The FALL 2011 NORTHWEST BRANCH ADOPT-A-CRAG:

Northwest Branch Park, MD
Saturday, November 5th

8:30am - Check In
9am - Noon - Working

Northwest Branch AAC FaceBook Events Page

Is there a minimum age?

Volunteers of all ages welcome!

Max number of volunteers needed/capable

All are welcome!

List of things volunteers need to bring

Sturdy Shoes, Work Gloves, Water Bottle, Climbing Shoes for Bouldering after Clean-Up

Are gloves and water provided?

Please bring work gloves and water (although we will have snacks).

Street address with zip code of locations

Northwest Branch Park, 10701 Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Directions from nearest beltway exit (include exit number)

From the Beltway, take exit #30 (Columbia Pike/Route 29 in Silver Spring) and go north on Columbia Pike/Route 29 approximately 1.5 miles. Take a right into the parking area just before the Burnt Mills BP station (which is just before the strip mall where Trader Joes is located). Park and look for the volunteers!

Complete registration data with weblink address

Register by emailing us to adoptacrag@midatlanticclimbers.org. Or sign up at our Facebook page.

Mid-Atlantic Climber Stewardship History

Adopt-a-Crag, the Access Fund’s signature event, brings climbing community members together to preserve and maintain national parks. The volunteers work with the park service personnel on cliff cleanup, erosion control, trail maintenance, and other projects to ensure the resources at these national parks remain accessible to all visitors. This year, Adopt-a-Crag will produce trail restoration projects and crag clean-ups at over 100 climbing areas around the country.

This is the start of our sixth year that DC area rock climbers are hosting an Adopt-A-Crag event. Last year, over 150 volunteers participated in the DC area Adopt-A-Crag events. In years past climbers helped lay down over four tons of gravel, 2 tons of wood chips, and collected several thousand pounds of trash. Climbers also helped to maintain several miles of trails and wilderness areas.

Since 1990, the Access Fund has been the only national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. The Access Fund supports and represents over 1.6 million climbers nationwide in ALL forms of climbing; Rock Climbing, Ice Climbing, Mountaineering, and Bouldering. The organization works in cooperation with climbers, other recreational users, public land managers, and private landowners to promote the responsible use and sound management of climbing resources throughout the United States.

Photos from past events: ( password: thinmint )
Northwest Branch, MD 2010
Shenandoah Rock Fest 2009
Great Falls Park, VA 2008
Carderock, MD 2008
Northwest Branch, MD 2008

Videos from past events:
Great Falls Park, VA Sep 15, 2007
Great Falls, VA Sept 9, 2006

Please support our Past Sponsors:
2011 Adopt-A-Crag Sponsors

Award:
Mid-Atlantic Climbers were awared The Access Fund 2008 Stewardship Award