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- EIN 14-1486436
- (518) 576-9157
- Po Box 565 Keene Valley NY 12943-0565 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Parks & Playgrounds
Mission: Maintain and improve public hiking trails to provide recreational access to the public lands in the vicinity of keene valley, new york. Additionally, conduct recreational and educational programs for area youth that encourage the healthy and responsible use of these lands.
Programs: Junior program - provided 1,250 participant days of hiking, canoeing, camping and environmental education for youth from 4 to 18 years old in the adirondack park high peaks region. The program also supported training for counselors in basic first aid, wilderness first aid and lifeguarding for the benefit of both the youth and the general public.
trail maintenance - construct, maintain, and improve 105 miles of public hiking trails in the adirondack mountains in the vicinity of keene valley, new york. Work is accomplished by a six-member professional crew and includes clearing downed trees, pruning back brush, mowing weeds and grasses, establishing and maintaining drainage structures, building bridges, and installing hard tread where needed. The state of new york department of environmental conservation maintains trail sign-in registers at eight of the eleven trailheads where hikers access the trails maintained by the society. Register statistics showed use by 60,250 hikers in 2017.
high peaks camp - two week hiking, camping, and caneoing experience in wilderness areas of the adirondack high peaks region - for small groups of 12 to 15 year old youth.