Archived Outdoors
Panthertown guidebook publisher donates to stewardship nonprofit
Burt Kornegay (left) hands off the donation to Friends of Panthertown Executive Director Jason Kimenker.
Panthertown Map Association, nonprofit publishers of Burt Kornegay’s “A Guide’s Guide to Panthertown,” has made a $7,500 donation to Friends of Panthertown in support of their ongoing conservation, education and stewardship work in Panthertown Valley.
Friends of Panthertown is the U.S. Forest Service’s nonprofit partner in conserving Panthertown as a backcountry natural resource and to enable sustainable recreation. The donation funds will help the organization assess, maintain and improve the trail system and backcountry campsites in the valley. Friends of Panthertown staff and volunteers work to maintain 30 miles of trail spread out over 6,311 acres.
