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These women’s flannel shirts are soft as can be and so cozy! We offer two women’s flannel styles: Sage: this is the Kuhl Kamila Flannel. It’s a button up shirt with one chest pocket. Autumn: this is the Kuhl Tess Flannel. It has snaps and two chest pockets, and Corduroy trim details. Order the Featured Item…

As we move closer to spring, you’ll notice that our event calendar fills up more with events around different parts of the country. In fact, we have an event listed on our calendar each weekend of this month. Be checking in with our Event Calendar to find upcoming events to attend! Submitted February 28, 2024

There are two fly-in public use cabins on Heckman Lake on Revillagigedo Island in Tongass National Forest, within the Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District. They have fallen victim to deferred maintenance and seasonal damage, and due to limited USFS funding, were in jeopardy of being decommissioned. “Loss of these fly-in, and marine access cabins would…

The RAF knows you can be overwhelmed with news. Your time is valuable, so for some “recreational reading” we invite you to visit the “News” menu item on our website. From there, you can select the RAF’s Latest News, Featured Supporters, Guest Editorials, RAF Podcasts, In the Press, or Past Newsletters. Enjoy these stories and stay…

Each month we highlight an airstrip with hopes that you will get out and enjoy these special places. This month’s Featured Airstrip is Las Trancas in California. “It’s hard to put into words how beautiful Las Trancas airstrip is,” RAF President Bill McGlynn says. The strip north of Monterey Bay provides pilots an opportunity to…

RAF Alaska Liaison Jeff DeFreest and his wife Kari – who serves as an RAF VP of Appreciation – have the privilege of accessing many of Southeast Alaska’s US Forest Service lakefront cabins available for rent. They are enthusiastic about promoting and preserving the experience for others who wish to visit the Alaskan wilderness and…

The official word from the FAA is that Red Pine airport located within The Nature Conservancy’s Saint John River Forest in northern Maine now has an FAA identifier. RAF Maine Liaison Andy Rowe and the Nature Conservancy were notified on January 31 by the FAA that, “Your airport has been created and assigned airport ID:…

The RAF invites you to meet some interesting people who all share a love for what we do — getting out and enjoying recreational aviation. View our volunteers here. Or open our website, theraf.org, click on the first dropdown menu, “About”, and click “People”.  You’ll meet our State Liaisons, Ambassadors, Vice Presidents of Appreciation, Directors, and key volunteers, all…

“A collection of first class, fascinating and all around wonderful people,” wrote Patty Bunce in her thank you note following this year’s annual RAF face to face board meeting at HQ in Bozeman. Patty is the spouse of RAF Director Pete Bunce, and she was referring to the time and effort involved in creating a…