Newsletters
CTHA has been publishing informative, interesting and educational newsletters since 2014. The most recent editions are here for your convenience. Older editions can be obtained upon request. Newer editions are [...]
OCTA 2021 Convention
38th Annual Oregon-California Trails Convention Elko, NV * September 12 – 16, 2021 “Through the Lens of History – Preserving the Past – Focusing on the [...]
Western Emigrant Trail Collection
CTHA is facilitating a meeting in early summer with the Great Basin College, the BLM, and OCTA representatives to talk about the Western Emigrant Trail Collection and to schedule a [...]
MET Mapping in Ruby Valley
The FWS is reviewing the draft MET Mapping report from the 2018 field season. Plans are in development for the 2019 field work.
Aerial Photography of the Hastings Cutoff
The Elko District Office (BLM) is initiating drone-driven aerial photography of a portion of the Hastings Cutoff in the summer of 2019. This photography along with prescriptions in the above [...]
Elko Hot Hole
The Elko “Hot Hole” is a camp site mentioned in many of the emigrant journals and diaries. CTHA, through a matching grant from TravelNevada is fencing the site with an [...]
Educational Trunks
In a collaborative effort with the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA), funded by a Union Pacific Foundation grant, three educational trunks have been created for use at the California Trail Interpretive [...]
Mapping the Hasting Cutoff
The Hastings Cutoff crosses almost 90 miles of northeastern Nevada. Entering Nevada near Wendover, it roughly parallels Interstate 80 until it rejoins the California Trail west of Elko NV. While [...]
Bicycle Path from Elko to the California Trail Interpretive Center
CTHA is working with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on a long-term project to develop a bicycle path between Elko and the California Trail Interpretive Center along the route [...]
