[at-l] Volunteerism [WAS Re: Lookin']

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Stealth maintenance is a problem for existing volunteers assigned to a trail. All the AT in the NY/NJ section have an assigned maintainer. If they get a report of a problem on their section they go out to fix it. If it is already fixed when they get there that is discouraging and possibly expensive. Some of them paid $20 for a train trip to maintain their piece or drove for an hour. Of course no maintainer complains about someone picking up a random piece of litter or two or kicking sticks off the trail. Reporting deficiencies is always welcome. There are plenty of trails (non-AT) waiting to have a maintainer assigned. There are also AT monitoring positions available. Hundreds of other jobs are ready and waiting for casual drop in, e.g. the Bear Mt. Project is doing massive relocations for at least the next several years and crews are on site almost everyday and will gladly find something for you to do. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Sloetoe 
Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 5:44 pm
Subject: Re: [at-l] Volunteerism [WAS Re: Lookin']
To: Carla & Dave Hicks , ~~~AT-L List 

> 
> --- Carla & Dave Hicks wrote:
> 
> > After 50 of maintaining it, improving it,
> > safeguarding it, etc., I'm being 
> > told get out the way old timer. This is no job for
> > the folks like you, even 
> > younger ones of the volunteer ilk. Or maybe the
> > message is that in the 21's 
> > century Volunteerism, itself, no longer works. Or
> > maybe there is something else going on that I don't
> get.
> 
> ### "Pfffft!" IMO Chainsaw, you ain't missin' a thing.
> It's even coined a term, which I find used among all
> generations: guerrilla maintenance. No permits, work
> orders, joint-issued memoranda of understanding,
> nuthin' -- just go out and do what needs to be done.
> PLENTY satisfying, even if there isn't a nifty t-shirt
> to go along with it.
> 
> Nope, you got this down just fine...
> stealthmaintenancetoe
> 
> Spatior! Nitor! Nitor! Tempero!
> Pro Pondera Et Meliora.
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