BACKCOUNTRY TRAIL PATROL ASSOCIATION, INC.

A non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to protecting trail users and forest resources through service and backcountry safety education

Friday, May 16, 2025

Quick Tick Facts

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  The two most common ticks found by humans are: American dog tick,  Dermacenter variablis,  or wood tick. Blacklegged tick,  Ixodes variabl...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Our National Forests Are Under Attack, and Nobody is Even Talking About It!

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  Y ou read that headline correctly. Our National Forests are under attack by forces that seek to dissolve the US Forest Service that manage...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

Join the Fight to Save Our National Forests!

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My name is Hans Erdman, and I am a retired park ranger, Patrol Chief Emeritus of the Minnesota and Wisconsin volunteer Backcountry Trail Pat...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Be Winter Aware

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  From our friends at Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue: ( Back in the early days of the Backcountry Trail Patrol, we were responsible for the ...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

American Birkebeiner Announces Birkie Bystander Medical Training Class

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What to do until help arrives: communicating effectively with 911; treatment of cardiac arrest including CPR and AED use; and Stop the Bleed...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Remembering Jerry

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  From the North End Ski Club:  REMEMBERING JERRY The shock and disbelief at recent tragic passing of Jerry Wright have reverberated deeply ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

25 Years of Service

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