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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 visionaries 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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You're Invited! Join a PATC Volunteer Work Crew |
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PATC volunteers build and maintain trails, trailside shelters, and cabins. Our crews are always looking for new members. No experience is necessary. You'll learn new skills, make an important contribution, and meet new friends. Please consider joining a PATC volunteer work crew. We'll be highlighting our crews in this space, over the next few months...
 The DC Crew performs trail work in Rock Creek Park in the District of Columbia. We meet on Saturdays between April and November to work on projects from erosion control and re-routes to bridge construction. All volunteers are welcome, either for a day or as regular participants. No experience necessary. We meet at the Nature Center in Rock Creek Park at 8:20 AM and carpool to the work site. Check the calendar for upcoming trips. Contact Alex Sanders at
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or at (703) 465-8140 for further information.
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Volunteer of the Month - March 2010 |
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March 2010 Volunteer of the Month Gene Leese
Since joining PATC’s North Chapter in 2003, Gene has worked on shelter and cabin construction, trail maintenance, and the Tuscarora Trail relocation on the Reineman tract. Most notable, however, is Gene’s work as a self-taught stone mason. Using native stone from the Silberman Trail Center site, Gene did some of the stone facing on the cabin foundation in 2006 and later built a 15-foot tall stone chimney (shown in the photo), barbecue grill, and piers for the recently-completed Silberman summer kitchen. At the new Burd Run shelter on the Tuscarora, Gene helped lay the block foundation in late November. He and others plan to complete a stone facing for the foundation in the coming months. Gene and his family live in McConnellsburg, PA. His wife Barb and daughters April and Rachel also volunteer on many North Chapter projects, along with canine companion, Sherman. PATC thanks Gene Leese for his many contributions to the Club.
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Newsflash
Peru Service Trip Opportunity.
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Shenandoah National Park firewood restrictions.
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Upcoming Events
- Tuscarora Shelter Crew Work Trip
March 16, 2010 (9:00 am)
(Shelter Work) The Tuscarora Shelter Crew is constructing a new shelter along the Tuscarora/Great Eastern trails...
- West Chapter Spring Meeting - Leesburg, VA
March 17, 2010 (7:00 pm)
(Meeting) The West Chapter's spring 2010 meeting will be held on Wednesday March 17, 2010 from 7 to 9pm...
- Chris Warner: "Surviving K2, The World’s Most Dangerous Mountain"
March 18, 2010 (7:15 pm)
(Special Event) On July 20, 2007 twenty five climbers set out for the summit of K2. Eighteen would reach the...
- West ChapterTrail Work Trip_Loudon Heights Trail
March 19, 2010 (All Day)
(Trail Work) Assistance would be greatly appreciated on this trail after a fall and winter hiatus. Blow down...
- K9TB Hike at Greenbelt Park
March 20, 2010 (1:00 am)
(Hike) Greenbelt, MD - We’ll hike at a moderate pace for about 6 miles around the perimeter of Greenbelt...
- Northern Virginia Hiking Club
March 20, 2010 (All Day)
(Hike) The Northern Virginia Hiking Club offers an amazing number and variety of outdoor activities....
- FS/GWNF Volunteer Chainsaw Class
March 20, 2010 (All Day)
(Class) The Class is open to Trail, Shelter, Cabin overseers, District Managers, & Crew
Leaders. Space is...
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