$3,380 raised by 22 donors
34% complete
$10,000 Goal
We steward the Bigfoot Trail and the wild heart of the Klamath Mountains. For more than a decade, the Bigfoot Trail Alliance (BFTA) has restored public access across a 360-mile corridor through Tehama, Trinity, and Siskiyou counties—linking communities, ecosystems, and generations through trail work, education, and community engagement.
Bigfoot may be a legend, but the biodiversity and beauty of this region are real—and unmatched. Here, ancient forests, wild rivers, and rare plant communities converge. Our work ensures people can experience, study, and care for this living landscape.
Tehama County — Wilderness Access & Youth LeadershipA collaborative crew on a seven-day immersion restored two miles of backcountry trail in the Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness—reclaiming routes lost to fire and time, and gaining skills, confidence, and purpose along the way. |
Trinity County — Science in the High CountryEight teens joined university mentors for five-days of experiential ecology in the Trinity Alps—where every meadow became a classroom. They learned vegetation survey protocols, collected herbarium specimens, and explored career pathways in conservation science. “One of the highlights of my trip was talking with the botanists about what led them on this career path and their general ideas surrounding careers and finding interests. I feel this helped me as someone who still isn’t sure what they want to do in the future and left me with new possibilities and advice to consider” -Teen Participant |
Siskiyou County — Beavers, Trails & Watershed ResilienceA twenty youth cohort gathered in Etna to learn hands-on skills in restoration and trail work, installing beaver dam analogues to revive wetlands and practicing wildland stewardship with Forest Service and nonprofit mentors. |
They connect young people to meaningful work, protect biodiversity, strengthen local identity, and ensure future generations inherit a landscape worth loving.
Organization name
Bigfoot Trail Alliance
Tax id (EIN)
47-4468143
Organization Categories
Education, Environment
County Served
Trinity, Siskiyou, Tehama
Address
PO BOX 777Trinity County, CA, US
Siskiyou County, CA, US
Tehama County, CA, US
Del Norte County, CA, US
Humboldt County, CA, US