2025 Summer Camps
In 2025, Sitka Trail Works taught outdoor skills and healthy physical activity to over 100 local youth.
Current Projects
Mosquito cove blasting
In fall of 2024, Sitka Trail Works facilitated a partnership between experts at the US Forest Service Sitka Ranger District and State Parks to safely remove a dangerous overhanging log that had been blocking the popular Mosquito Cove Trail. This video shares the story of how Sitka Trail Works coordinated agencies across boundaries for the
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Save a Crew Campaign Update
Uncertainty Regarding Fired Federal Crew Members As many of you have seen and supported, Sitka Trail Works launched a Save A Crew Campaign to rehire displaced federal Forest Service Employees who were fired in February. We’ve been blown away by the community support for public lands and terminated workers. In just one month, over 280
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Launched: Save a Trail Crew Fundraiser
We were devastated to learn that the dedicated public servants of the Sitka Ranger District trail and cabin crews were all summarily terminated over President’s Day weekend. Sitka lost five out of five field crew. As colleagues and friends, we knew we had to do something.
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2024 Youth Summer Camps
Background The Sitka Trail Works Youth Program is inspired by the SCORE Program, originally created and run by Woody Widmark, that operated in Sitka for many years. Following a successful pilot program in 2022, Sitka Trail Works (STW) launched the Youth Program in partnership with Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA) in 2023. This summer program
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2024 Youth Program Update
Our second full season of summer programming accommodated almost 100 local youth through six summer camps in 2024. Youth ages 8-18 had the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, learn and participate in cultural activities, and gain valuable survival skills. We reach more students and provide more comprehensive programs through strong partnerships with the Sitka Native
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Interested in volunteering?
Do you enjoy using Sitka’s trails? Do you want them to have long lifespans to ensure they can be used for generations to come? Do you enjoy spending time outside with other community members? If this sounds interesting to you, register for our mailing list below and stay in the loop on future volunteer opportunities
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Annual Meeting October 19th!
Join us for the unveiling of 2023 Sitka Trail Plan! Over the last two years, hundreds of Sitkans have shared their priorities and ideas for investments in new and existing trails and through a second round, voted on trail concepts. Sitka Trail Works has incorporated all feedback and drafted a robust Trail Plan. We’re excited
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National Public Lands Day
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Sitkans direct future investments in the outdoors
SITKA TRAIL WORKS PRESS RELEASE Survey results show strong interest in trail system improvements Following input from Sitkans about their priorities for types of trails to be expanded or maintained last spring, Sitka Trail Works published a detailed survey with over two dozen conceptual proposals on specific trail improvements or expansions. This winter, hundreds
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