Indianapolis Hiking Club

Trail Maintenance Opportunities

To earn the Trail Maintenance Award you must complete 16 hours of trail maintenance with an organization such as the IHC, Hoosiers Hiker Counsel, National Forest Service, National Park Service, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, American Hiking Society, The Nature Conservancy, or any of the many other trail organizations doing volunteer trail work. This must be completed during the Club’s hiking year, which ends on September 30th. Listed below are some organizations performing trail maintenance with contact information:

Hoosier Hikers Council (765) 349-0204 www.hoosierhikerscouncil.org

Hoosier National Forest (812) 279-3423 www.fs.fed.us/r9/hoosier

Click on: Events, Partnerships, & Volunteers

National Park Service www.nps.gov/volunteer

Indiana Dept. Natural Resources www.in.gov/dnr/volunteers

American Hiking Society (800) 972-8608 Ex 206 www.americanhiking.org

The Nature Conservancy (317) 951-8818 www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/indiana/volunteer

Hoosier Sierra Club (317) 822-3750 www.hoosier.sierraclub.org

Indianapolis Parks Department (317) 327-7431 Ask for Jonathan Gick www.indygov.org/parks Click on: Greenways

When you have completed your volunteer assignment print the trail maintenance form located on this website. Fill it out and then submit it per the instructions.