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Community Conservation Corps
CCC Opportunities
Modeled after the Depression-era CCC, RLHT’s Community Conservation Corps provides healthy outdoor opportunities for our community to maintain and improve our region’s recreational infrastructure.
Trail Monitor
TM commit to walking a trail every two weeks throughout a season. Then use their smartphone to complete a Trail Hazard and Maintenance Report. The app is a NEW resource to keep our trails open and accessible!
Trail Ambassador
Love to take photos and talk to people? We are always in need of photographs of visitors on conservation lands. We also love to hear their connections to the area and record use details.
Trail Steward
TS work with RLHT staff to maintain a different our trails and those of our partner's. They are available to work on special projects, e.g., bog bridging, replacing picnic tables, resurfacing paths, etc.
Water Quality Monitor
WQM commits to collecting Secchi data every two weeks from ice-out to ice-in. They also document Total Phosphorus and Dissolved Oxygen data. WQM can submit data from their smartphone!
Invasive Plant Patrol
Adopt Your Shoreline! In August and early September, IPP inventory and identify aquatic invaders in a section of shoreline. Training is online, AND data is submitted electronically!
Loon Counter
One Saturday each July, volunteers take to Maine's Lakes and Ponds to document our Common Loon population. We regionally support Maine Audubon's Annual Loon Count.
Courtesy Boat Inpsector
CBIs staff public boat launches, these volunteers commit to a recurring schedule teaching boaters how and why to inspect their boat, trailers, and gear with each launch and removal.
River Ambassador
RAs love taking photos and greeting visitors on our regions' five rivers; Rangeley, Magalloway, Rapid, Kennebago, and the Cupsuptic River! They assist with snapping photos, offering maps, and spreading RLHT's mission.
Byway Ambassador
Like the other Ambassadors, this volunteer position is for those who love to take photos and talk to people. They greet visitors at Height of Land, Whip Willow Overlook and the Nancy A Perlson Turnout, assisting with images, offering maps, and spreading RLHT's mission.
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Make a Gift to the CCC
When you donate to our Community Conservation Corps, you directly support the team members who maintain our trails, test and document water quality and welcome our visitors to the Rangeley Lakes.
CONTACT
For Trails & Lands Opportunties
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Have more questions?
Download the Community Conservation Corps Handbook for more details on opportunities to get involved and give back!
