Committee Reports

From club-wide strategizing and event planning to trip leadership and outdoor training – here's what our committees were up to last month.

A.T. Management

Most recent meeting: 26-Aug-2024 ✧ Wildlife transects, corridor monitoring, and trail maintenance are ongoing; most blowdowns have been removed ✧ Project schedule is winding down; Tuesday and Saturdays are available on ActDB ✧ Currently developing a 3+ year spending plan for Upper Goose Pond Cabin and property ✧ Contacted the Federal Department of Transportation in support of bridge replacement funding to enhance hiker and wildlife use ✧ Coordinating use of overnight sites by colleges and other large groups to avoid overcrowding ✧ Local volunteers are invited to join AHS and ATC for a Volunteer Vacation to maintain corridor boundaries on the Massachusetts AT Sept 30-Oct 4. ✧ Volunteer recruitment needs: natural heritage monitors, trail maintainers, corridor monitors, shelter coordinator, committee vice chair, communications coordinator ✧ Next meeting: 04-Nov-2024

Communications

The website saw its largest number of views since January. Facebook and Instagram followers continue to grow. ✧ Facebook: 17 posts (top post: Connecting Women, Connecting With Nature) ✧ Instagram: 14 posts (top post: Connecting Women, Connecting With Nature) ✧ Newsletters: 1418 messages sent ✧ Website: 1) Added a new interactive map from the ExCom, 2) Updated the menu and mission wording to reflect AMC's revised pillars

DEI

Most recent meeting: 01-Jul-2024 ✧ The DEI Chair met with AMC's President and the DEI Board of Directors ✧ DEI roadmap meetings have begun in earnest - volunteers are welcome to join us ✧ AMC's DEI Statement is in the works ✧ Training in uniformity, modeling, and mentoring with continuing ed expectation for all leaders on a cycle is being planned ✧ The Committee 1) sponsored a very successful Womens+ Affinity weekend in July with nearly 40 participants and leaders in collaboration with the Family Programs and Paddling committees, 2) sponsored a walk-through of the new All Persons Trail at Noble View followed by a luncheon for community members with various mobility needs to give feedback on the trail; nearly 20 participants attended, and 3) volunteered with our partner, All Out Adventures, in their annual Kayakathon ✧ We extend an open invitation to all to join us for the Grand Opening of the All Persons Trail, September 28th at 10:00 AM to be followed by THE All For Fall Celebration

Family Programs

The August StoryWalk^® is "Rocket Says, Look Up!" by Nathan Bryon ✧ The Art Hike/NET Family event attracted 3 families with 4 children. Collaborators included Serena Kramer (New England Trail Outreach Coordinator), Bri Hannigan (seasonal Mt. Tom Interpreter), Heather Wyman (Western MA NET maintainer) and Ebert (DCR) ✧ Hilltown Family Center and the AMC Trails Crew installed permanent storywalk signs on All Persons Trail. ✧ Hikes With Tykes continues on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Parents, grandparents or primary caretakers of birth to 2 year olds, are invited to join us ✧ Dawne & Laura participated in two All For Fall meetings and recruited volunteers for activities at the All For Fall event ✧ Started planning for the Fall 2024/Spring 2025 season

Mountaineering

Since the start of the year we've led 14 Wednesday Night climbing trips, taught 2 classes (Climbing Anchors and Transition Gym to Rock Climbing), and participated in a cross-chapter Gym Bouldering/Dry Tooling Night with the NH Chapter

Paddling

Most recent meeting: 17-April-2024 ✧ New leader training is currently underway ✧ Quickwater trip on Androscoggin led by Deb on 01-Sep-2024, part of NH Labor Day Paddlers' Gathering ✧ All For Fall paddle trip on Russell Pond scheduled for 28-Set-2024, with a transfer bench available to try ✧ Next meeting: 25-Sep-2024