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| Last updated on November 18, 2008 |
The Maine Appalachian Trail Club, Inc. is a volunteer, public service organization established in 1935 to build, protect and maintain the 267 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. In addition, we maintain 40 miles of side trails and over 40 shelters and campsites.
Description:
The Maine AT Club ( www.matc.org ) is responsible for trail structure, design, construction and maintenance, for monitoring activities in the AT corridor, and for public information and education. The work of the MATC safeguards the natural environment and benefits the hikers who recreate along the Maine Appalachian Trail each year. Volunteers maintain trail sections, act as cooridor monitors, participate on work trips, help out or caretaker and ridge runner program at pack-in/outs, and serve on committees.
History:
In 1921, Benton MacKaye, a profound thinker and wilderness advocate, created a new discipline called “regional planning” and put forth his vision of the AT. His goal was to create a continuous region for wilderness and recreation from the highest point in the south to the highest point in the north. In 1968 the National Trails System Act permanently protected the AT through public acquisition, creating the longest national scenic trail, extending 2,175 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia, to Maine’s Mount Katahdin. The AT represents the most successful blend of volunteer stewardship, land management, resource protection, and public service in the nation. The NPS signed a historic agreement in 1984, whereby the management of the AT in Maine was delegated to the ATC. Management then transferred to the MATC (a non profit, volunteer driven organization) for land owned by the NPS. Management of trail lands that are owned or under the jurisdiction of the Maine BPL was transferred to MATC in 1981. The “Local Plan for the Management of the Appalachian Trail in Maine” is the key document in a cooperative management process for the protection and maintenance of the AT in Maine.
Contact people:
Address:
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P.O. Box 283
Augusta, ME 04332 |
Web Site: http://www.matc.org
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