Updates

We’re pleased to bring you a new addition to our trail guide: The Path of Hope. During the fall season here at Sitka Trail Works we’ve been doing some behind the scenes work to update our online guide.  We’ve spent part of October creating this page with help from the Sitka Cancer Survivor’s Society. The […]

Meet at the Keet Gooshi Heen/Kimsham entrance to the Cross Trail on Saturday, October 5 at 9:00 AM for a local geology hike. This free event is hosted by the Sitka Sound Science Center. For more information contact Cora Siebert at 747-8878 ext 11.                      

The fall issue of On The Paper Trail is here! This issue includes information about our annual meeting, an overview of the summer season, and updates on USFS summer work! Read more or download a copy at https://sitkatrailworks.org/news/

Join us for our Annual Meeting & Potluck.  Monday, September 16th from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Centennial Hall   This year’s guest speaker will be Bill Foster giving a talk “Destination Havana – The 60th Anniversary of a Bike Trip to Cuba.” Please bring a dish to share, if possible.  Two board members will be

Sitka Trail Works welcomes new board member Lee House! Lee eats, sleeps, and breathes getting into the mountains. Originally from Massachusetts, with a brief stint as a trail-building crew leader for high schoolers in the PNW, he has now found a home in Sitka where he is always planning the next trip to go hiking,

The spring issue of On The Paper Trail is now up on the web! This issue includes an update on Cross Trail construction, information about the Alaska Trails Initiative, and summer plans including our new hike calendar. Read more or download a copy at https://sitkatrailworks.org/news/

We invite you to the Sitka Confluence Rendezvous on Wednesday, February 27th at the Baranof Island Brewing Company.  This is the second in a series of community-based outdoor recreation economy sector meetings taking place around the state.  A portion of the proceeds from taproom sales will be donated to us here at Sitka Trail Works.

The PFD application period is open! It is time for Alaskans to file for a 2019 PFD. As you apply, we hope you will consider Sitka Trail Works for a donation through the Pick.Click.Give. program! In 2018, 55 of you donated a total of $3,250 to Sitka Trail Works using Pick.Click.Give.  We hope you’ll help us

  Mary-Alice Henry is departing our board after serving since 2009.  We appreciate the enthusiasm she showed while leading hikes.  She has also been a fun board member, always providing valuable input.  Her advocacy for the Indian River Trail was particularly helpful in getting trail repairs completed.  Thank you Mary-Alice!

  Sitka Trail Works would like to thank the City and Borough of Sitka & the Assembly for providing us with a $8714 non-profit grant! We will be using this grant to leverage other funds for trail maintenance projects.