[pct-l] PCTA rating by CharityNavigator

[Paul Bodnar]

"Maintaining it falls to the Pacific Crest Trail Association, a nonprofit formed in 1977. In 2010 the group spent $1.5 million on trail maintenance, aided by federal stimulus funds that helped hire five staffers on two-year contracts to catch up on repairs."
 
here is the source of the above quote.  I don't know if this is what you are referring to.  
 
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/07/on_the_pacific_coast_trail_tri.html


> Can somebody tell me what the TARP funds have to do with a trail 
> association?