Conservation events

Upcoming events, volunteer workdays, and fundraisers from organizations along the route.

Sep 16, 2026
Volunteer Workday: Rocky Lake Preserve
Workday · Whiting, ME
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Maine
Sep 16, 2026
Lower Cold Lake Hike (Missions)
Event · Seeley Lake area, MT
Wild Montana · Montana
Sep 16, 2026
Film premiere: Shared Waters
Event · Roxy Theater, Missoula, MT
Idaho Conservation League · Idaho
Sep 17, 2026
Valley Brook Restoration Project
Workday · Vermont
Vermont Land Trust · Vermont
Sep 17–20
Blue Blaze Academy Volunteer Training
Workday · Solon Springs, WI
North Country Trail Association · Michigan
Sep 17–21
Crooked River Chapter Work Party
Workday · West Branch State Park, OH
Buckeye Trail Association · Ohio
Sep 18–20
Equinox Gravel Weekend
Event · Medawisla Lodge, ME
Appalachian Mountain Club · New Hampshire
Sep 18–20
2026 Fall Outing
Event · Upper Saranac Lake, NY
Adirondack Mountain Club · New York
Sep 19, 2026
Pawpaw Fruit Picking Hike
Event · Harpers Ferry, WV
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Maine
Sep 19, 2026
Long Trail Day (hike-a-thon)
Fundraiser · Statewide, VT
Green Mountain Club · Vermont
Sep 19, 2026
AMC 150 Finale
Event · Little Lyford Lodge, ME
Appalachian Mountain Club · New Hampshire
Sep 19, 2026
Trail Maintenance Work Bee – Susan Creek
Workday · Susan Creek, MI
Little Traverse Conservancy · Michigan
Sep 19–20
Boise Pride Festival
Event · Ann Morrison Park, Boise, ID
Idaho Conservation League · Idaho
Sep 19–25
Michigan Trails Week Work Session
Workday · Michigan
North Country Trail Association · Michigan
Sep 19–27
Sawtooth NRA End-of-Season Cleanup
Workday · Sawtooth NRA, ID (Smiley Creek)
Idaho Conservation League · Idaho
Sep 20, 2026
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Event · Sacred Waters Brewing, Kalispell, MT
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation · Montana
Sep 22, 2026
Fall Equinox Sunrise
Event · Michigan
Little Traverse Conservancy · Michigan
Sep 22, 2026
Community and Conservation
Event · Priest River Library, ID
Idaho Conservation League · Idaho
Sep 24, 2026
Raise a Pint to Conservation!
Fundraiser · Honeoye, NY
Finger Lakes Land Trust · New York
Sep 24, 2026
A Tale of Two Land Trusts
Event · Skaneateles, NY
Finger Lakes Land Trust · New York
Sep 24, 2026
Garden Clean-Up and Mum Planting
Workday · Pittsburgh, PA
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pennsylvania
Sep 25, 2026
Celebrate Public Lands Day
Event · Damascus Trail Center, VA
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Maine
Sep 25, 2026
Mushroom Walk
Event · Erickson Fields Preserve, Rockport, ME
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Maine
Sep 25, 2026
Tip of the Mitt Full Moon Walk
Event · The Headlands, MI
Little Traverse Conservancy · Michigan
Sep 25–27
Fall Stewardship Weekend
Workday · North Cascades, WA
North Cascades Institute · Washington
Sep 26, 2026
Leave No Trace on the Appalachian Trail
Event · Harpers Ferry, WV
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Maine
Sep 26, 2026
125th Annual Meeting
Event · The Rocks, Bethlehem, NH
Forest Society of New Hampshire · New Hampshire
Sep 26, 2026
Blue Blaze Festival (National Public Lands Day)
Event · Shawnee, OH
Buckeye Trail Association · Ohio
Sep 26, 2026
National Public Lands Day with PNTA + REI
Event · REI Seattle Flagship, Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Trail Association · Montana
Sep 28, 2026
Hike Harrisburg (advocacy day)
Event · PA State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA
Keystone Trails Association · Pennsylvania
Sep 29, 2026
Volunteer Workday: Biddeford Forest
Workday · Biddeford, ME
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Maine
Sep 30, 2026
The Great Kula Dance Experiment
Fundraiser · Online
Washington Trails Association · Washington
Oct 1, 2026
Mammoth Hike Challenge
Event · Statewide, WI
Ice Age Trail Alliance · Wisconsin
Oct 2, 2026
Talks & Treks: Nature Photography
Event · Roy H. Park Preserve, Dryden, NY
Finger Lakes Land Trust · New York
Oct 2–4
Foliage Gravel Weekend
Event · Gorman Chairback Lodge, ME
Appalachian Mountain Club · New Hampshire
Oct 2–4
Pinchot Trail Slackpack
Event · Pinchot State Forest, PA
Keystone Trails Association · Pennsylvania
Oct 3, 2026
Chris Morgan: A Life in the Wild
Event · North Cascades, WA
North Cascades Institute · Washington
Oct 4–11
See the Dark Festival (5th annual)
Event · Medawisla Lodge, ME
Appalachian Mountain Club · New Hampshire
Oct 7, 2026
Glacier Conversation (Zoom)
Event · Online
Glacier National Park Conservancy · Montana
Oct 7, 2026
Garden Shed & Pollinator Garden Workday
Workday · Concord, NH
Forest Society of New Hampshire · New Hampshire
Oct 8, 2026
Emerging Leaders Trivia Night
Event · Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 2026
DAF Day
Fundraiser · Online
Buckeye Trail Association · Ohio
Oct 8, 2026
Glacier Photo Contest closes
Event · Online
Glacier National Park Conservancy · Montana
Oct 10–11
Fall Gathering (40th anniversary)
Event · Environmental Learning Center, WA
North Cascades Institute · Washington
Oct 11, 2026
Brewster Ramble 5K
Event · Vermont
Vermont Land Trust · Vermont
Oct 13–15
R.U.N. In Unity Convening 2026
Event · Spokane, WA
Idaho Conservation League · Idaho
Oct 14, 2026
Hiker Happy Hour
Event · Tacoma, WA
Washington Trails Association · Washington
Oct 16, 2026
The BobFest 2026
Fundraiser · Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell, MT
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation · Montana
Oct 16, 2026
Talks & Treks: Fall Foliage Hike
Event · Lindsay-Parsons Preserve, NY
Finger Lakes Land Trust · New York
Oct 17, 2026
Land Stewardship at Wattsburg Fen
Workday · Erie County, PA
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pennsylvania
Oct 22–25
Keystone Hiking & Outdoor Weekend
Event · Susquehanna Riverlands, PA
Keystone Trails Association · Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2026
Fall Recognition Dinner & Silent Auction
Fundraiser · Michigan
Michigan Nature Association · Michigan
Oct 24, 2026
Book Signing (Steven C. Wright)
Event · Harpers Ferry, WV
Appalachian Trail Conservancy · Maine
Oct 31, 2026
Five Hikes Challenge ends
Event · Statewide, NH
Forest Society of New Hampshire · New Hampshire
Nov 21, 2026
PA Hiking Awards and Volunteer Celebration
Event · Millersburg, PA
Keystone Trails Association · Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 2026
Giving Tuesday
Fundraiser · Online
North Country Trail Association · Michigan
Dec 5, 2026
Beltie Holiday
Event · Aldermere Farm, Rockport, ME
Maine Coast Heritage Trust · Maine
Dec 6, 2026
North Cascades Night at the Seattle Kraken
Event · Seattle, WA
Washington Trails Association · Washington

Date	Event	Type	Location	Organization	Region
Sep 16, 2026	Volunteer Workday: Rocky Lake Preserve	Workday	Whiting, ME	Maine Coast Heritage Trust	Maine
Sep 16, 2026	Lower Cold Lake Hike (Missions)	Event	Seeley Lake area, MT	Wild Montana	Montana
Sep 16, 2026	Film premiere: Shared Waters	Event	Roxy Theater, Missoula, MT	Idaho Conservation League	Idaho
Sep 17, 2026	Valley Brook Restoration Project	Workday	Vermont	Vermont Land Trust	Vermont
Sep 17–20	Blue Blaze Academy Volunteer Training	Workday	Solon Springs, WI	North Country Trail Association	Michigan
Sep 17–21	Crooked River Chapter Work Party	Workday	West Branch State Park, OH	Buckeye Trail Association	Ohio
Sep 18–20	Equinox Gravel Weekend	Event	Medawisla Lodge, ME	Appalachian Mountain Club	New Hampshire
Sep 18–20	2026 Fall Outing	Event	Upper Saranac Lake, NY	Adirondack Mountain Club	New York
Sep 19, 2026	Pawpaw Fruit Picking Hike	Event	Harpers Ferry, WV	Appalachian Trail Conservancy	Maine
Sep 19, 2026	Long Trail Day (hike-a-thon)	Fundraiser	Statewide, VT	Green Mountain Club	Vermont
Sep 19, 2026	AMC 150 Finale	Event	Little Lyford Lodge, ME	Appalachian Mountain Club	New Hampshire
Sep 19, 2026	Trail Maintenance Work Bee – Susan Creek	Workday	Susan Creek, MI	Little Traverse Conservancy	Michigan
Sep 19–20	Boise Pride Festival	Event	Ann Morrison Park, Boise, ID	Idaho Conservation League	Idaho
Sep 19–25	Michigan Trails Week Work Session	Workday	Michigan	North Country Trail Association	Michigan
Sep 19–27	Sawtooth NRA End-of-Season Cleanup	Workday	Sawtooth NRA, ID (Smiley Creek)	Idaho Conservation League	Idaho
Sep 20, 2026	Volunteer Appreciation Party	Event	Sacred Waters Brewing, Kalispell, MT	Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation	Montana
Sep 22, 2026	Fall Equinox Sunrise	Event	Michigan	Little Traverse Conservancy	Michigan
Sep 22, 2026	Community and Conservation	Event	Priest River Library, ID	Idaho Conservation League	Idaho
Sep 24, 2026	Raise a Pint to Conservation!	Fundraiser	Honeoye, NY	Finger Lakes Land Trust	New York
Sep 24, 2026	A Tale of Two Land Trusts	Event	Skaneateles, NY	Finger Lakes Land Trust	New York
Sep 24, 2026	Garden Clean-Up and Mum Planting	Workday	Pittsburgh, PA	Western Pennsylvania Conservancy	Pennsylvania
Sep 25, 2026	Celebrate Public Lands Day	Event	Damascus Trail Center, VA	Appalachian Trail Conservancy	Maine
Sep 25, 2026	Mushroom Walk	Event	Erickson Fields Preserve, Rockport, ME	Maine Coast Heritage Trust	Maine
Sep 25, 2026	Tip of the Mitt Full Moon Walk	Event	The Headlands, MI	Little Traverse Conservancy	Michigan
Sep 25–27	Fall Stewardship Weekend	Workday	North Cascades, WA	North Cascades Institute	Washington
Sep 26, 2026	Leave No Trace on the Appalachian Trail	Event	Harpers Ferry, WV	Appalachian Trail Conservancy	Maine
Sep 26, 2026	125th Annual Meeting	Event	The Rocks, Bethlehem, NH	Forest Society of New Hampshire	New Hampshire
Sep 26, 2026	Blue Blaze Festival (National Public Lands Day)	Event	Shawnee, OH	Buckeye Trail Association	Ohio
Sep 26, 2026	National Public Lands Day with PNTA + REI	Event	REI Seattle Flagship, Seattle, WA	Pacific Northwest Trail Association	Montana
Sep 28, 2026	Hike Harrisburg (advocacy day)	Event	PA State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA	Keystone Trails Association	Pennsylvania
Sep 29, 2026	Volunteer Workday: Biddeford Forest	Workday	Biddeford, ME	Maine Coast Heritage Trust	Maine
Sep 30, 2026	The Great Kula Dance Experiment	Fundraiser	Online	Washington Trails Association	Washington
Oct 1, 2026	Mammoth Hike Challenge	Event	Statewide, WI	Ice Age Trail Alliance	Wisconsin
Oct 2, 2026	Talks & Treks: Nature Photography	Event	Roy H. Park Preserve, Dryden, NY	Finger Lakes Land Trust	New York
Oct 2–4	Foliage Gravel Weekend	Event	Gorman Chairback Lodge, ME	Appalachian Mountain Club	New Hampshire
Oct 2–4	Pinchot Trail Slackpack	Event	Pinchot State Forest, PA	Keystone Trails Association	Pennsylvania
Oct 3, 2026	Chris Morgan: A Life in the Wild	Event	North Cascades, WA	North Cascades Institute	Washington
Oct 4–11	See the Dark Festival (5th annual)	Event	Medawisla Lodge, ME	Appalachian Mountain Club	New Hampshire
Oct 7, 2026	Glacier Conversation (Zoom)	Event	Online	Glacier National Park Conservancy	Montana
Oct 7, 2026	Garden Shed & Pollinator Garden Workday	Workday	Concord, NH	Forest Society of New Hampshire	New Hampshire
Oct 8, 2026	Emerging Leaders Trivia Night	Event	Pennsylvania	Western Pennsylvania Conservancy	Pennsylvania
Oct 8, 2026	DAF Day	Fundraiser	Online	Buckeye Trail Association	Ohio
Oct 8, 2026	Glacier Photo Contest closes	Event	Online	Glacier National Park Conservancy	Montana
Oct 10–11	Fall Gathering (40th anniversary)	Event	Environmental Learning Center, WA	North Cascades Institute	Washington
Oct 11, 2026	Brewster Ramble 5K	Event	Vermont	Vermont Land Trust	Vermont
Oct 13–15	R.U.N. In Unity Convening 2026	Event	Spokane, WA	Idaho Conservation League	Idaho
Oct 14, 2026	Hiker Happy Hour	Event	Tacoma, WA	Washington Trails Association	Washington
Oct 16, 2026	The BobFest 2026	Fundraiser	Flathead County Fairgrounds, Kalispell, MT	Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation	Montana
Oct 16, 2026	Talks & Treks: Fall Foliage Hike	Event	Lindsay-Parsons Preserve, NY	Finger Lakes Land Trust	New York
Oct 17, 2026	Land Stewardship at Wattsburg Fen	Workday	Erie County, PA	Western Pennsylvania Conservancy	Pennsylvania
Oct 22–25	Keystone Hiking & Outdoor Weekend	Event	Susquehanna Riverlands, PA	Keystone Trails Association	Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2026	Fall Recognition Dinner & Silent Auction	Fundraiser	Michigan	Michigan Nature Association	Michigan
Oct 24, 2026	Book Signing (Steven C. Wright)	Event	Harpers Ferry, WV	Appalachian Trail Conservancy	Maine
Oct 31, 2026	Five Hikes Challenge ends	Event	Statewide, NH	Forest Society of New Hampshire	New Hampshire
Nov 21, 2026	PA Hiking Awards and Volunteer Celebration	Event	Millersburg, PA	Keystone Trails Association	Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 2026	Giving Tuesday	Fundraiser	Online	North Country Trail Association	Michigan
Dec 5, 2026	Beltie Holiday	Event	Aldermere Farm, Rockport, ME	Maine Coast Heritage Trust	Maine
Dec 6, 2026	North Cascades Night at the Seattle Kraken	Event	Seattle, WA	Washington Trails Association	Washington

Check each organization's site for the latest event details and updates.