Building the trail we work all day
Out on the mountain far away
Up where the stars and clouds are near
And city tensions disappear
Building the trail we live again
Almost as free as frontier men
Out on the trail we live supreme
In deep fulfillment of a dream.
"Trail Builders"
by
Earl V. Shaffer
Poet, Musician, Soldier, Hiker, Co-Founder
of SATC
Reproduced by courtesy of Earl Shaffer Foundation
The Appalachian Trail and the other footpaths we
enjoy in Central Pennsylvania,
wouldn’t
exist without the volunteers who maintain them.
SATC coordinates the efforts of individual volunteers
who care specifically for assigned footpath sections.
Scheduled group activities occur in the spring,
summer, and fall.
These group activities are announced on this web page when scheduled
quarterly with other Club activities,
and also by e-mail direct from the Club's Trailmaster to Club member
and other volunteers
who have indicated a specific interest or who have
previously participated in SATC's maintenance activities.
Click here to contact the volunteer
Trailmaster and add your name to the alert list!
2010
June
26, Saturday
SATC Day at Pine Grove Furnace State Park
When and where does it meet? Contact the leader to find
out!
The CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY needs help now to preserve the IRON MASTER'S MANSION.
Join SATC members for a half-day work trip to remove overgrowth of weeds
and brush, free lunch, a tour of the new A.T. MUSEUM, and a short hike
in the Park.
Must pre-register so we can have an accurate head count for the lunch. Will
finish in time for the Cumberland Valley Night Hike.
Leader: Karen Balaban, KMBalaban@BalabanLLC.com,
717 232-3708
July 17,
Saturday, 9:00 AM
Darlington Trail Work Trip
Work location
to be determined by leader. Bring lunch & plenty of water. Wear old
clothes and boots. Tools and safety gear provided.
MEET at the entrance to the State Library in downtown Harrisburg's
Capitol Complex.
Leader: Jeff Buehler, 657-8281, AThikerJB@aol.com
August
21, Saturday, 9:00 AM
Trail Work Trip
Work location
to be determined by leader. Bring lunch & plenty of water. Wear old
clothes and boots. Tools and safety gear provided.
MEET at Funck's Family Restaurant (rear parking area) in Indiantown
Gap (exit 85, I-81). We will drive to nearby Memorial Lake SP and carpool
to the trail.
Leader: Jeff Buehler, 657-8281, AThikerJB@aol.com
Workers NEEDED for impromptu work trips!
Between ice storms,
hurricanes,
and sometimes even unusually good weather for ongoing projects,
your help is needed for more than what's listed here.
Please consider giving the Club Trailmaster your name so he can call on you as needed.
Call Jeff Buehler, 717 657-8281
Read The Register, Appalachian Trail Conservancy's newsletter for Trail maintainers and others with a special interest in the volunteer stewardship of the A.T.
Keystone Trails Association Trail Care and Trail Crew, http://www.kta-hike.org (check the calendar for both "Trail Care" and "Trail Crew")
Standing Stone Trail Club, http://www.hike-sst.org
American Hiking Society Volunteer Vacations, http://www.americanhiking.org/events/vv/index.html
Finger Lakes Trail Conference, http://www.fingerlakestrail.org
Just like our footpaths, this page is always under construction and in need of maintenance. Check back soon!
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Edited by Peter Fleszar, last updated June 24, 2010