We are very excited to formally launch Sitka Trail Works merchandise! In addition to our logo tees, you can now purchase apparel with designs created by our summer Youth Program Coordinator, Maria Sakowski. These designs are drawn from experiences on the trails this summer and we hope they inspire you to take on the trails […]
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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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Meichen is a skilled forestry professional with a strong background in chainsaw operation, crew supervision, and land management. With experience on both private and public lands, Meichen has honed her abilities in a variety of forestry projects, including restoration, thinning, and invasive species removal. Her leadership and technical expertise have been instrumental in achieving project goals
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Born and raised on the east coast, in the center of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Hannah grew up with a love for the outdoors and exploration. Since moving to Sitka in 2015, after receiving a degree in business, Hannah worked in governmental accounting, but found her heart was in small businesses. She is passionate about
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Lilli (she/her) is a proud Mexican American from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She moved to Sitka in the spring of 2022 after completing the RAY Fellowship in Chicago, Illinois. While attending Colby College in Waterville, Maine, she took a deep interest in Outdoor Education and Leadership through the school’s Outing Club and by leading Outdoor Orientation Trips.
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Ben launched his career in natural resources right here at Sitka Trail Works as a crew member in 2006. The vocation suited him and he spent college summers working for the local US Forest Service, before joining the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust to build trail in the Cascades. Ben traded the Pulaski for the
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Colton is an adventure enthusiast. After feeling too dried out in Arizona, Colton found his home here in Sitka as a science teacher at Mt. Edgecumbe High School and a volunteer on the Sitka Search and Rescue team. His activities during weather windows typically include mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking, and camping with friends.
Degrees in Biology and Physical Therapy have allowed Bill to pair his love of the outdoors with his passion for helping people live their best lives. An avid SCUBA diver, sailor, biker and traveler, Bill has made the trail system of Sitka his home for regular activities in the woods when he is not on
Matt is an avid surfer, trail runner, as well as subsistence user and has lived in Sitka for the past eight years. He grew up in northern Minnesota, graduating with a degree from St. Olaf in Social Studies Education. After teaching overseas in India and the Marshall Islands, he moved to Alaska with his now
One of Lee’s main passions is getting up into the mountains of Sitka. Originally from Massachusetts, with a brief stint as a trail-building crew leader for high schoolers in the PNW, Lee has now found a home in Sitka where he loves to go hiking, snowboarding, hunting, running, or exploring a creative route along the
This Giving Tuesday, give the gift of trails! When you donate to Sitka Trail Works, you support getting kids outside, trail construction and maintenance, bringing community together on trails, and so much more.
