Category: Volunteering
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SOLO Wilderness First Aid Class Sept 21-22
SOLO Wilderness First Aid: The ability to apply basic backcountry first aid is vital for any outdoor enthusiast, whether it’s for yourself or others. Moving beyond urban first aid, this course teaches the skills necessary to identify and treat medical issues common to wilderness settings and to prepare for long-term care scenarios. Includes hands-on practice…
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Rock Climbing Earth Day Project
Narragansett Chapter Rock Climbing Subcommittee performed the annual Ross Pond Clean up last weekend. Thanks to all who participated and continue to keep our crags clean!
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Annual Trail Inspection April 21st!
Our Trails Committee will be hosting our annual Trail Inspection on Sunday April 21st from 10-4 in Arcadia Management Area. Join other volunteers as we check our trails for blowdowns, blazing, trash, and other trail maintenance needs. Click here to register!
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Lawton Foster Rd N Section of Narragansett Trail Blazed!
Special thanks to our volunteers who worked today restoring another section of the Narragansett Trail! Volunteers painted blazes along Lawton Foster Rd N closing a ~0.6 mile gap in a 7.5 mile section of the Narragansett Trail in Rhode Island. Through the efforts of the Narragansett Trail Restoration Project, there is now a total of…
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Annual Summit 2023
Congratulations to Kerry Robinson for being awarded a Volunteer Leadership Award at this year’s AMC Annual Summit! Kerry has been the Chair of the Narragansett Chapter’s Trails Committee for many years helping to organize trail work efforts across numerous trails. She has also been instrumental in launching the Narragansett Trail Restoration Project and developing partnerships…
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Trail Adopters: Signing Up for Trailforks + Trail Notifications
Creating an Account 1. Go to Trailforks.com 2. Click on “login“ 3. Click on “Sign Up.” 4. Create your account. – After you create the account, you will most likely need to confirm it by clicking a link in your email. Then, you should be set to go! Signing Up for Trail Report Notifications 1.…
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Trails Committee Joins Trailforks!
Found an issue on one of our trails? Our Trails Committee now monitors Trailforks for trail reports! Download the app and report any issues you find! (Trailforks is free to use in your home area! If our trails are outside your home area, you can still submit reports or use the ‘Contact Our Trails Chair’ form on our Trail Stewardship…
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Committee Focus – NTRP
The Narragansett Trail Restoration Project was formed in January 2020 with the goal of restoring the Narragansett Trail from Ashville Pond in Canonchet, RI to Worden Pond in South Kingston, RI. Click here to learn more about the project!
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Committee Focus – Trail Stewardship
Our Trails Committee maintains over 60 miles of trails across the state. Most of the trails are located in Arcadia Management Area, but there are also trails in Burlingame, Rockville, George Washington Management Areas as well as numerous other land partners like Camp Yawgoog B.S.A. and the Nature Conservancy! There are many ways to help…
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Committee Focus – Family Outings
Our Family Outings Committee plans events across all of our activities, just geared towards families! Family Outing Leaders often collaborate with our other Committees to put on hiking, biking, rock climbing, paddling, and education activities geared towards families!