Trail Crew Base Camp Pack-Up

It’s time to break down the Maine Trail Crew Base Camp after another season of projects! The Trail Crew Committee is looking for volunteers to help put away equipment. Please bring: Gloves, water bottle, and a pot luck item for lunch. Where: Lake George Regional Park (West Side), Route 2, Skowhegan, Maine Driving directions: https://lakegeorgepark.org/contact-us/ From I-95: Take exit 133 off I-95 for US-201 toward Fairfield/Skowhegan – 0.2 mi Turn right at US-201 N – 6.6 mi Turn right at ME-23 N/Canaan Rd Continue to follow ME-23 N – 7.1 mi Turn left at US-2 W/Main St Continue to follow […]

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

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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