Trail Keepers: The Unofficial Guardians | Portland News

Hidden trails, untamed spirit: volunteers are stepping up to maintain unofficial hiking paths across vast public lands like the Columbia River Gorge—where official agencies are overwhelmed by budget cuts, wildfires, and bureaucratic limits. These passionate trail keepers clear hazards, mark routes, and preserve access without permission, turning a broken system into a grassroots movement of love for the wild. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c022a87039d0810b