NFCT Waterway Work Trips
Three-day work trips have a $60 member/$75 nonmember fee per person to cover food (we eat well!) and project expenses. All Work Trips include Friday dinner, all Saturday meals, and a Sunday Breakfast. Paddlers bring their own camping and paddling gear. We can help connect you to an outfitter if you need to rent any gear. Register today! Contact Trail Director Walter Opuszynski for trip details.
See All NFCT 2010 Stewardship Projects!
New York: Buttermilk Falls, July 9-11
This project will be a collaborative effort between the NFCT the NY Department of Environmental Conservation and the Raquette River Corridor Project. We will be working on a variety of projects along the Buttermilk Falls Carry to improve its user-ability.
Along with enjoying a beautiful stretch of the Raquette River we will be performing the following stewardship activities
- Removal of a lumber cribbed staircase
- Stone staircase construction
- Minor treadwork
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New York: Franklin Falls, July 16-18
We will complete work that was begun last year on the Permanent Rapids Carry. There is a section of the carry that has a combination of slope, loose soils, and heavy use that has made it necessary to install sections of stone staircase.
Along with enjoying the waters of the Permanent Rapids and Franklin Falls Pond we will be performing the following stewardship activities:
- Campsite rehabilitation
- Stone staircase construction
- Planting saplings for bank stabilization and campsite reclamation
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Vermont: Highgate Falls Portage, July 30-August 1
Highgate Falls Portage has been an ongoing project for the past several years. Much work has been done to make a safer trail and cut down on erosion. This year we will continue the tradition of quality trail construction and erosion control work.
Along with enjoying the waters of the Missisquoi River we will be performing the following stewardship activities:
- Installation of a 12' log ladder
- Side-hilling
- Erosion control work
- Graffiti removal
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New Hampshire: Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge, August 6-8
We will be working with the Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge to manage user impact on their lakeside trails.
Along with enjoying the waters and wildlife of Lake Umbagog we will be performing the following stewardship activities:
- Brushing in renegade trails
- Planting local vegetation and saplings for bank stabilization and treadway reclamation
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Maine: Spencer Rips, August 13-15
As a part of access work associated with the recent Maine Bureau of Public Lands purchase of Number Five Bog we will be working on the portage trails on both sides of Spencer Rips. Spencer Rips is located just below Attean Pond and as well as being a section of the NFCT, it is part of the Moose River Bow Loop Trail.
Along with enjoying the waters of the Moose River we will be performing the following stewardship activities:
- Installing two 12' log ladders
- Installing an 8' section of bog bridging
- Bank stabilization using rock retainer wall
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