Protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness qualities and biodiversity of the public lands within California's northern Santa Lucia Mountains and Big Sur coast.
Founded in 1998, the Ventana Wilderness Alliance (VWA) is a California nonprofit corporation with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. It is dedicated to protecting the wildlands of California's northern Santa Lucia mountain range. VWA is composed of people from all walks of life who share a love of Wilderness and a goal to ensure it remains wild in perpetuity.
So much has happened since our last newsletter. Trail crews resurrected major backcountry arteries, including the long-lost South Fork Trail. The VWA relocated its base of operations and we reimagined our website. Big Sur was subjected to an unprecedented level of summer visitation. The transfer of public lands to state and private interests became an official component of the GOP platform. Ringleaders of the absurd Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation embarked on a journey through the criminal justice system. But mostly, we watched helplessly as the Soberanes Fire spread from Garrapata State Park to surrounding communities, destroying homes and scorching private, county and state lands before establishing a stronghold within the Los Padres National Forest.
Re: Elk Camp Trail
08.09.2016 by Jeffrey Cannon
Re: Gamboa Trail
07.25.2016 by Salvatore
Re: Cone Peak Trail
07.25.2016 by salvatore
Fire on Tassajara Rd.
11.04.2016 by Pecky
A Controversial Plan to Privatize Campgrounds & Trailheads
11.03.2016 by gfelsman
Forest closure
11.03.2016 by Alladin
For over a decade the Ventana Wilderness Alliance has led the grassroots effort to protect the wilderness qualities of the Ventana Region, along the Big Sur Coast. VWA volunteers also contribute thousands of hours each year maintaining the public trails in the Ventana back country. I support their conservation work and endorse the Ventana Trails Forever campaign.
- Robert Redford, Actor, Director, Conservationist
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