Max Moore Tree House Project

The Max Moore Memorial Tree House is a universally accessible tree house that will be built along the Saranac River Trail in Plattsburgh. Get involved!

The Max Moore Memorial Treehouse, to be built along the Saranac River Trail near the Plattsburgh Police Department headquarters, will be a universally accessible treehouse, thanks to a special ramp that will help anyone, even those with mobility issues, experience what it’s like to be up in a tree. The treehouse is named after local pediatrician Dr. Heidi Moore’s late son Max, who utilized a wheel

chair and would have loved to be able to play in a treehouse if he had the chance. People of all ages and abilities will enjoy this unique facility along the scenic Saranac River. The Max Moore Memorial Treehouse will add value to our community by giving everyone a safe place to play, fish, or simply relax and enjoy the view. This project was initiated several years ago by Dr. Moore and the City of Plattsburgh. The city procured the first design sketches of the treehouse from The Treehouse Guys, LLC, a Vermont-based company specializing in design and construction of unique treehouse structures around the world. Two years into the planning process, Max Moore passed away. In 2012, local Zumba instructors Autumn Love and Ashley Cousens had an idea for a Zumbathon fundraiser on Plattsburgh City beach. The two were inspired by the local Vision2Action movement and wanted to get involved in a local project that would increase recreation opportunities in the community. Picking up with the plans for the treehouse project seemed a natural fit. From there, more partners joined Ashley & Autumn in efforts to raise funds. To date, over $32,000 has been raised toward the project! Project partners include: Sunrise Rotary, City of Plattsburgh & City Recreation Department, The Advocacy & Resource Center,
Saranac River Trail Advisory Committee, and Vision2Action. We are always looking for more community partners, volunteers, and contributions! Email [email protected] for more information or to get involved in specific projects. Check back here often for updates on the project, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events and fundraisers! To donate to the project, checks can be made payable to "City of Plattsburgh", with "Treehouse Project" in the memo line and mailed to 6 Miller St, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Donations will be tax deductible this way, as they are intended for a public project.

06/01/2018

Sensational sun Ray's, rippling river, with a balanced breeze...do YOU and come enjoy the tree house today!!!

Photos from Max Moore Tree House Project's post

05/27/2018

What a wonderful job all the volunteers did yesterday to tidy up the treehouse! This has been a community's achievement that still to this day is maintained by the individual souls of our community. Plattsburgh is blessed to have such great caring people dwell within its boundaries!!!! Fantastic job ladies and gents! Way to "take pride" in all you do!!!!

05/26/2016

Neighbors Make the Difference Day 2016.....thanks to the volunteers of Keybank along with Kathy Duley and Melanie Waugh we were able to landscape the area yesterday!!!

Saranac River Trail future includes links, bridges

01/06/2016

Update on the Saranac River Trail happenings in today's Press Republican! Check it out! As a side note, so excited that the treehouse is now a fixture and reference point for where you are on the trail! :) Thanks to all of you!!!

Saranac River Trail future includes links, bridges Grants to pay for work in 2016; special events planned as well.

10/20/2015

A huge THANK YOU to all who braved the weather this past weekend for the opening. It was so wonderful to see you all! Also, thank you for your support of the bake sale! We raised about $250 thanks to your generosity!! Plattsburgh is an amazing community.

10/17/2015

See you at 10AM for the opening!! There is about a 50% chance that you'll need a warm rain jacket, but we hope that won't keep you from venturing out to see the (mostly) finished treehouse!! Join us! :)

09/14/2015

SAVE THE DATES!! We are SO excited to finally announce the date of the GRAND OPENING of the Treehouse!! Please save the date of October 17th for this event.
Also, since we could use a little bit more money, we are planning a movie fundraiser on October 24th!
More details to come on both events VERY soon! Stay tuned!!

09/12/2015

As we work toward completion of the treehouse project at long last, we are finding that we could still use some funds to make sure we can complete the project and to have some maintenance funds for the future. If you can find it in your heart, please consider making a donation. Checks can be made out to City of Plattsburgh, with "treehouse project" in the memo line. Please mail donations to 6 Miller Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this post and helping us complete the project! See how far we've come?!

09/11/2015

Hey Everyone! Things are really happening at the treehouse site these days! Check out our progress! We could still use some extra dough to make sure we can finish the project and have some for maintenance in the future.

07/25/2015

Wow! THANK YOU to our amazing volunteers this morning!! I can't believe it, but we kind of did two days' worth of work in one morning!! So there will be NO volunteer work day tomorrow (Sunday). Please spread the word! The silt fence is in and the foundations have been moved down the embankment, closer to their final destinations. We will let Dave and his machinery do some work this week and we plan to be working down at the site on the weekends from now on, so please feel free to come lend a hand any weekend. I'll keep everyone posted on this page about what's going on, so please check in if you want to help! :) It's all coming together thanks to this amazing community.

06/18/2015

SATURDAY! We have another opportunity for volunteers to help with the treehouse! We need people who can DIG! Can you dig it? (see what I did there? ;) ) Anyway, we need help with digging foundations, setting sonotubes, assembling rebar, and re-positioning the silt fence! Please B.Y.O.S. (Bring Your Own Shovel!) if you can! We appreciate all the help we can get. Meet at the Treehouse site at 9am on Saturday morning and we work as long as we have help! Please please please share and help us out!!

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