Let's help rebuild the Mt. Wilson Trail!!
I personally love our mountains so much, but in the last few years found every excuse possible to avoid hiking or trying because I felt out of shape. In the wake of the fires, I found myself starting to spiral and was holding all this fire grief so tightly, instead of processing it. It has been a slow but steady journey as I have gained strength and developed a fitness routine, which led me to my first half marathon in June 2025. Now that running and nature walking are a part of my life again, I feel the deep need to do my part and help fundraise to rebuild the Mt. Wilson Trail together so we can all enjoy our beautiful backyard again.
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund.” Your gift of any amount will be used for the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, and tools used by the Volunteer Trail Maintenance Crew for their repair work on Sierra Madre’s trails. We hope that you know how significantly your donation is needed and appreciated.
The Eaton Fire and subsequent rains caused significant devastation to the Mt. Wilson Trail, resulting in it being closed by the U.S. Forest Service until at least 12-31-25. The damage is so great that, to secure, re-engineer, and replace sections of the Mount Wilson Trail will require an even greater amount of additional equipment, materials, supplies, and tools, well beyond what has been used in the past.
All labor on Mount Wilson Trail is being done by community volunteers, who have been working tirelessly and continuously to repair, rebuild, and restore the MWT to enable it to be re-opened and be safe for public use. The necessary equipment, supplies and tools used by the volunteers are paid for with tax-deductible community donations to the Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund, as neither the City of Sierra Madre nor the U.S. Forest Service provides any funds for supplies or labor. Without the work of the Volunteer Trail Maintenance Crew, the MWT would become permanently impassable.
All donors to the “Fletcher Trail Maintenance Fund” will receive a written tax-deductible acknowledgement email.
