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.
I’m excited to be authoring the first of what I hope will be many columns in this space. My name is Mike Chamberlain, and I’m the new Executive Director. In future columns, I’ll spend WAY less time talking about myself. However, it seems appropriate to do so for my first.
Re: Pine Ridge Trail
Yesterday by annevoi
Re: Marble Peak Trail
01.19.2023 by VWA_Ranger
Re: Santa Lucia Peak Trail (summit spur)
01.02.2023 by driggsy
Los Padres Forest Closed Jan. 13, 2023.
Yesterday by crockettonearth
Arroyo Seco Gorge Horsebridge is Gone
01.14.2023 by Jim Ringland
Private Property & Silver Peak Wilderness
01.13.2023 by Bargain hunter
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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