Voices from the Trail
Author: nfct
Allagash in Retrospect
I can hardly believe that it’s been over a month since I left the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and made my way to Vermont to finish my internship with the NFCT. Back in the boomtown of Burlington, our cozy cabin on…
Mud Season in July!
By Walter Opuszynski Once again the NFCT Stewardship Crew was out at the Rangeley Lakes Regional Logging Museum in full force, and once again we won the coveted Parade Prize. The crew was working on the freshly installed Gull Pond…
Family Paddling on the West Branch of the Penobscot
By Kate Williams With September now upon us, and the devastation from Tropical Storm Irene still very much part of our lives here in VT, it’s kind of hard to remember that I actually went on vacation this summer. So,…
The Allagash Crew: Life on the Fringe
By Walter Opuszynski The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a beacon for many long distance paddlers on the NFCT, looking to make their way to Fort Kent, ME. For NFCT interns Nicole and Peter, this location has been home for six…
Off to the races….
The 2011 NFCT Interns are hot on the trail. After an intense few weeks of training the crews are putting their energy and knowledge to work making the NFCT continue to be the best canoe trail out there. All houses…
A Day in the Life of America’s Best Canoe Trail
By Kate Williams, Executive Director I still remember when I was a kid and took my first glimpse through a microscope at an unremarkable drop of pond water. As I saw the remarkable range of squirmy, shapely, and mysterious creatures…
The Mighty Freshet
from Walter Opuszynski, NFCT Trail Director Many springs we don’t recognize the 100 year flood line. For decades dams sit in a somewhat idle fashion and we may wonder why people went through such great efforts to install them in…
Recognizing the Centennial of the Weeks Act
by Phoebe Backler, New Hampshire Field Coordinator This year, we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Weeks Act. This landmark legislation enabled the federal government to purchase private land to protect the watersheds and headwaters of rivers in the eastern…
Trip Report for the North Branch of the Dead River
Just in time for the reliable waters of May and June. NFCT Member Michael O’Neill has shared with us a report created after a trip he took last year with some paddling buddies. They had so much fun that they asked…
Not Quite Paddling Yet
By Kate Williams What else for paddlers to do when the water is not yet liquid enough for paddling? Hit the early season paddling shows, of course! As in past years, NFCT was there to meet them this year. Specifically,…