. He co-founded the trails advocacy and maintenance organization Washington Trails...
co-founded WTA, serving on its Board of Directors from 1982 until his passing in 2003. WTA still publishes a magazine for hikers, now under the name Washington Trails. In 1993, WTA's former executive director, the late Greg Ball, launched the organization's volunteer trail maintenance program, completing just 250 hours of trail work on public lands. In 2009, WTA logged over 93,000 hours of volunteer trail maintenance on National Parks, National Forest and state lands.
External links
- Washington Trails Association – official website
- WTA on Facebook – organizational Facebook page