Wind Law Amendment Enacted - Maine Appalachian Trail Club

Maine Appalachian Trail Club
Volume XXXIX
By Tony Barrett
Wind Law Amendment Enacted
An amendment to the 2008 ‘Wind
Act’ became law on September 15 that
provides additional definitions that
will help state regulators evaluate the
visual impacts of wind power development projects as viewed from scenic
resources such as the Appalachian
Trail, Baxter State Park and Acadia
National Park..
Of the over 1,500 bills submitted
during the 1st session of the 127th
Legislature, this legislation supported
by MATC & AMC, was one of 440
bills that became law and one of only
147 bills signed by Governor LePage.
LD 911 with the rather ubiquitous
title, “An Act Concerning the Review of Certain Projects under the
Site Location of Development Laws”,
was sponsored by Rep. Tom Winsor.
This amendment provides modest yet
carefully considered improvements to
the law by establishing definitions for
“cumulative scenic impact”, “combined
observation”, “sequential observation”
and “successive observation” – all good
clarifications for evaluating proposed
wind projects. The original law made
no provision for evaluating the impact
of multiple projects. With the continued development of wind power
projects in Maine, some MATC members report seeing up to three different
projects from a single viewpoint.
Thanks to the MATC members who
contacted their legislators and/or attended public hearings. Thanks also to
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former MATC VP, Rep. Tom Winsor
and co-sponsors: Senator Tom Saviello
and Representatives Terry Morrison,
Denise Harlow, Jay McCreight, Bob
Duschense, Larry Dunphy and Dick
Campbell. If these are your legislators,
thank them for supporting LD 911.
MATC’s legislative efforts will
continue into 2016. Currently, the law
requires Maine DEP to ignore the vi-
sual impact of a proposed wind project
on the A.T. viewshed beyond 8-miles –
the visual impact deemed to be insignificant. This was quickly recognized
as a critical flaw in the 2008 law. Now,
with the experience of viewing these
projects from the A.T. in a mountain
environment and with the increase of
turbine heights in recent years, this
shortcoming needs to be fixed.
MATC to host the 2017 ATC Biennial
MATC will be hosting the Appalachian Trail Conservancy Biennial meeting to
be held at Colby College in Waterville from August 4-11, 2017. This is an eight
day event that happens every other year somewhere along the AT and is attended
by people from all over the country. The last time our club hosted the biennial
was 1997.
A steering committee is already starting work on the 2017 conference meeting.
There are a lot of volunteer jobs behind the scenes that need to be done between
now and then to prepare. At this time, we are looking for those people who want
to be involved in the planning process or helping at the event. These volunteer
opportunities are unique; they do not involve trail work and they have a set
lifespan. A general idea of the types of help needed are:
• Facilities to feed and house up to 1500 conference attendees - this
includes work on housing, meals, camping, RVs and signs.
• Workshops and meetings - This includes nightly entertainment,
workshops, Audio/Visual needs, ticketing, etc.
• Promoting the conference - This includes Marketing Communications,
Publications, Sales, Souvenirs, arranging sponsors, arranging exhibitors,
exhibit areas, etc.
• Conference support - This includes Registration support, hospitality,
facility coordination, volunteer recruitment/scheduling/recognition etc.
If you are interested in helping the MATC prepare for this important project,
please send your contact information and a little about yourself and your
interests via email to: biennial2017@frontier.com
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Maintainers needed for
Whitecap District openings
Junction of side trail to East Chairback Pond to Chairback Gap lean-to
on the AT. Total of 2.7 miles, with a healthy climb both ways. Access from
KI Road (free admission through the gate). Big views from Chairback Mtn.
Needs a good brushing and blazing. Reposted 9/15
White Brook Trail - a blue blaze access trail to the ridge of Whitecap
Mtn., coming in to the AT about 1 mile south of the summit. The trail is
steep and 2 miles down to a logging road that is variably passable by four
wheel drive truck from the Katahdin Ironworks Road. Free admission
through the gate. Definitely a challenging section. Reposted 9/15
Junction Third Mtn. Trail (AMC) to Fourth Mtn. Bog. 2.4 miles on the AT.
Access via Third Mtn. Trail at one end or a maintainers trail along Fourth
Mtn. Bog outlet at the other. Steep climb up and down Fourth Mtn. - views
from open ledges. Free admission through KI Road gates. Reposted 9/15
L-R: Bruce Grant and Dave Hacker.
Junction of maintainer trail halfway up Gulf Hagas Mtn. on the AT, down
to jct. of Gulf Hagas Cut-off trail. 2.2 miles of gradual climb mostly along
Gulf Hagas Brook. Pretty woods, waterfalls, pools, etc. Trail is in great
shape - a good “starter” section. Free admission through the gates. Reposted
9/15
I will be available to walk each section with prospective maintainers this fall.
Please contact me to talk about duties, etc.
Ron Dobra, Whitecap overseer
ghsron@gmail.com 695-3959
New privy for East Branch shelter.
Take a “peak” at a Biennial….
In July, 2015, approximately two dozen Mainers (including the Steering Committee for the 2017 Biennial) traveled to
Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia to attend the 2015 ATC Biennial. The pictures reflect some of the activities
which take place throughout the weeklong event.
All Photos: Tony Barrett
Over 150 hikes were offered
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Hikes were well organized, informative
and according to ability level
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Carpooling to the trailhead
Shenandoah University - beautiful, small campus, easy
access to exhibits, hikes, excursions and entertainment
Great directions
Many historical hikes were offered
Peter enjoying Virginia’s scenery
The 2017 Steering Committee held a meeting while in Virginia to discuss broad new ideas for the conference in Maine.
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Caretakers and Ridgerunners
share their stories
The 2015 MATC Caretakers and Ridgerunners were on duty from May – October at three popular locations. They managed campsites, stewarded Saddleback
and Bigelow Mountains and Gulf Hagas - teaching Leave No Trace knowledge,
skills and ethics. The Caretakers reached many thousands of visitors this season focusing on groups from colleges, high schools, camps, scouts as well as
thru-hikers. Their work protected water resources, alpine plants, wildlife, and
deterred vandalism and fire hazards. Thank you to Grace, Rachel and Moxie for a
fantastic job! In their own words:
It was a joy to return for my second season as the Piazza Rock Caretaker. Just 1.8
miles from Highway 4 near Rangeley, my home site draws large groups of day hikers
of all ages who come to admire Piazza Rock and crawl through the nearby boulder
caves. I routinely traveled the forty-five mile section of trail between Rt. 17 and Rt.
27, dispersing illegal fire-pits, picking up trash and talking with hikers.
Highlights from this summer include working with Dave Field and a group of
MATC volunteers and camp kids to replace the baseball-bat flooring in the Poplar
Ridge lean-to, as well as learning the best songs from the Chewonki camp songbook
and singing with the kids around the fire. I also enjoyed the Rangeley Trail Town
Festival, where I demonstrated how to build a Leave No Trace mound fire and
taught festival-goers a song about the four D’s of firewood collection. I have been
lucky to live on the side of Saddleback, a mountain with an extensive above-treeline
alpine zone, perhaps the most fragile habitat type in the state.
MARK
YOUR
CALENDAR!
Maine will host the
2017 ATC Biennial
Conference Meeting
August 4-11, 2017 at
Colby College in Waterville
www.atc2017.org
Volunteers needed!
Send an email to:
biennial2017@frontier.com
for more info
Early this season, Rachel and I benefitted from a day of alpine plant training in
the Bigelows with Glen Mittelhauser, a botanist with the Maine Natural History
Observatory. Many of my work days were spent on Saddleback, where I acted as
a “summit steward,” teaching hikers about the plants in the alpine zone, some are
rare arctic tundra species and incredibly slow-growing. Whether they had hiked
here from Georgia or up the ski slopes that morning for their first summit experience, people were receptive to learning about this special ecosystem and gaining an
understanding of how important it is to stay on the trail in the alpine zone.
As foot traffic increases on the Appalachian Trail, the presence of educators who
cherish this natural resource and care about instilling a sense of stewardship in
others is more important. It has been a rewarding experience to work toward the
preservation of such a special part of the trail. I would like to thank the CARE
committee for making it possible, with a special thanks to my supervisor, Dan
Simonds, for being endlessly supportive and helpful.
- Grace Glynn, Saddleback Mountain/Piazza Rock Caretaker
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I have a confession. When my husband and I hiked the AT in 2011, we
didn’t take the time to see Horns Pond.
I could make all sorts of excuses, but
when it comes right to it none of them
justify missing this incredibly unique
place - an intersection of community,
history and conservation.
From my very first moments on the
job, I had the unexpected pleasure of
becoming reacquainted with a daughter and father that I had met near
the Crockers, in 2011. I am not the
only person who Horns Pond reunited with friends and acquaintances. It
was inspiring to see folks – thru hikers,
college groups, families, individuals- get
to know one another and quickly bond
over the beauty and challenge of hiking
the Bigelow Mountains. Most will look
back and cherish the community as
much as anything.
In early August I met a father and
son. The father, after taking a long hard
look at the site map, asked when the
solar one-holer had been removed. He
had helped build the previous privy.
Another hiker shared that he had been
camping at Horns Pond prior to the
removal of one of the 1936 lean-tos built
by the CCC. Almost every hiker was
captivated by the history of the site, the
caretaker program, the fire wardens,
and all the changes that have occurred
over the years. It is clear that the past
is still palpable at Horns Pond. Perhaps
what helps preserve the history of the
site so profoundly is the stewardship and
conservation efforts of which MATC
volunteers and past caretakers have
played a tremendous role. Although, it
wasn’t until recently that I was able to
articulate that meeting point of community, history and conservation, I
would like to think that this is what my
interactions with hikers and my care of
Bigelow Mountain has communicated
throughout the summer.
I am thankful to have had the opportunity to experience and care for such a
singular place.
- Rachel Cole, Bigelow Mountain/
Horns Pond Campsite Caretaker
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It was an honor and my privilege to
be the Gulf Hagas Ridgerunner for the
MATC this 2015 season. I had incredible time learning about the history of
the area and the powerful legacy that
helped shape this great region of Maine.
Based near Gulf Hagas I hiked the 100Mile Wilderness repeatedly in sections,
getting to know the trails intimately.
My strategic location allowed me to
interact with both long-distance hikers
on the AT as well as day-hikers coming to check out the “Grand Canyon of
Maine” making for lots of opportunities
to educate about Leave No Trace ethics
and positively influence hiker behavior. I especially enjoyed doing some
early intervention with less experienced
and underprepared SOBOs as they
started their amazing adventure! For
many day-hikers around Gulf Hagas
this was their first time fording a river,
which can be quite intimidating. With a
little coaching on technique many who
would not have attempted it made it
safely across and had a wonderful trail
experience.
Most NOBOs I encountered were
open to messaging about appropriate
behavior on Katahdin and vowed to
help preserve the AT’s northern terminus in Baxter State Park. The beautiful
landscape mixed with the friendly
people made me fall in love with Maine.
Life here truly is the way it should be.
Thanks to all the volunteers, trail
crews and maintainers who helped
make this an unforgettable experience! - Alexis “Moxie” Niedenthal, Gulf
Hagas Ridgerunner
Thank you to Janice Clain, Dan Simonds, Audrey Laffeley, Dick Fecteau,
Bill Millis, Tom and Barb Gorrill for
volunteering to manage the nuts and
bolts of this program as the CARE
Committee. Our program was successful with help from our partners:
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, Baxter
State Park, Bureau of Parks and Lands,
Maine Natural History Observatory,
North Maine Woods, and The Nature
Conservancy. This program was made
possible due to the financial support
from individuals via our annual appeal
as well as L.L. Bean, Maine Outdoor
Heritage Fund, Davis Conservation
Foundation, Waterman Stewardship
Fund, Piscataquis County Commissioners and Appalachian Mountain
Club.
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editor role
changing hands
By Jason Phelps
For many years now, MATC has
been very fortunate to have an extremely dedicated and skilled editor of
the MAINEtainer in Bob Cummings.
Bob’s years of experience and lifelong
dedication to the club and other organizations speak for themselves. I met
with Bob at his home to discuss taking
over the job of editor and he patiently
and expertly showed me the ropes.
On behalf of the entire club, I wish to
thank Bob for his selfless service.
I have been a member of the club
since 2012. After completing a Pacific
Crest Trail thru-hike, I felt compelled
to give back to the trail right here
in my home state. Working under
Tom Gorrill, I took on maintaining
a wonderful section of the Grafton
Loop Trail that includes “The Lane”
campsite. I am very grateful to be able
to further serve the club in my new
capacity as editor.
In meeting with Lester and Doug we
agreed to change the format slightly,
allowing for the newsletter to be easily
produced on demand, and for the
tedious process of labelling the 800+
copies by hand to be eliminated.
Moving forward the newsletter will
continue to be available on the MATC
website in PDF format. A special online editon that will be easily viewable
on a variety of devices is currently in
development. These are meant to suppliment the print editon as an option
that saves money and resources.
I am honored to serve the club in
this new role and welcome your input!
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2015 Campsite Projects
By Laura Flight
The Campsite Committee had a busy season, accomplishing four major projects. We installed two accessible moldering
privies, one at Bemis Mountain campsite and one at Potaywadjo Spring campsite. In addition, we repaired the roof and
partially replaced the ridge pole on the Wadleigh Stream lean-to, and replaced the front logs and the baseball-bat bunk
floor at the Poplar Ridge lean-to.
The season began Memorial Day weekend when 6 different volunteers spent two days pre-building two accessible moldering privies at Dana Humphrey’s house in Palmyra. Dana Humphrey, Richard Gower, Doug Dolan, Mike Ewing, Rick Ste.
Croix, and Laura Flight contributed their time to this effort. The crew completely pre-built and cut materials for two accessible moldering privies in two days, which was quite an accomplishment! Dana gratefully stored the bundled materials in
respective trailers at his residence until the privies were installed later in the season.
Privy at Bemis Mountain Campsite
The installation of an accessible moldering privy at Bemis had its share of setbacks and challenges, but in the end the goal
was accomplished with over 440 volunteer hours contributing to the project. In the spring it was discovered that the landowner had re-opened a road off of the Bemis track that allowed easy access to the campsite- now only a 0.3 mile walk on an
old maintainer trail was required instead of an arduous multi-mile climb on the AT.
Seeing opportunity knock, we shifted gears to build a privy at this campsite instead of another one since the road was
only going to be open for a season or two at best.
However, as quickly as the road opened, it closed- the landowner bouldered the end of the road to block vehicular access,
but wide enough to still allow for ATV traffic. Now we were up a creek without a paddle! Gratefully, the landowner agreed
to move the boulders for a few hours so we could truck the materials to the head of the maintainer trail. However, even this
arrangement had to be postponed due to the landowner’s schedule which meant we only moved the materials up there one
day before the army of Camp Teki kids arrived to haul the materials the remaining 0.3 miles into the campsite. Phew- tragedy averted!
The boys group from Camp Teki and Baldpate District Overseer
Tom Gorrill hauled the approximately 150 bundles of materials from
the top of the road over the 0.3 miles on the maintainer trail to the
campsite on a hot July day. Many thanks to them for their efforts!
The next hurdle was getting the building crew and our hundreds of
pounds of tools and gear into the campsite for the build weekend August 21-23. That hurdle turned out to be a big one, with an unlikely
partnership to remedy the situation. The landowner was no longer
harvesting in the area, so they could not temporarily move the boulders for us to drive up the road. Enter the Oquossuc ATV Club!
The Oquossuc ATV Club agreed to shuttle the tools, remaining
materials, our gear, and us the 2.2 miles up the road to the head of
the maintainer trail. The first morning of the build weekend, the
ATVs from the Oquossoc ATV Club and MATC
MATC volunteers were greeted by 7 ATVs and drivers from the Oqu- tools and materials.
Photo: Tony Barrett
ossuc ATV Club who graciously helped load our stuff and secure it to
their ATVs and trailers, then proceeded to drive us up the mountain on the designated ATV trail. Many thanks to them for
their shuttling! Then the MATC building crew of Dana Humphrey, Richard Gower, Mike Ewing, Tony Barrett, and Laura
Flight could get to work! Greg Pargellis and Don Stack also helped with portions of the build weekend.
After getting us, tools, and materials to the campsite, it was a breeze from there. Well, until we started digging for the
crib. We planned to do a sidehill installation to avoid building a long ramp, the idea being the front deck would meet the
ground at grade. This would mean less materials were needed, and it blends in with the site better. The excavation work
turned into quite a challenge that involved removal of several boulders the size of yoga balls, a couple of which were only
extracted with the persistent encouragement of a come-along. There was one rock we never found the bottom of, and Professor Humphrey educated us on the term “Leaverite”, meaning “Leave her right there.”
We had great weather that weekend, despite a rainy forecast, so once the earthwork was largely complete, the building of
the structure went relatively quickly. We were under some pressure since the Oquossuc ATV Club was coming to pick us
up on Sunday at noon, so the crew worked a couple of long days to meet this deadline -
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Dana Humphrey, Tony Barrett, Mike Ewing, and
Richard Gower at work excavating for a moldering privy.
Photo: Laura Flight
Deck building for privy at Bemis Mountain Campsite
L to R: Richard Gower, Dana Humphrey
Photo: Laura Flight
Finished and stained privy at Bemis Mountain Campsite.
Photo: Laura Flight
Crib building for privy at Bemis Mtn Campsite.
L to R - Mike Ewing, Dana Humphrey,
Tony Barrett
Photo: Laura Flight
Thru-hiker “Weedeater” helped the privy building
crew for a morning.
Photo: Tony Barrett
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thanks for your extra efforts, and apologies to the campers we likely awoke with the nail gun at 7 in the morning! We had a
great weekend camping at the campsite, and enjoyed talking with “Mama Bear and her three cubs”- a mother, 11-year old
son, and 5-year old twin son and daughter who had hiked from Harper’s Ferry, VA! (They had hiked from Springer Mountain to Harper’s Ferry in 2014). They were simply a joy.
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Poplar Ridge Lean-to
Doug Dolan led this project to replace the front logs in the lean-to as well as replace the historic baseball-bat bunk floor
with boards. The front lean-to logs had excessive end rot and needed to be replaced to prevent structural damage to the
lean-to. Doug and Dave Field (maintainer of the campsite) made extra trips to the campsite in advance to fell trees for this
project to allow them to dry before installation. The girls group from Camp Teki as well as Doug, Dave, Dick Fecteau (Bigelow District Overseer), and Grace Glynn (Piazza Rock Caretaker) assisted during the primary work day, hauling the bunk
floor lumber across Orbeton Stream and up Poplar Ridge to the campsite on a hot July day. The logs were replaced, the
baseball-bat bunk floor evicted, and a new bunk floor constructed all in one day. Because the old baseball-bat bunk floor
was removed, hikers will never know what they are missing to sleep on! The Hurd Brook lean-to still has the base-ball bat
bunk floors, for those seeking that rippling experience.
Wadleigh Stream Lean-to
During the construction of the accessible moldering privy at this campsite in 2014, the campsite maintainer Tod Twichell
noticed damage to the roof as well as rot in the underside of the ridge pole in the lean-to. The “MATC Navy” was revived
to address these issues, with Tod as captain of his boat and mates Doug Dolan, Mike Ewing, and Ben Bringewald. They undertook the project at the end of August and were successful in splicing in a new piece of ridge pole with a skillful lap joint
using a small tree cut on site. The existing ridge pole was rotten in the center, big enough for a few fists, and was apparently
serving as a condominium complex for an extended family of mice. It is very common for the space between the roofing
ridge cap and the ridge pole to be a shanty town for mice, but living quarters inside the ridge pole was a new one on all
who witnessed it and saw the pictures. Great work by the crew to splice in a new ridge pole and replace a damaged roof
panel during this day’s work!
Privy at Potaywadjo Spring Campsite
The second of two accessible moldering privy projects this season was at Potaywadjo Spring campsite. LL Bean maintains
the campsite as well as two other campsites and several miles of trail in that neck of the woods, and their volunteers were
instrumental in this project’s success. Road and trail access were as good as they get, allowing for a 0.2-mile one-way walk
over gentle terrain to the campsite. However, this is no pretext to understate the approximately 150 bundles of materials
eleven LL Bean volunteers hauled into the campsite- this alone took about 40 person-hours to complete!
Crew working on assembling the crib.
Photo: Laura Flight
Crew installing ramp, deck and siding.
Photo: Laura Flight
With all of the materials and tools hauled in by the end of Saturday, the building crew of Dana Humphrey, Richard Gower, Doug Dolan, Mike Ewing, Rick Ste. Croix, and Laura Flight worked to construct the rest of the privy on Sunday and
Monday. Perfect fall weather and an experienced, well-oiled crew made this build go almost like clock-work. For the first
time, we used vanity log siding for this privy so we had to make some construction accommodations for that, but short of
that we only consulted the building plans twice during the entire three days!
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The building crew car-camped Saturday and Sunday nights a few miles
from the campsite. Off-duty activities
included cribbage by lantern light,
indulging in cookies and pumpkin
gingerbread, trail tales, and oh yeah- a
full lunar eclipse that was simply out
of this world! Some of us had to take a
quick nap before it began- thanks Mike
for waking us up!
A small group of the LL Bean crew
painted and stained the privy later in
the week, so it is 100% open for business. All together, there were nearly
350 volunteer hours for this project.
And I must add, they were most enjoyable. Read about our 2016 projects,
then come along and experience why!
Volunteers from LL Bean (L to R - Jeremy E., Don M., Tom G., Jo H., Emily K.,
Hanna H., Laurie G., Marie R., Ned P., Karon S., and Kris W) hauled in the
Photo: Laurie Gonyea
privy materials the 0.2 miles from the road to the campsite.
2016 Plans
Because permits were not received
in time, the construction of a lean-to at
Nahmakanta Stream campsite and the
installation of a new campsite with an
accessible moldering privy near Black
Brook near Andover were moved to
2016 projects. In addition, the Campsite Committee plans to install a new
accessible moldering privy at the
Pleasant Pond campsite, and replace
the front sill log at the Little Bigelow
lean-to. Stay tuned for 2016 plans, and
we are always looking for volunteers
for these projects.
FMI, contact Laura Flight at:
campsite@matc.org
Finished privy (yet to be stained)
Triple-crown thru-hiker “Wolverine” returns to Katahdin for a victory lap on the Knife Edge
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Photo: Laurie Gonyea
Photo: Jason Phelps
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Summit plaque commemorating Governor Baxter’s historic gift
Head in the clouds on the Hunt Trail
is also available online at the MATC website:
www.matc.org
Thru-hiker “Wolverine” giving back to the trail in the height of bug season. His hard work uncovered this long lost stone staircase.
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is the newsletter of the Maine Appalachian Trail Club. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of MATC, its members, officers, or directors. The Mainetainer is published five times a year.
Our mission as a club is to construct, maintain, and protect the section
of the Appalachian Trail extending from Katahdin to Route 26 in Grafton
Notch, and those side trails, campsites, and shelters accepted for maintenance by the club. We seek to make accessible for hiking the wild region
of Maine through which the trail passes. The Mainetainer welcomes
letters, feedback, and information from members and friends of the trail.
Send your comments, photos, and information to:
Jason Phelps
44 N Shore Rd., Gray, ME 04039
maineman12345@gmail.com
MATC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT: Lester Kenway
15 Westwood Rd., Bangor 04401-8087
947-2723, 745-8826(c)
trailser@myfairpoint.net
VICE PRESIDENT: Mike Ewing
841-8335 swango.mike@yahoo.com
SECRETARY: Janice Clain
PO Box 89, Levant 04456
884-8237 jclain@midmaine.com
TREASURER: Elsa Sanborn
PO Box 8087, Bangor, 04402-8087
947-2723 treasurer@matc.org
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:
Doug Dolan
107 Hardscrabble Rd, Hollis Ctr, 04042
727-6932, 209-4377(c) info@matc.org
OVERSEER OF LANDS:
David B. Field
191 Emerson Mill Rd., Hampden, 04444
862-3674, 852-7644(c)
meeser3@roadrunner.com
OVERSEERS OF TRAIL
KATAHDIN DISTRICT: Rick Ste. Croix
17 Kenneth St., Augusta, 04330
621-1791 ricknrachel@roadrunner.com
WHITECAP DISTRICT: Ron Dobra
PO Box 1771, Greenville, 04441
695-3959 ghsron@gmail.com
ATC New England Regional Office
Kellogg Conservation Center
PO Box 264 / 62 Undermountain Rd
South Egremont, MA 01258
413-528-8002
atc-nero@appalachiantrail.org
DIRECTORS
Dennis Andrews
87 Gage St. Apt 3, Augusta, 04330
215-7005 bostondork@roadrunner.com
Tony Barrett
185 Long Pt. Rd, Harpswell, 04079
833-0939 barretttony@comcast.net
Bob Cummings
616 Main Rd., Phippsburg, 04562
443-2925 drummore@gmail.com
Laura Flight
27 Adell Road, Readfield, 04355
215-5306 campsite@matc.org
Membership
r Individual $15
r Family $20
r Organization $25
Annual Contribution / Suggested Giving Levels
r $10,000+ Katahdin
r $500 Crocker
r $5,000 Bigelow r $250 Baldpate
r $2,500 Saddleback r $100 Old Blue
r $1,000 Whitecap r $50
$ _____other
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Elsa J. Sanborn, Treasurer
P. O. Box 8087
Bangor, ME 04402-8087
Bruce Grant
396 Board Eddy Rd., Dover-Foxcroft,
04426 564-3098, 343-0918(c)
brucegme@gmail.com
Sherri Langlais
9 Valley Rd., Dexter, 04930-1197
Dan Simonds
Rangeley, 04970, 864-5851
danjsimonds@gmail.com
KENNEBEC DISTRICT: Craig Dickstein
Box 128, Caratunk, 04925-0207
Donald Stack
672-4983 craig.donna@myfairpoint.net
11 Patten Farm Rd, Buxton, 04093
BIGELOW DISTRICT: Richard Fecteau
929-5773, 749-0370(c)
284 Ramsdell Rd., Farmington, 04938
donstack@sacoriver.net
778-0870 rfecteau@midmaine.com
CLUB COORDINATOR
BALDPATE DISTRICT: Tom Gorrill
Holly Sheehan
PO Box 254, Port Clyde, 04855
231 Maine Ave. Portland, 04103
372-8806, 415-5901(c)
woodencanoeboy@gmail.com
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MAINEtainer
MATC relies on YOU!
The support of members and donors helps to maintain
267 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Maine.
Conor Mulroy enjoys the vista across Flagstaff Lake on an early
November Bigelow Range Traverse.
Photo: Jason Phelps
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