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Who maintains the JMT?

 

I make it a practice of donating money to the organizations who maintain the trails I hike each year.? Aside from PCTA are there non-profits that maintain the JMT?? Does the Yosemite Conservancy do any maintenance within the national park??
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Judy McGuire
 

I believe the JMT is maintained by the various jurisdictions it goes through. The main ones are

Kings canyon NP
Sequoia NP
Inyo NF
Yosemite NP

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Byron Nevins
Lead Moderator of JMT at groups.io
 

I usually recommend the JMT Wilderness Conservancy, Yosemite Conservancy and Inyo SAR as worthy organizations. You can check their websites for the projects they do and yes, the conservancy does trail work.?

Inga Aksamit?
 

There are other SAR agencies as well, besides the county sheriff's teams. There is Yosemite SAR and California Rescue Dog Association (CARDA.org). I have been a member of the later for a couple of decades and participated in several searches in the wilderness areas in the state.
TwoDogs
 

And Sierra National Forest
 

I've met trail crews, but not lately. I think they were volunteer.?


On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 6:18?AM Byron Nevins via <byron.nevins=[email protected]> wrote:
I believe the JMT is maintained by the various jurisdictions it goes through. The main ones are

Kings canyon NP
Sequoia NP
Inyo NF
Yosemite NP

--
Byron Nevins
Lead Moderator of JMT at

 
Edited

Thanks for donating! ? PCTA and JMT Conservancy both do trail maintenance work on the JMT. ?I ran into a PCTA volunteer crew this summer at MTR as they were heading south to do some work. ? And the JMT Conservancy did some repairs on the Muir Shelter on Muir Pass this summer, replacing a damaged 94 year old window with a historically accurate reproduction. ? I'm sure both organizations did lots of other work as well on the JMT this summer. ? I donate to both organizations, and you may want to consider earmarking your funds specifically for trailwork, if that is what you care about. ? ?As you might know, one of the biggest issues right now is downed trees on the trail from avalanches during the 2022-2023 winter season. ? ?That was by far the biggest trail maintenance issue I faced hiking the trail this summer. ? Donating funds to clear the trail of all these downed trees might go a long way....
 

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In 2017, even early July when I started, crews had already been through and cut through the downed trees, loads of avi damage that year! Was very grateful to not have to climb up, over, under and around downed trees the whole trail! Le Conte canyon was especially bad.


On 10 Oct 2024, at 4:47?AM, Jason Greenman <jg@...> wrote:

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Thanks for donating! ? PCTA and JMT Conservancy both do trail maintenance work on the JMT. ?I ran into a PCTA volunteer crew this summer at MTR as they were heading south to do some work. ? And the JMT Conservancy did some repairs on the Muir Shelter on Muir Pass this summer, replacing a damaged 94 year old window with a historically accurate reproduction. ? I'm sure both organizations did lots of other work as well on the JMT this summer. ? I donate to both organizations, and you may want to consider earmarking your funds specifically for trailwork, if that is what you care about. ? ?As you might know, one of the biggest issues right now on the trail is downed trees on the trail from avalanches during the 2022-2023 winter season. ? ?That was by far the biggest trail maintenance issue I faced hiking the trail this summer. ? Donating funds to clear the trail of all these downed trees might go a long way....

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