Maine Trail Crew Committee seeks volunteers

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Maine Trail Crew Committee Seeks Volunteers The Maine Trail Crew Committee has been working steadily and regularly to make plans for the coming season. This will be a transition year, as we move to a permanent base camp at the Maine Trail Center, in Skowhegan. We are in the process of moving gear and tools from Lake George Regional Park and various other locations to the club’s long-dreamed of permanent base camp. We watch the developments each week, and imagine a center of operations where staff and volunteers have access to a meeting center, kitchen, living quarters, showers and laundry […]

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Campsite Maintainer Coordinator

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We’re looking for a person or two to coordinate campsite maintainers. This role involves duties in the field as well as administrative work (email etc.). Here are the job duties: Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator with your interest or any questions.

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Corridor Monitors Wanted

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OPEN MATC CORRIDOR MONITORING ASSIGNMENTS (Updated 11/13/24) Section 25a. Elliotsville Town Line to Long Pond Stream. This is State-owned land, not surveyed by the National Park Service. Monitoring involves just walking the A.T. and observe conditions along the way. Section 27. Little Wilson Falls to Leeman Brook Lean-to. This is a long (6.92 miles) section that does not involve significant climbing but includes some rough terrain.  Section 34. Horseshoe Canyon Lean-to to Marble Brook. This 5.03-mile section lies on both sides of the West Branch of the Piscataquis River, so monitoring requires crossing the river. All of the section lies […]

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Group Registrations Coordinator

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Group Registrations Coordinator MATC’s CARE Committee (ridge runner program) is seeking a volunteer to serve as the Group Registration Coordinator. The job includes: receiving information from groups that register to use and camp along the AT; corresponding with groups to advise them on their itineraries and, if necessary, provide alternatives; communicate with ridge runners in the field to inform them of groups passing through or camping in their areas; collecting data to help improve Trail use; providing feedback to camp groups and the CARE Committee on group usage of AT resources. Recommended qualifications for the position are: familiarity with the […]

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