Volunteer Efforts of 2025

PROJECTS
As part of our stewardship initiative, we hosted 11 volunteer trail work days across the region. 

​Some of our biggest volunteer efforts were those working on the…

• New trail, Deerleg, at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown
• Back Nine reroute at Craig Wood, Lake Placid
• Restoration at Hardy Road, Wilmington
• Mountain Lane reroute of the Jackrabbit Trail, Lake Placid
• Maintaining popular trails at Dewey Mountain, Saranac Lake
• Construction of the Skills Loop at East Branch Community Trails, Keene 

Group photo from the youth work day at Mount Pisgah, Saranac Lake

Group photo from a work party at Blueberry Hill, Elizabethtown that tackled portions of Deerleg

THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS!
In addition to the baseline satisfaction of volunteer work days, this year we’ve had the special pleasure of welcoming a lot of new faces into the volunteer ranks.  We’ve seen a big increase in logged volunteer hours over previous years, too.  Thank you so much to each and every one of you for donating your time and energy to the trails; your hard work is much appreciated by us at BETA and surely by every rider, skier, hiker, or runner who enjoys the trails. 

​If you’ve supported BETA’s work by volunteering in any way this season, please log your hours here: bit.yl/LogHours4BETA.  Doing so helps us track volunteer efforts and apply for more grant funding for trails (DYK: volunteer labor is valued at $38+ per hour!)

Log My Volunteer Hours

THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
In addition to volunteers, we’d like to thank the businesses who sponsored work parties this season: Silver Birch Cycles, Bike ADK, The Reynolds Group, Placid Planet Bicycles, and Origin Coffee.  If you’re business is interested in sponsoring a work party next year, please contact [email protected]

THANK YOU, CHRIS!
Finally, we’d like to thank Chris Gosling for his service as our Volunteer Stewardship Coordinator over the summer.  Your efforts to connect volunteers with trail work opportunities and provide fun and rewarding experiences for everyone was greatly appreciated.  We’re sure to see you on the trail sometime soon!

Chris, center, giving an orientation at the beginning f a work party at Dewey, Saranac Lake. PC: Karen Miemis