T26-T3-PNT Intersection Sign, July 11, 2020 – W. K. Walker
From the official press release . . .
Portland, Ore. (March 16, 2023) – The USDA Forest Service has announced the launch of the public review and comment period for the draft comprehensive plan (CP) for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT) and its associated environmental assessment (EA). The 30-day comment period will begin today.
T26-T3-PNT Intersection Sign, July 11, 2020 – W. K. Walker
The Forest Service is getting serious making in improvements to the PNT . . .
U.S. officials are taking a big step involving a 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) hiking trail stretching from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean.
The U.S. Forest Service is accepting comments through Oct. 30 on a comprehensive plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, which starts in Glacier National Park in Montana, crosses through northern Idaho and finishes in Olympic National Park in Washington.
The Forest Service wants to complete the plan by late 2023. It’s a key document that will give state, federal and tribal land managers a guide for developing the non-motorized trail throughout its entire length. Currently, about a third of the trail is on roads and some portions in remote areas require bushwhacking with no trail.
“I love what it could be,” said Jeff Kish, executive director for the Pacific Northwest Trail Association. “The bones are there, but we still have to flesh it out.”
T26-T3-PNT Intersection Sign, July 11, 2020 – W. K. Walker
On August 11, North Fork Trails finished clearing Hay Creek Trail #3. This completes the work started in this drainage about a month ago when we cleared the west end of this stretch of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (PNT).