The Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust and the Maine Association for New Americans are pleased to announce the #WEOUTSIDE Summer 2024 program! After a training session with our great partners Maine Audubon at Gilsland Farm (above) we have a great slate of trips for the summer for about 30 kids. Some of the excursions include:

1. An overnight trip to the Flagstaff Hut with Maine Huts & Trails.
2. A challenging hike on the Appalachian Trail with the amazing guide Mardi Fuller.
3. Learning to fly fish at Mount Blue State Park with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
4. Whitewater Rafting with Adventure Bound.
5. Mountain biking with Inland Woods+Trails combined with an overnight at the Evans Notch Lodge.
6. Exploring water quality, community well-being, a vibrant economy, and fish and wildlife habitat in the Sebago region with the Portland Water District.
7. Another challenging hike, this time with Maine Master Naturalist Samaa Abdurraqib.

MATLT is so grateful to be taking part in this program and we are lucky to have so many partners willing to help out. We’ll have more reports on our trips (with photos) as the summer progresses so be sure to check back and sign up for our newsletter if you haven’t yet.