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The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club...
is a volunteer-based organization, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. The PATC was founded in 1927 by the men and women who planned and built the Appalachian Trail. The club now manages more than 1,200 miles of hiking trails in the Mid-Atlantic region, along with cabins, shelters, and hundreds of acres of conserved land.
PATC volunteers contribute tens of thousands of hours of volunteer service every year. Volunteers maintain trails, cabins, and shelters, teach Leave No Trace principles to hikers and backpackers, publish maps and guidebooks, and help manage a busy headquarters operation. In addition to volunteer opportunities, the club offers a busy calendar of recreational events, including hikes, excursions, cross-country ski weekends, and mountaineering trips. The club is always in need of enthusiastic volunteers.
Please visit our HELP WANTED page to learn about currently available volunteer opportunities. Visit the NEWS page for updates concerning the club, our trails, and our trail partners. Register and log on to submit work reports for your volunteer efforts. Registered website users can also submit articles, links, blogs, and calendar events.
Help the PATC by making a contribution today! Visit our CONTRIBUTIONS PAGE for more information.
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Volunteer of the Month: May 2008 |
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 Steve Koeppen
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Former North Chapter President (8 years)
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Former PATC webmaster (4 years)
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Current North Chapter membership chair, newsletter editor, and webmaster
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Trail overseer of one AT section and one blue-blazed trail
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Rocky Mtn shelter overseer
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Anna Michener cabin overseer
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North Chapter Crew member
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Club on-line store manager
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Club website coordinator
Steve became a PATC member in 1986. He was sponsored by the legendary Charlie Irvin, after hearing him give a talk on his upcoming Crop Walk, at Steve's church. Since then, Steve has contributed thousands of volunteer hours to a wide variety of PATC projects.
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Featured Article: May 2008 |
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Family Hiking Program
"The family hiking group leads hikes about once a week all year long. The hike descriptions usually include if the hike is jogging stroller friendly, jogging stroller passable, or not jogging stroller passable. Hikes are generally about 2-3 miles long, but range from 1 1/2 miles to 5 miles."
Learn more about the PATC Family Hiking program by clicking here.
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Featured Resource: May 2008 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Want to know when to expect your cabin key packet?
Like to become involved in volunteer trail maintenance, but you're not sure how?
Interested in becoming a PATC member, but you're wondering about the benefits of membership?
These questions and more are answered on the FAQs page of our website. Click FAQ on the main menu to visit the page. If you have a question that doesn't appear on the FAQ page, but seems like something that might be of interest to most PATC members or to the hiking public, send the suggestion to the PATC Website Coordinators (see Contact Us for e-mail information).
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Newsflash
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Join the PATC Conservation Committee on the hike to Weverton Cliffs to view potential viewshed impact of a planned communication tower. To see more details, click here.
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Gypsy moth spraying scheduled in SNP. Click hear to read more about the plan.
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Vote on the design of the proposed Virginia AT license plate...click here for more info.
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Join PATC and the American Chestnut Foundation finding chestnut trees along the AT...click here for full story.
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