The Old Dominion Appalachian Trail Club (ODATC) is an organization of individuals and trail-related organizations who meet to recreate in the outdoors in various ways as well as act as stewards of a portion of the Appalachian Trail and the public lands it runs through. Our recreational endeavors focus on hiking in Virginia but includes biking, paddling and touring as well. While the majority of our events occur in Virginia our only true limits are what members wish to limit themselves to. Learn more
News Flash:
*Member Meeting - Tuesday November 12th, Speaker: Jessica Bowser, creator of the Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast, Tuckahoe Library - 6:30 to 8:30 - Link to podcast - Link to event information
*2023-2024 General Meeting Schedule has been updated - Link to page
*Board Meetings - 12/10, North Park Library - 6:30 to 8:30
*Wednesday Hike Guidelines have been posted - Link to page (members only)
*Important Announcement regarding online membership dues payment appears below.
Upcoming events
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THE ODATC EXPERIENCE - CURRENT ISSUES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Scouting – DIY! How to identify SLF egg masses: Taken from Virginia Department of Forestry, By Lori Chamberlin, VDOF Forest Health Manager FALL LINE TRAIL UPDATE Leonard Adkins Receives Award for His Latest Book ODATC member Leonard Adkins's book All About the Appalachian Trail was recently named a Silver Award Winner in the 33rd annual Independent Book Publishers Please click here if you would like to read the full article. If you're interested in procuring a copy of Leonard's book, please click here for the information that originally appeared on our site. | ATC Trailway News Now Available If you would like to look at the Conservancy's latest Trailway Newsletter, please click here.Student Conservation Association Summer Trail Crew Opportunity
A stipend will be paid to support each crew member; training, meals, and campsites are provided. The minimum age is 18, and work dates are 6/12/23-9/1/23. Change in Payment of Membership Dues For members who have been making their annual membership fee payment using PayPal, please note that there has been a change in the way payments will be handled on the ODATC website. Prior to this change, members would elect to pay with PayPal and be redirected to a PayPal site. We will no longer be using PayPal to make payments. Instead, we will be using the website’s hosting company’s automated payment system. At our last board meeting it was decided to make this change so that we could save the club an additional two hundred dollars a year. This is the amount Wild Apricot charges us for not using their system. Treasurer Bill Beck made the necessary changes, and has tested it out. What you will notice when your pay your dues is that you will be asked to enter your credit card information - just like any other online purchase. There will be no option for PayPal. If you are accustomed to making your payments by sending a personal check to ODATC, please continue doing so. This change only relates to those members who have been making their payments via PayPal. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. | Elected Board Members for 2024 President: Pat Doyle
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