Volunteering in the outdoors | Outdoor Explorer
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Volunteers contribute immensely to our ability to access and enjoy the outdoors. Whether building and maintaining trails, organizing races, teaching and mentoring beginners, pulling invasive weeds, picking up trash or serving as board members, volunteers are the core of the outdoor community. Volunteers also require work and commitment from the organizations they contribute to. HOST: Paul Twardock GUESTS: Kikkan Randall, Executive Director, Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage Maya Kaup, Volunteer and Communication Coordinator, Alaska Trails Mike Morganson, Single Track Advocates and a volunteer with Alaska Trails Peter Taylor, President, Mountaineering Club of Alaska LINKS: Alaska Trails Volunteer Opportunities Page Alaska Trail Stewards Page Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage Mountaineering Club of Alaska Single Track Advocates Habitat for Humanity ]]>
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