Trail crew volunteers needed from Maine to Georgia
Program details
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s mission is to preserve and manage the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia – ensuring that its vast natural beauty and priceless cultural heritage can be shared and enjoyed today, tomorrow, and for centuries to come.
Trail Crew projects—which last for a week or more—are planned and completed in cooperation with A.T. maintaining clubs and agency partners such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service.
All crew members must be able to live and work cooperatively and in close proximity with fellow volunteers of all genders, ages, and nationalities. All crew members are expected to participate equally in routine tasks, including cooking, cleaning, and tool care, both at base camp and the project site.
Crews gather at base camp for introductions and orientation the day before departing to spend the work week at the project location. Accommodations at the project sites vary, ranging from primitive backcountry tent camps to tenting in developed campgrounds to cabins accessible by vehicle. On crews working at remote backcountry locations, participants may have a lengthy and strenuous full-day backpack with significant elevation gain to their field campsite, and a primitive backcountry experience without showers, bathrooms, or running water for the duration of their week.
What Appalachian Trail Conservancy provides
Once you arrive at the base camp:
- shelter
- food,
- transportation to and from project sites
- tools
- safety equipment, and group camping gear (as available)
Crew members need to bring work clothing, sturdy boots, and their own basic camping gear.
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Contact details
Address: 799 Washington Street, PO Box 807
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-0807
Phone: 304 535 6331
Contact host directly: www.appalachiantrail.org