Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will be at the Rangeley Trail Town Festival on August 30th. You can check the event website for more info (it will be updated periodically).
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Meet Our New Executive Director
After an exhaustive search, Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust hired a new executive director in March. Simon Rucker grew up hiking in the mountains of Maine and after living in New York City for ten years, he decided he wanted to settle in a place with clean air, tall trees and over 281 miles of Appalachian Trail to hike on with his wife and two children. He comes to Maine A.T. Land Trust from one of our partner organizations, The Trust for Public Land. In his project work in New York, Simon saw first-hand how deeply development and incompatible uses can effect conservation land. Land along the Appalachian Trail corridor in Maine is largely unprotected. Under Simon’s leadership we hope Maine A.T. Land Trust can help to conserve vulnerable lands for use by future generations. And we need your support!
Introduction to Hike Peaks Region Hike – August 31
We’ve finalized our date for the hike – Sunday, August 31st at 9am. Normally our hikes are just for members who have donated in the past, but this will be open to all. Meet in the parking area off East Madrid Road at the trailhead of the Perham Stream Birding Trail. The location is roughly across from 658 East Madrid Road in Phillips. Take Route 142 North from Phillips and then take a left on East Madrid Road. The parking area is on the left side right after you cross over Perham Stream. Please refer to the map below but continue north of the pin to the area opposite the large farmhouse, just across the stream. RSVP on Facebook or by emailing us.
High Peaks Initiative Map Giveaway
We will be giving away copies of our laminated, rolled High Peaks Initiative maps. To enter to win yours, all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter if you are not a member. If you are a member you are automatically eligible to win one. You can also enter by signing up at our booth at the Rangeley Trail Town Festival on August 30th.
Maine A.T. Land Trust Events Summer 2014
Now that summer is here, we are planning a few members-only hikes for later in the season. Don’t worry if you aren’t a member yet – all you have to do is head over to our support page and give as little as $1 to be eligible to attend. There will probably be:
- An “Introduction to the Hike Peaks” hike, led by Kirsten B. Burbank of the Sandy River Land Trust and Carson Hinkley, a Madrid resident whose family has lived in the town(ship) continuously since the early 1800’s.
- A hike/bushwack up the new Berry Pickers Trail to the Saddleback Mountain ridgeline, which will be an official Appalachian Trail Side Trail when completed. At this point the trail has not been fully cleared, so this one might get pushed into the early fall. We are very excited to have this trail opening up an additional route to access Saddleback Mountain.
Check back here soon for updates on these hikes.
Rangeley Trail Town Festival Planned for August 30th
Rangeley is one of three Appalachian Trail Communities in Maine, and the town is planning a celebration of community and trail on August 30th. Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust will be there – stop by our table and say hello! There will music, food, display booths and more.
Message from the Executive Director
On behalf of the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust, I would like to welcome you to our redesigned website. The site will be continually updated with information about our organization, our events and the places we work. Our resources section has plenty of things about the trail to help you plan a hike – you can see routes on Maine Trail Finder, read about the ecology of the High Peaks Region and find notable features to find when you are out there. We’ll also have some interactive maps and videos posted in the next few weeks.
Check our calendar for updates and add this section to your news feed for up to date information.