Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program
Join our AmeriCorps coaches for free, guided outdoor activities!
Check out our calendar of programs, trainings, clinics, virtual activities, and more below!
Program update – May 28, 2020
Though we initially planned to reconvene in-person programs for June, in order to ensure YOUR safety and the safety of our coaches, we have made the very difficult decision to postpone in-person activities until July. Thank you for bearing with us as we navigate these difficult times.
We are excited to rollout our summer calendar over the next few weeks! It will include local hiking adventures, paddling excursions, mountain bike rides, and more! New this year, we’ll also be leading multi-day trips to Maine destinations—and we hope you’ll plan to join in on the fun! We can’t wait to share our plans with you!
In the meantime, please like and follow the Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program Facebook Page for the latest updates and access to all digital content, including a camp cooking video series (coming soon!), nature meditation videos, a virtual outdoor-themed book club, fitness challenges, tutorial videos (like how to stand-up paddleboard), and Animal Pen Pals!
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Whitecap Mountain Snowshoe Hike
March 15, 2020 @ 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Free
Let’s head west! Lorie Olson, a Maine native and avid hiker, will lead us to the summit of White Cap Mountain for spectacular views of the surrounding area. Enjoy winter and exercise all at the same time. The hike will be almost six miles with moderate changes in elevation. This is a trip you definitely don’t want to miss!
This is a free event of Stephens Memorial Hospital (SMH). If you’d like to attend, please register through this link: https://wmh.coursestorm.com/wmh/course/snowshoeing-hike-white-cap.
The Skowhegan AmeriCorps Outdoor Recreation Program (SAORP) will be meeting at the Main Street Skowhegan (MSS) Office at 7 a.m. Transportation is available if you let us know ahead of time–just mark yourself as “Going” on the SAORP Facebook event or send an email to hayden@mainstreetskowhegan.org! If you need to borrow snowshoes from our gear library, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Eq3y8rM4LnEFzLhHA. If you’d like to use your own transportation, follow this link for directions to the trailhead: https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail/rumford-whitecap-mountain-preserve. The hike will begin at 9 a.m.
Photo by Zane Muir on Unsplash.
Free outdoor programming is made possible thanks to these generous partners:
- Maine Commission for Community Service
- Corporation for National & Community Service
- The Betterment Fund
- Onion Foundation
- New Balance
- Walmart
- King’s Kids/Sugarloaf Ski Club
