The goal for the Ventana Trails Forever Campaign is to raise $500,000 to provide permanent funding for the maintenance and restoration of the Ventana Wilderness’s public trail network.
Eighty percent of the money raised will be deposited in a restricted-use fund at the Community Foundation for Monterey County. The remaining twenty percent will be available for immediate use by the Ventana Wilderness Alliance for maintenance and restoration of the public trails of the Ventana Region.
Income generated by the restricted-use fund will be used to purchase and maintain trail work tools and supplies; provide technical training for trail crew volunteers; engage consultants; and most importantly, hire specialized crews to do the work that volunteers are unable to do. The campaign goal will fund professional crews to retread and stabilize up to 15 miles of tread each year.
| Restricted-Use Fund at Community Foundation | $400,000 |
| Immediate-Use Fund at VWA | $80,000 |
| Fundraising and Community Outreach | $20,000 |
| Total Campaign | $500,000 |
Donor Recognition
Donors providing gifts of $1,000 or more will be recognized on a commissioned fine-art piece designed and built by Big Sur artist and sculptor Greg Hawthorne. This permanent monument will be placed at the public entrance to the Multi-Agency Facility at Big Sur Station, which is the hub of backcountry visitor activity in the Ventana Region and operated by the United States Forest Service and California Department of Parks and Recreation. Donors contributing at the following levels will be acknowledged:
Junipero Serra Peak $50,000
Ventana Double Cone $25,000
Cone Peak $10,000
Ventana Cone $5,000
Silver Peak $1,000
Donor Recognition Plaque design (pdf file)
Donate to the Ventana Trails Forever Campaign
Download the VTF Donor Directive and Pledge form and mail it with your donation to:
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
PO Box 506
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
