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The C&O Canal Trust is the official non-profit partner of the C&O Canal National Historical Park and works in partnership with the National Park Service to protect, restore, and promote the canal. The Trust seeks to ensure the Park’s  natural, historical, and recreational potential is fully realized.

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Friday
Jan222010

2010 Volunteer Seminars!

Attention all C&O Canal Volunteers: Come join us at Great Falls Tavern for a series of seminars, briefings, and informal hikes!! All training seminars take place from 10am-12pm at Great Falls Tavern with the Optional Activity afterwards.

Mar 7 (Sun)

Powerpoint - C&O Canal:The Park that Almost Wasn’t” 

Hike Gold Mine Loop

 

Mar 14 (Sun)

 

**Habitats

Billy Goat Trail A

 

Mar 20 (Sat)

 

Flooding Procedures

Operations Briefing

 

Mar 28 (Sun)

Meet our Mules

Help Repair Fencing in Mule Area

 All volunteers are welcome for each session. Some of the sessions are also requirements for specific VIP groups… see below…

*New Billy Goat Trail Stewards and Volunteer Rovers will need some interpretive training class before they are allowed to volunteer SOLO. There will be more sessions of each later in the season.

** New Billy Goat Trail Stewards also need to take a session on Habitats. More sessions will be available later in the season.

 

This calendar will be updated monthly and will extend out 2-3 months. We will keep it posted in the volunteer trailer and at the Great Falls VC. Ideas on classes? Have a skill you’d like to share? See Aly or email her @ alyssa_baltrus@nps.gov