Voices from the Trail
Category: Stewardship
The NorthWoods Stewardship Center Rocks Richford
We just wrapped up a majority of the stone staircase construction at Davis Park in Richford. The NorthWoods Stewardship Center crew has been great. They have been pulling 10 hour days moving large rock into an intricate puzzle-like structure on a…
The road goes on forever and the party never ends….
I believe the title to this blog is from an Allman Brothers song, it appropriately sums up how we have managed to push our field projects well into the fall and at this point it seems that the only thing that…
Farm and Wilderness Questers Unite!
Many rally around the NFCT to make a positive impact in their communities. We have had the opportunity to work with a great group this summer called Farm and Wilderness. This group sends out trips (hiking and paddling). Some of…
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…
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…
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…
The Life of an Intern…
Hello! I’m Susan, the pre-season intern. I’ve been here for two weeks now with just one more week remaining in my internship. I’ve been working with Walter to prepare for this year’s paddling season and the Stewardship interns that will…