TRAIL TEAM

Applications for this program are currently closed. If you have signed up for this group already, you will receive an email invite to a scheduled event once they become available. Thank you for your interest in volunteering.

Do you like getting your hands dirty, using various hand tools, and working in a team to get the job done? If so Muskoka Conservancy’s Trail Team sounds like the perfect fit for you!

Role Responsibilities:

·        Work with other members of the Trail Team and the Team Leader to cut back and maintain existing trails and create new trails

·        Use a variety of hand tools to trim small trees, branches, and shrubs from the trail you are working on

·        Assist with installing signage (trailhead, informational, directional)

·        Use a template and white spray paint to blaze trails

Qualifications:

·        Comfortable using hand tools ex. Clippers, hand/bow saw, axe, hammer, wheelbarrow etc.

·        Comfortable hiking in and around forests, wetlands, and rocky areas

·        Comfortable working in a team and following directions from a leader

*Training on trail maintenance techniques will be provided