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NAPgA is Conducting a Survey!
One of NAPgA’s main priorities is preserving your right to recreate with your goats on public lands. We are conducting a survey  to gather “real world” experiences from the goatpacking community which will provide valuable information that NAPgA’s Board of Directors and Advocacy Committee can use when responding to land management actions that may impact your ability…
Read MoreNAPgA is seeking nominations!
Did you know that NAPgA is an all volunteer organization?  It is amazing what we are able to accomplish with our dedicated volunteers. The NAPgA Nomination Committee is currently seeking nominations for 4 open positions on the Board of Directors. You may nominate yourself or nominate someone else to serve in one of these positions. Nominations…
Read MoreNAPgA’s Virtual Auction is live!
This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a really important – and fun – way to support YOUR Packgoat Association! You don’t need to be a NAPgA member to participate in the auction so share this post with your friends! Keep checking back more items will be added as they are received. Start…
Read More2025 Youth Awards!
NAPgA Offers Two Youth Awards! When it comes to building our future there is no greater asset than our youth. Whether attending a Rendezvous and experiencing the beauty of nature while in the company of packgoats or planning for their future education, NAPgA believes these awards will help our youth build leadership skills,…
Read MoreGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest Revised Forest Plan – Success!
On June 13, 2024, the USDA forest service released the final revised land management plan and final Record of Decision regarding the long-term management of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison national forests in southwest Colorado. We are extremely pleased to learn that the Forest Service has adopted a reasonable, science-based approach to the management…
Read MoreYoung Goat Tests Positive for Avian Influenza
A Minnesota goat became the first goat to test positive for bird flu (H5N1 HPAI) in the US. Bird flu is caused by infection with avian influenza viruses, which naturally spreads among wild aquatic birds worldwide the CDC says. The young goat which tested positive for the illness had been living on a farm with…
Read MorePackgoats in the Press!
We recently came across an article about packgoats on Yahoo! Jodie Gullickson has a packgoat guiding business near Carson, NV called High Sierra Packgoats. Follow the link below! https://www.yahoo.com/now/weight-off-shoulders-literally-hike-160000365.html
Read MoreGoat Packing: What is it?
Written by Nancy Clough and published in the Idaho Centers for Independent Living newsletter.    Goatpacking is a growing sport that is enabling many people to go places they otherwise could not reach. The word packgoat generally means a full sized goat that is emotionally bonded to its human and is willing to go…
Read More“A Different kind of Pack Animal” – Powell Tribune packgoat Article
A great article about Justin and Desarae Starck that appeared in the Powell Tribune and written by Mark Davis. Please click the link under the photo! https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/a-different-kind-of-pack-animal,21835
Read MoreGoats Help Carry the Load During Hiking Trips
Published in Ellensburg Daily Record Story by SHANAI BEMIS Photos: Brian Myrick / Daily Record Hikers venturing out in the Kittitas Valley might encounter familiar landscape — canyons, hills, sagebrush and shrub steppe. They might also find something unexpected: five goats with pack saddles following docilely behind Dick Carkner. Stitches, Inky, Lightning, Rambo and Thor are…
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