Maintainer Openings – White Cap District

Posted on September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by admin

Want to give back some of your time? Are you looking to get more involved with the trail? Whatever your reasons, the White Cap District has a trail section in need of a volunteer maintainer. A trail maintainer is primarily concerned with clearing blowdowns, cutting back brush, painting blazes and clearing water bars. Most maintainers with a couple of mile section find they can do reasonable job if they spend 2-3 days on trail work each hiking season. The club provides a maintenance handbook and field guide as well as on site training. Access to the maintainer trails usually doesn’t require […]

Help Wanted – Fundraising Chairperson

Posted on August 25, 2020September 9, 2020 by admin

MATC is looking for a volunteer to chair the Fundraising and Annual Appeals sub committee.

Corridor Monitors Wanted

Posted on August 1, 2020August 2, 2020 by admin

There are still some great opportunities for becoming involved in this exciting aspect of caring for the Appalachian Trail in Maine. For information about corridor monitoring and field training sessions, visit the MATC website at www.matc.org or contact me (Dave Field) at 862-3674, meeser3@roadrunner.com. You must participate in a field training session before an assignment will be made permanent. If you are unable to join a group session, I will make arrangements to train you on your own section. Note: The mileages given for each section are the distances along the boundary lines on each side of the corridor that […]

Campsite Maintainers Wanted – Kennebec District

Posted on July 29, 2020August 8, 2020 by Laura Flight

Both vacancies are filled! 8/8/2020. The Kennebec District starts at the Long Falls Dam Road (which is north of New Portland) and continues northward to Route 15 in Monson More information on campsite maintainer duties and privy maintenance. Contact kennebec@matc.org or campsite@matc.org for questions or interest in applying. FILLED! Bald Mtn Brook campsite & Bald Mtn Brook lean-to: This opportunity includes two adjacent facilities: the lean-to (with tent sites) and the campsite (approx. 0.2 miles from the lean-to). Each has a pit privy, water source, and fireplace. While these could be split into two assignments, the ease of access and […]

Trail Maintainers Wanted – Baldpate District

Posted on July 27, 2020August 6, 2020 by admin

ALL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED – 8/6/20 Below are the vacancies for the Baldpate District– The Baldpate District starts at Route 26 and extends northward to Route 4. It also includes the Grafton Loop Trail east of Route 26. FILLED! Sawyer Notch Road to Summit of Moody Mountain: This section is 1.4 miles long but it rises 1200 feet in that span. It is a mix of boulders and spruce fir with some patched of hardwoods. Annual clipping and blowdowns are the typical maintenance tasks. 2 visits minimum.Access is via a woods road (most Subarus can make it) and a short […]

Trail Maintainers Wanted – Kennebec District

Posted on July 25, 2020August 10, 2020 by admin

ALL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN FILLED – 8/10/2020 We have a vacancy for a trail section in the Kennebec District– The Kennebec District starts at the Long Falls Dam Road (which is north of New Portland) and continues northward to Route 15 in Monson Lake Hebron Section: This section parallels the shore of Lake Hebron on the outskirts of the historic Appalachian Trail town of Monson. This section of trail has been well taken care of by a soon to be retired, long-time maintainer and is in “move in” condition.The trail section includes 1.50 miles of white blaze from Jackson Brook […]