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 Adopt-a-Segment Adopt-a-Segment Program Come join the fun community of NFCT Trail Maintainers!
Trail Maintainers adopt a segment of the NFCT that is between a half-day to a full-day's paddle, or approximately ten miles. Trail Maintainers visit at least twice during the paddling season (preferable spring and fall) to do general upkeep such as:
Trail Maintainers will receive:
Trail Maintainers are the eyes and ears of their waterway, noticing any damage done by flooding or vandals and reporting the need for large-scale work projects. We have received 13 donated canoes from Old Town that we will be dispersing to HUBs across the trail. HUBs are businesses or trail partners that are allowing one of our Stewardship Canoes and tools to be stored at their location to be accessed by Trail Maintainers. HUBs will be located every 50 miles along the NFCT to make accessing these resources easy for our maintainers. We are currently developing the program and integrating trainings so that maintainers are comfortable with their sections, using the tools, and understand NFCT best practices. We still have plenty of sections that can be adopted. We will be posting a map of the available sections soon, as well as a map that shows all of the HUBs. Until then we will feature sections that have already been adopted. The most recent adoption can be credited to the fine folks at Vermont Canoe. They have adopted the first two segments in Vermont. Congratulations!
If you have a section that is close to your home, near and dear to your heart, or you just want to help maintain this beautiful resource, contact Walter Opuszynski to get involved. |
