Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Meet Jeff McCabe, Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Maine Outreach Coordinator
Jeff began working part-time for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail in December 2015 but he has been a supporter and volunteer for many years. Most recently he was the director of the 320-acre Lake George Regional Park, and he is…
Meet Noah Pollock, Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s Vermont Outreach Coordinator
During the summer of 2007, Noah Pollock worked for the Northern Forest Canoe Trail as one of its first Waterway Stewardship interns. That same summer, he finished his thesis for the University of Vermont titled The Northern Forest Canoe Trail:…
Meet Phoebe Backler, Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s New Hampshire Outreach Coordinator
Phoebe Backler began her tenure with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail during the spring of 2008. She has nurtured partnerships in northern New Hampshire that has led to creating paddling trip itineraries and vacation packages along the trail, as well…
Meet Mike Lynch, Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s New York Outreach Coordinator
Mike Lynch joined the Northern Forest Canoe Trail staff part-time in December 2015, but he has been a volunteer, and photographed and written articles about the trail for several years. Mike through paddled the entire trail in 2011 and has…
Thankful for Our Summer Interns
Interns are ubiquitous in the non-profit realm. Northern Forest Canoe Trail interns tend to be college-aged, excited to spend a summer outside, and are impressively willing to work hard for the experience and a small weekly stipend. This Thanksgiving we…
The Results of Our Summer 2015 Raffles
By Sandy Tarburton Membership & Communications Director “Would you like to win a canoe?” That was a common question we asked Northern Forest Canoe Trail members and friends this summer. Thanks to donations from Lincoln Canoe and…
Trail Materials: Can We Get More Local?
By: Jack Powell, NFCT Regional Field Coordinator Using durable material is essential to building lasting trail infrastructure. It can be the difference between many years of quality user-friendly recreation versus a too-soon needed replacement. White cedar in particular is a…
Waterway Work Trip at Treadwell Mills Dam
By Megan Connolly, NFCT Stewardship Intern The Fourth of July weekend marked the first Northern Forest Canoe Trail Waterway Work Trip of the year. Interns and a group of dedicated volunteers gathered on the Saranac River in West Plattsburgh, New York…
Preparing Interns for a Stewardship Season
By: Matt Gerjol, NFCT Stewardship Intern The following describes the first three weeks of training typically experienced by Northern Forest Canoe Trail stewardship interns. 6:00 am wake up. June 8, 2015 was a rainy Monday morning. I was sleeping in…
The Saranac River: New Campsite, Safer Portage
By Trail Director, Walter Opuszynski There are 42 dams along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Treadwell Mills Dam on the Saranac River is owned and operated by Enel Green Power North America (EGP-NA). Thanks to their generosity, the combination of…