Voices from the Trail
Category: Stewardship
Bog bridges and more bog bridges at Holeb Cary
Blog Submitted by Anna Cady-NFCT Roving Crew 2011 Sunset at Holeb Cary Some of you may have already seen the rather ridiculous video that features the Roving Crew performing what appears to be a ritualistic ceremony. There is a perfectly…
The Perron Brother’s Make it Happen in Richford
We love when they come back! Sam Perron, 2009 NFCT Stewardship Intern Alumni, gave me a call back in October hoping to have a chance to work on the trail. (I think he got bit by the Trail Bug when…
And the winners of the 2011 Muddy Face Awards:
By Walter Opuszynski Yes, folks, the prestigious Muddy Face Awards. If you are working outside you are bound to get your hands and boots dirty, but you really have to be into your work (and a muddy situation) to get…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Creating a unique NFCT Sign-in Box with a lot of help from our friends
The winter season is a flurry of activity as usual at NFCT headquarters. We have been very fortunate to secure grants to help fund not only our intern program, but some big time infrastructure and management projects along the trail. One…