
October 2023
Hungry Mother State Park, VA – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join Hungry Mother State Park to help convert Raider’s Run Trail from a historic horseback riding trail into a new hiking/biking trail! Many sections of the trail have been re-routed to make it more user friendly and sustainable. The trails have been bench cut on moderately steep slopes but will be improved for sustainably with water diversion features including sheet flow on the tread and out-slope and grade reversals. We will continue to improve these trails previously constructed by maintaining,…
Find out more »Moab, UT – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join this project, camp on top of a scenic plateau and repair a steep trail that was impacted by some heavy rain events last year. Located in the heart of the Colorado Plateau, the Moab Field Office encompasses 1.8 million acres of stunningly scenic canyon country. Carved by the Colorado and Green Rivers, Moab’s public lands include a vast variety of arches, natural bridges, mesas, and spires. The Moab Field Office is a mecca for recreation, including off-highway vehicles, mountain…
Find out more »Adirondack Park, NY Week 2- Volunteer Vacations 2023
Created in 1892 as one of the first Forever Wild Forest Preserves in the nation, the Adirondack Park is a unique wilderness area, and volunteers are needed to help maintain it! At 6 million acres, it is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. The state of New York owns approximately 2.6 million acres, while the remaining 3.4 million acres are devoted to forestry, agriculture and open space recreation. The Adirondack Park is not a National Park…
Find out more »Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, TX – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Join this project and help maintain access to a trail system that winds through bayous, oxbow lakes, privet swamps, and cypress-tupelo swamps! Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge is home to 22 actively-managed trails. They are styled as primitive trails to give the visitors 'a walk in the woods' type of experience. Paseo de los Patos Trailhead, located at the scenic Champion Lake Public Use area, is home to our newest 2 miles of trails where an interpretive Scat Exhibit can…
Find out more »November 2023
Prince William Forest Park, VA – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Volunteers are needed to relocate a section of South Valley Trail following sustainable trail building guidelines! New trail will be just over 1 mile in length through the woods over varied terrain. Work will involve hand tools and moderate to heavy manual labor; raking, digging, moving small rocks, forest debris, clearing vegetation/downfall, grading trail tread, and chopping small roots. New trail may or not be roughed-in by that time, but will at least be pin flagged at minimum. There is…
Find out more »Natchez Trace State Park, TN – Volunteer Vacations 2023
This project will focus on re-routing a section of the 40 Mile Red Leaves Backpacking Trail, within the 48,000 acre Natchez Trace State Park and Forest. Volunteers will learn about sustainable trail design, trail maintenance, and hone their trail building skills utilizing various tools including Pulaskis and Mcleouds. The new trail segment will be built near the scenic 58 acre Cub Creek Lake. Trail building each day will be moderate with hikes of less that one mile to the work…
Find out more »Virgin Islands National Park, USVI Week 1 – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Go beyond Virgin Islands National Park’s stunning white-sand beaches! Hike to historic plantation sites to learn about a challenging past when sugar and enslaved labor dominated life on the island. Visit the Indigenous Taino’s ancient petroglyphs. Snorkel coral reefs to discover hidden marine life. Two-thirds of the island of St. John is national park, making it a unique destination for visitors! The volunteer trail crew’s scope of work includes trails maintenance, clearing of historical sites, native tree planting projects, invasive…
Find out more »Virgin Islands National Park, USVI Week 2 – Volunteer Vacations 2023
Go beyond Virgin Islands National Park’s stunning white-sand beaches! Hike to historic plantation sites to learn about a challenging past when sugar and enslaved labor dominated life on the island. Visit the Indigenous Taino’s ancient petroglyphs. Snorkel coral reefs to discover hidden marine life. Two-thirds of the island of St. John is national park, making it a unique destination for visitors! The volunteer trail crew’s scope of work includes trails maintenance, clearing of historical sites, native tree planting projects, invasive…
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