Get Involved

So many ways to be involved!

  • Hike or paddle with us.
  • Become an outing leader: Contact Outings Chair Ginny Fauci, gefauci@gmail.com
  • Do community service outdoors by helping with trail maintenance–footpaths or water trails!

Community Service

Our members help maintain hiking trails and water trails for public use and enjoyment in the Mid Hudson region. We welcome your participation. Contact the leaders listed here or check our outings schedule for planned service trips.

Hiking Trails that we maintain include:

  • A section of the Appalachian Trail in Dutchess County
  • The Mine Hole Trail at Minnewaska State Park Preserve
  • The trail network at Stony Kill Farm Preserve in Beacon

Contact Our Hiking Trails Chair for More Info: Tom Amisson, tamisson@aol.com


Water Trails that we maintain include:

  • Black Creek Water Trail in the Town of Lloyd
  • Lower Wappinger Creek Water Trail in the Village of Wappingers Falls

Click here to learn more about our maintenance of these water trails.

We are building a new water trail! Fishkill Creek Water Trail in Beacon: Click here to learn more.

Contact Our Paddle/Water Trails Chair for More Info: Russ Faller, 845-297-5126 (before 9 PM) or russoutdoors@yahoo.com

Click here to learn about becoming a member.

Click here to find contacts for our various activities.