According to an announcement made by the New England Trail Conference, at which representatives of the Dartmouth, Amherst and Williams Outing Clubs and various other societies interested in such activities were present, the Dartmouth Outing Club in 1920 was second only to the Appalachian Mountain Club among private groups working for the maintenance of trails. The D. O. C. blazed and cleared 51 miles of trails in New Hampshire last year. The New Hampshire Forestry Commission built 62 miles of trails in its capacity as guardian of the forests against fires.