Request for Proposals for Training our Trail Crew in Trail Building for the Years 2024, 2025, 2026

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Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) Request for Proposals for Training our Trail Crew in Trail Building for the Years 2024, 2025, 2026 Background – During the 2024, 2025, 2026 field seasons, the MATC’s Maine Trail Crew will work on remote sections of the Appalachian Trail. Projects will focus on rebuilding and restoring heavily impacted sections of the Appalachian Trail. The Trail Crew will utilize rigging equipment and hand tools to build stone steps, stone stairs, waterbars, and complete short relocations. Scope of Work – To provide five days of training each of the three years to the Maine Trail Crew […]

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MATC Annual Meeting

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Please join us at the Annual Meeting, held in person for the first time since 2019. Saturday, April 22, 2023, 9 am – 4 pm Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College, Waterville, ME (Directions) Hear what’s going on in the club. Get ready for a successful season. Highlights include:  Barry Dana Barry Dana is a teacher, artist, and former chief of the Penobscot Nation. He grew up on Indian Island in the Penobscot River, where he learned traditional skills and values from tribal elders. Barry creates traditional styles of birchbark baskets, many etched with artwork or quill decoration. Credited with reviving the […]

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Flowfold Sponsors MATC

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The MATC would like to acknowledge the generous support of our most recent Sponsor: Flowfold Launched in 2010, Flowfold makes everyday gear that is lighter, stronger, and lasts longer. Whether sewing lightweight wallets from recycled sailcloth, or making protective face shields for hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, their mission remains the same: To make quality products that improve the everyday lives of the individuals and communities who use them.  With their mission to create better, longer-lasting gear, Flowfold has always been adamant that 100% of their products are Made in the USA. Flowfold is a Maine-based brand with a global reach, […]

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Personnel Sub-committee opening

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The Personnel Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Governance Committee, has an immediate opening. Contact Tori Jofery (vp@matc.org) or Janice Clain (president@matc.org) for further information or to express interest in the position.

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Join the Outreach Sub-committee

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Join the recently created Outreach Sub-committee to help support the Outreach Steward by helping with planning and implementing educational presentations and orientation workshops to underrepresented groups. Contact Janice Clain (president@matc.org) or Holly Sheehan (coordinator@matc.org) for further information or to volunteer.

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Frye Notch Campsite Maintainer Wanted

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Frye Notch Campsite: This Baldpate District campsite needs a maintainer! This one’s not easy to get to; there are a couple of different ways but the shortest is 3.5 miles with 1,700 feet of elevation gain. Either way leaves from the East B Hill Road, so any vehicle can get there. Campsite maintenance duties include raking around the lean-to and tenting areas, maintaining the privy, cleaning the fire pit, checking the water source, looking for suspected hazard trees, ensuring proper signage, and packing out trash. A new privy was built in 2023; maintenance involves “raking the pile”, but it’s really […]

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Maine Trail Crew Committee Seeks Volunteers

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The Maine Trail Crew repairs steep, rugged, and degraded sections of the Appalachian Trail, helping to protect and preserve this treasured resource for future generations.  Volunteers (age 18+) are invited to apply to join our paid crew for one or more of the following sessions: June 29 – July 3; July 6-10; July 13-17; July 20 – July 24; August 3-7; August 10-14; August 17-21; August 24-28 Projects run Monday morning through Thursday or Friday afternoon. Crew members must arrive by 4:00 PM on Sunday before their session begins. An enthusiastic and experienced staff looks forward to welcoming you and […]

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Corridor Monitors Wanted

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OPEN MATC CORRIDOR MONITORING ASSIGNMENTS (Updated 1/4/2026) 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 in the valley cut by the West Branch so there is some side-hill walking. Section 35. Marble Brook to the Outlet of Bald Mountain Pond. This section is easily accessible from the […]

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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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Update Your Contact Information

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Thank you for your interest in updating your contact information! Please fill out the form below to ensure we have the most accurate details on file. Your information is important to us, as it allows you to stay informed about Club news and events that matter to you. Or click this link if you have trouble viewing the form. We want to assure you that the MATC will never share your information with any other organizations without your explicit permission. Your privacy is our priority. Update Form: Scroll through form and click “Next”

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Airlift of Materials in the Barren-Chairback Range

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August 8-11, 2024 One day during August 8-11, the Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) will be working with a helicopter contractor to airlift 12,000 pounds of lumber and tools to the Cloud Pond Campsite, Chairback Gap Campsite, and Fourth Mountain bog. Materials will be used to build new privies at the campsite, and install new bog bridging through the bog.  The date will be the first good weather day during the period August 8-11. The activity will last about 1-2 hours at each location.  Several volunteers will be at the campsites and bog assisting with the effort. Please heed any […]

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“On the Trail”

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“On the Trail”Maine’s Appalachian Trail Sample three different sections of the famed Appalachian Trail as it winds through the Maine wilderness, with a look at some other fun activities to pursue along the way. This special episode stops in Carrabassett Valley for an overnight stay at the Horns Pond shelter in the Bigelow Range, followed by some mountain biking at Sugarloaf Mountain and kayaking on Flagstaff Lake. Next is a day hike to Pierce Pond in the Kennebec Valley Region, along with a whitewater rafting trip on the Kennebec River and an ATV ride at Northern Outdoors Lodge in The […]

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