

President's Letter
Greetings from the David Canny Rountree Branch Trail, PCA's mission is about connections, specifically to connect the community to the...
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PCA 2023 Calendars and Sassy’s Vacation Have Arrived!
Hot off the presses in plenty of time for Holiday gifts—the 2023 PCA Calendar and the children’s book Sassy’s Vacation! The calendar will...
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Shrub Planting—A Community Effort
Mountains can be moved when a community works together. In this case, mountains of dirt were moved to make way for planting 80 new...
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'Monsters' Dash to Support the PCA
The Platteville Community Arboretum hosted their 3rd annual Monster Dash on October 8th. We were fortunate to have blue skies and light...
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Brooke Brockman’s “Happy Place”
Brooke Brockman’s love of the trail took her by surprise. Before taking her first bike ride there, she hadn’t paid much attention to the...
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Pedaling Toward A Healthy Lifestyle
Scott Wright spun his lifestyle-changing health condition into something positive by discovering biking on the Platteville trails. When...
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Colin Fritz, PCA’s Youngest Volunteer, Values Team Work
Twelve-year-old Colin Fritz, son of Brian and Jessica Fritz, is this newsletter’s featured volunteer. Now in 5th grade at Platteville...
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Monday Morning Camaraderie
The PCA is fortunate to have four regular trail maintenance volunteer crews every week during the growing seasons spring through fall....
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Committee Spotlight: Ecology
The Ecology Committee’s mission is to help determine and accomplish the environmental and conservation goals of the PCA. The committee...
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Thank you for Supporting our Raffle!
We're excited to share that $3,400 from our recent raffle was presented to the Platteville Fire Department! PCA prides itself on...
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