[pct-l] PCT usage quotas

[Donna Saufley]

All the more reason the mission of the PCTA is so important:  protect,
preserve, promote.  They actively seek volunteer support from local
communities, and are trying to build a broader awareness and appreciation
for the trail with youth and a broad spectrum of others.  They interface
with the agencies, building relationships and increasing agency focus on the
PCT.  They lobby congress for financial and legislative support to benefit
the PCT. They provided over 62,000 volunteer hours to maintain the trail
last year.  And that's just a few things they do. 

I think that's why I feel bad that hikers give their support to the ADZ,
which IMHO does little to directly benefit the trail and is more of a
stellar party that everyone enjoys.  But, that's me, and as my friends have
told me, I am U-NEEK. I wear the badge with honor.  Goes with blue hair.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of AsABat
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:28 AM
To: 'pct-l'
Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT usage quotas

Sadly, the PCT in many areas is threatened by UNDERUSE (except during
the peak season). This leads to abuse by off road vehicles, etc., and a
call to open the trail to such use because "nobody uses it."

I'm not sure how quotas would be enforced, given I have never seen any
authority on the trail, and there are many numerous trailheads to bypass
any entry point that might be established.

A big non-LNT impact in the most southern San Diego County is
immigration. Trash, particularly plastic bags and water bottles but all
other sorts including old clothing, is scattered across the brush. Wide
trails (not the PCT) are trampled with groups of 3 to 10 to I've even
seen 30 at a time, all camping together, with often no sense of how to
dispose of sanitation properly. We have seen that quotas on such use
have not been very effective. (Note: whether those quotas are good or
bad is off topic, as this is NOT a discussion on our immigration policy,
just on LNT.)

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