The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is inviting volunteers, ages 18 and older, to join trail crews that will help repair and construct new sections of the famous Appalachian Trail. No previous experience is necessary ”“ just a desire to work hard, live in the backcountry and have a great time among new friends.

The ATC’s all-volunteer trail crews are led by paid trail crew professionals who teach volunteers trail construction, stewardship and “Leave No Trace” skills during the multi-day adventure. The ATC provides food, tools and the equipment necessary to get the job completed. Multi-week volunteers are welcome to stay at the various base camps between sessions.

Trail crews tackle projects such as relocation, reconstruction, and bridge and shelter construction along the AT The crews are active every year, from April through October, on projects located from Maine to Georgia. Trail Crew projects, which may last for a week or more, are planned and completed in cooperation with Trail-maintaining clubs and agency partners such as the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service.

Locally, the Maine Trail Crew focuses on projects involving reconstruction and rockwork along 267 miles of the AT Maine Trail Crew sessions begin June 14 and end Aug. 13. To learn more about the ATC’s trail crews, visit www.appalachiantrail.org/crews.