Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Permanent Rapids Portage 2010 WWT
Whew! Did we do some heavy lifting here! The crew of interns was joined by Cameron’s, Theresa’s, and Howard’s able hands to finish a stone staircase and re-vegetate several campsites in the area.
Spencer Rips 2010 WWT
The final Waterway Work Trip of the 2010 season was a sunny success at Spencer Rips in Maine, which is a part of the NFCT and the popular Moose River Bow Loop Trail. Working with the Maine Bureau of Public Lands,…
Highlights from Highgate Waterway Work Trip:
The crew pre-log ladder This week’s waterway work trip in Highgate Vermont aimed to put the finishing touches on the campsite and portage trail along the Missisquoi River. Previous work trips in years past installed two beautiful sets of lumber…
Rangeley, Maine, we miss you already…but we’ll be back soon!
It is very necessary that I begin this entry by thanking the community of Rangeley, Maine for their hospitality. It all started as we met Ron Haines on Wednesday at the Rangeley Lakes Regional Logging Museum. For a crew that…
The NFCT Party
By Kate Williams To paraphrase western novelist Ivan Doig, we count our lives by years but live by moments. Last weekend, NFCT celebrated ten years with an event that featured numerous moments that will be the juice that keeps us…
Buttermilk Falls WWT 2010
Hello Readers in Cyber-space: This weeks Waterway Work Trip Leader Kevin Large coming to you. We had a great week, in all aspects; weather, interns, and volunteers. Out at the buttermilk falls site the other interns and I…
740 Miles in One Day!
By Kate Williams On July 24, you can help NFCT make history as part of our 10th Anniversary Celebration: You can help us paddle 740 Miles in One Day! Here’s how it works: Select a waterway or two on the Northern…
Tracking the Trek
By Kate Williams I am pleased in this post to share with you an invitation from our friends at the Androscoggin River Watershed Council: Hello from the Androscoggin River Watershed Council! As everyone is gearing up for the Fourth, we’re…
Stewardship Intern Training Week#1: 2010
Our first week of training has concentrated on leadership skills along with other professional development aspects that a well rounded trail worker would need to be successful in the field leading a crew. It has been a very heartfelt week…
Interns in Highgate, Vermont
By John Little, Missisquoi River Basin Association Monday evening, I high tailed it out of school in Newport, VT. When I got to N. Troy, I conducted a refresher/training for the wonderful volunteers who collect water samples every other week along the…