The Waterman Fund is pleased to announce its 2005 recipients for alpine stewardship grants. This year's recipients represent a broad geographic range and a diversity of projects.



White Moutain National Forest (USFS). The initial restoration work on Welch / Dickey was done during the summers of 1992 and 1993 as part of an Antioch student practicum through the auspices of the Sandwich Range Conservation Association. There has been very little maintenance done to the rockwork that was put into place in 1992. The intent of this summer's work would be to upgrade the existing soil island rock work, replace the existing kiosk at the ledge area, and provide a summit steward at the ledge area three days per week from mid June to Labor day.


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The Green Mountain Club (GMC) will receive funds from the Waterman Fund to develop the initial bilingual Alpine Area Interpretive Display which will be would be mounted on a new single-panel kiosk and placed at the most popular trailhead leading to the summit of Mt. Mansfield: The Long Trail South at VT Route 108. This initiative of the GMC includes future plans to locate additional bilingual Alpine Area Interpretive Displays at the most heavily trafficked trailheads and overnight facilities adjacent to Vermont's three alpine areas, Mt. Mansfield, Camels Hump, and Mt. Abraham.


The Maine Appalachian Trail Club (MATC) will receive funds to strengthen the stewardship of the alpine areas of the Appalachian trail in Maine through low-key education and increased knowledge of the alpine areas. Caretakers, Ridge runners, and Maine Trail Crew volunteers will build knowledge of the alpine environment and will share this knowledge with trail users at Horns Pond, Gulf Hagas, Abol, and Piazza Rock.



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The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) will receive funds to hire a summit steward to educate hikers, perform light trailwork, and help mitigate hiker impact on the summit of Mount Moosilauke during the busy summer months. The DOC steward will work with the ridge runner program of the White Mountain National Forest to provide a new level of education and stewardship on one of New Hampshire's most-visited summits. The Waterman Fund was able to assist in funding the start up of this program.



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