Congratulations Brittney Nielsen

Congratulations Brittney Nielsen on becoming the first person to complete the Condor Trail. Brittney started the trail in May 2015 at Lake Piru. 37 days later she resurfaced at Bottchers Gap outside of Big Sur having hiked 411 miles across the Los Padres. And they said it couldn’t be done…… Great work Brittney, who’s next!!??

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act

On May 21, 2014, Representative Lois Capps introduced the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act. Reps. Julia Brownley and Sam Farr will co-sponsor the bill. Once the Act becomes law, the Condor Trail will be congressionally designated as the Condor National Recreational Trail as an amendment to the National Trails System Act (a first for a National Recreation Trail!). For more information on the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act, see

http://www.calwild.org/rep_capps_introduces_central_coast_wilderness_bill

In a press conference on May 15, Rep. Capps stated that “The designation of the Condor Trail as a National Recreation Trail is an extremely important part of this bill. To have this in our backyard is really exciting and that fact that it highlights and supports protection we need for the California Condor is really important.”

We thank Lois Capps and the supporters of the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act for having the foresight to protect what is most valuable on our public lands. The NRT designation for the Condor Trail will significantly enhance the Trail’s mission of bringing in much needed funding and other resources to the Los Padres National Forest, in addition to providing a superlative recreational experience.

There are numerous benefits to the NRT designation, which include:

Encouraging volunteer involvement in the planning, development, maintenance and management of trails within the Los Padres National Forest.

Encouraging land and property rights acquisitions

Encourages funding for federal, state, local, and private grants and cost-share agreement.

Encourages cooperation with the State of California (to assist with the portions of the CT outside of the LPNF).

We will post updates on our progress. If you have any questions, please contact us.