Voices from the Trail
Category: Stewardship
ENEL Volunteer Day: Highgate Falls Portage, VT
By Walter Opuszynski, NFCT Trail Director In recent months, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail has been working with landowners associated with the Sheldon Springs Dam portage on the Missisquoi River in Vermont to officially endorse and improve…
Back in the Allagash Wilderness Waterway
By Walter Opuszynski The State of Maine has contracted the Northern Forest Canoe Trail to perform user impact assessments at all the campsites throughout the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW). NFCT interns will collect some of the data using the same…
NH-ME Trail Maintainer Jamboree-2014
By Walter Opuszynski Talk about community! What an amazing time was had at the 2014 NH-ME Trail Maintainer Jamboree! We had a strong turnout and the on-again off-again weather did not deter spirits at all. This year’s NH-ME Jamboree was…
NFCT Field Crew Halftime Show
By Walter Opuszynski We are halfway through our slated field projects and the NFCT Stewardship Intern Crew has been working at a break neck pace. They have been traveling across the the Trial performing stewardship activities that will make it…
Paddler Trip Safety: 7 Steps to Prepare
By Walter Opuszynski Paddlers know that our corridors of travel are unpredictable environments. The water levels can change rapidly with rainfall making what was a Class 2 rapid into a Class 3. There could be a strainer just around the…
Easy Water Trail Math: Subtract a Mile, Add a Pond
By Walter Opuszynski Future Through/Section Paddlers will be pleasantly pleased that we have shaved off 1.5 miles of carry between Island Pond and the Nulhegan River. This feat was accomplished with the support of two primary land owners: Maurice Barnes,…
2013 NH-ME Trail Maintainer Jamboree
By Walter Opuszynski We could not have asked for better weather for this year’s New Hampshire-Maine Trail Maintainer Jamboree. The ice on the Rangeley Lakes was officially deemed “out” just two days before our arrival, mostly due to the string…
From the Field: Roving NFCT Project Coordinator
By Sam Brakeley The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) in conjunction with the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) developed several paddler-specific signs to address the spread of invasive species and what steps paddlers should take to prevent their spread. They…
From the Field: NFCT Project Coordinator in Saranac Lake
By Sam Brakeley Work in Saranac Lake wrapped up Friday, much to my chagrin since I now must return to the office and do paperwork! But we had fun while out there on the NFCT. A big thanks to all…
From the Field: NFCT Project Coordinator in Saranac Lake
By Sam Brakeley Work has progressed smoothly on the NFCT’s two paddler access projects in Saranac Lake these past several weeks. The NFCT’s 740 miles pass through Lake Flower, on whose banks the town of Saranac Lake rests. A vibrant…