Voices from the Trail
Category: Stewardship
NFCT launches 2021 stewardship season
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) stewardship season is underway. With projects planned across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, the NFCT’s stewardship crew will work to maintain and enhance access for all paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts along the…
NFCT sets 2021 Waterway Work Trip slate
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail invites you to join in one of six Waterway Work Trips across four states this summer. These trips offer paddlers and outdoor enthusiasts a chance to explore the natural world, meet people with similar interests…
#nfct20: Reflecting on the past & looking ahead
As the Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary, we’re sharing stories that highlight the progress the trail and our organization have made over the last two decades. Earlier this year, we interviewed Kay Henry and Rob Center for part…
Risk, reward highlight 2020 stewardship season
Like many trail organizations, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) thought long and hard about what our season should look like in 2020. Just like how we manage the dangers of operating chainsaws, driving in moose country and moving 500-pound…
Grateful for your unwavering support
The 20th anniversary of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail mirrored a thru-paddle — in more ways than one. As 2020 began, we planned our events, activities and stewardship work, the same way a paddler carefully preps for a long trip…
Finding community in 2020
It wasn’t long after I accepted my offer to be a member of the 2020 Northern Forest Canoe Trail Stewardship Crew that it became evident that COVID-19 might end our season before it could even start. I was so excited…
#nfct20: Mapping a path forward
As the Northern Forest Canoe Trail celebrates its 20th anniversary, we’re sharing stories that highlight the progress the trail and our organization have made over the last two decades. Earlier this year, we interviewed Kay Henry and Rob Center for…
New NFCT interpretive panels at Mansonville Landing
River enthusiasts will be greeted with new interpretive material at a kiosk in Mansonville, Quebec. The signs were installed by the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) with support from local organizations and volunteers. The two panels, set up on a…
NFCT completes New York stewardship projects
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) completed several stewardship projects this summer along New York sections of the 740-mile waterway trail connecting Old Forge, NY, to Fort Kent, Maine. “Each stewardship season presents us with challenges, and this year was…
NFCT completes Maine stewardship projects
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) completed three stewardship projects this summer along Maine sections of the 740-mile waterway trail connecting Old Forge, NY, to Fort Kent, Maine. “Each stewardship season presents us with challenges, and this year was certainly…