Fire Watchman's Camp/Warming Hut
Donation protected
Last year, NREC finished restoring the first manned fire tower in the nation at our Visitors' Center in Greenville, ME. It is magnificent to see the tower standing tall over the Moosehead Lake region again.
This year we plan to reconstruct the fire watchman’s camp that was built on the trail to the top of Big Moose (formerly Squaw) Mtn. The cabin will have dual purposes. First, just like the fire tower, there will be educational material about the natural and cultural history of the area. Last year, over 7,000 visitors stopped by the Visitors' Center campus. So, this is a great opportunity to enhance their experience.
Most importantly, the camp will serve as a warming hut for the afterschool cross-country ski program that is held at the Visitors' Center. It is a windy location and the kids need a place to change into their gear and also to wait for their parents to pick them up after a vigorous afternoon of gliding through the woods of Maine. There will also be a storage area so the kids can leave their gear each week and not have to carry it to school or on the bus.
The total project will cost about $30,000 and we want to raise 1/3 of that through GoFundMe and other donations that will be used as match for grants this spring. We plan construction in the fall of 2017.
We appreciate your support!
Help us spread the word!
This year we plan to reconstruct the fire watchman’s camp that was built on the trail to the top of Big Moose (formerly Squaw) Mtn. The cabin will have dual purposes. First, just like the fire tower, there will be educational material about the natural and cultural history of the area. Last year, over 7,000 visitors stopped by the Visitors' Center campus. So, this is a great opportunity to enhance their experience.
Most importantly, the camp will serve as a warming hut for the afterschool cross-country ski program that is held at the Visitors' Center. It is a windy location and the kids need a place to change into their gear and also to wait for their parents to pick them up after a vigorous afternoon of gliding through the woods of Maine. There will also be a storage area so the kids can leave their gear each week and not have to carry it to school or on the bus.
The total project will cost about $30,000 and we want to raise 1/3 of that through GoFundMe and other donations that will be used as match for grants this spring. We plan construction in the fall of 2017.
We appreciate your support!
Help us spread the word!
Organizer
Tim Obrey
Organizer
Greenville, ME
