Appalachian Trail Management Committee

Upcoming Activities

Painting Upper Goose Pond Cabin: Day 1

We'll be painting the south facing side of Upper Goose Pond Cabin, a much beloved overnight facility for hikers on the A.T. Work will consist first of scraping off any loose paint, then applying a fresh coat of bright red paint. Some work will be on ladders, but there's plenty of square footage that can be covered standing on the ground.

Painting Upper Goose Pond Cabin: Day 2

We have this second day of painting work in case we get rained out on Saturday, or if there's more painting to do. Same info applies. Approx 1/2 mile uphill moderate hike to the work site. We'll plan on some swimming time after we wrap up work for the day.

Wilbur Campsite Maintenance

We'll perform routine maintenance on this AT campsite. Work includes smoothing and edge maintenance of several tent pads, installing some new signage, cleaning and resetting the fire ring. General brush clipping around the site. Work is with hand tools.

Wildlife Transect, Clarksburg SF, Bear Swamp Area

An end of summer check on what the wild residents of our trail lands are up to. This time we'll be in for a looong day as we'll be checking the Clarksburg SF, Bear Swamp area up near the VT border. So come prepared for a longer day than usual for our transects.

Crystal Mountain Campsite Privy Work

We will be converting the privy at the Crystal Mountain campsite from a pit privy to a moldering type. This involves constructing a ~2ft tall "crib" of stacked lumber on the ground to hold the waste, rather than it being deposited into a pit. Contained above the ground, the waste can decompose (moulder) relatively quickly; in a pit, it would linger for years, even decades. Using a moldering privy keeps the environment cleaner, smells less and doesn’t require a new pit to be dug every three to four years. Nearly all privies on the A.T. are of this type.

Wildlife Transect, County Rd to Finerty Pond Area

On this occasion, we'll be checking what the wild residents of our Appalachian Trail lands are up to in the County Rd to Finerty Pond area of October Mtn SF. This area has an interesting mix of forests of various types, open and wooded wetlands and of course Finerty Pond. Thus we are apt to find a wide variety of wildlife sign.

Complete Crystal Mountain Privy Work

We will be completing the work begun on September 23. Most, if not all, of the materials have been moved to the site. We'll complete the construction and mount the privy onto the crib. Work involves simple construction with basic hand tools. A brief period of heavy lifting by everyone is required to move the privy onto the new crib - this requires a minimum of 4 people.

Wildlife Transect, Cady Brook Area

It will be a bit over a year since we last looked in this area, but a check is in order because of prior history. This area has been inactively used by wildlife for a number of years, after years of activity by beaver, moose, otter, etc. So, we'd like to keep an eye on this area more frequently than we typically do.