Explore the natural world, meet people with similar interests and help complete meaningful work along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail this summer! Join our staff, interns and other volunteers for a weekend of field work. A small fee covers all meals, including Friday dinner, Saturday meals, Sunday breakfast and lunch. Trips begin Friday evening (Thursday for Allagash trips) and wrap up after lunch on Sunday — and we always make time for paddling, exploration and relaxation.
If you have any additional questions or want to be added to a waitlist for full trips, please contact Trail Director Noah Pollock at or 802-496-2285 ext. 2.
Registration is now open for all water work trips. To be added to a waitlist for full trips, e-mail
June 14-17, Pillsbury Campsite, Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine: Help improve tent pads and access paths at this historic campsite with views of Katahdin, once visited by Thoreau . Learn more | Register
June 19-21, Valcour Island, Plattsburgh, NY: Help construct a new campsite on beautiful Valcour Island, one of the most scenic and historically important islands on Lake Champlain. Learn more | Register
June 26-28, Forked Lake, Long Lake, NY: Stay on beautiful Forked Lake while helping implement improvements at campsites and portage trails in the area. Learn more | Register
June 28-July 1, Lone Pine, Chamberlain Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine: Join fellow volunteers to reduce erosion and improve conditions at this classic Allagash campsite on Eagle Lake. Work will involve setting stone steps and building tent pads. This is a partnership project with Maine AMC. Learn more |FULL
July 3-5, McCasland Bridge and Permanent Rapids Access, Bloomingdale, NY: Join us for a weekend of hands-on stewardship, outdoor adventure and connecting with fellow paddlers and nature enthusiasts while upgrading two popular river access points with a gravel ramp, and timber and stone steps. Learn More | Register
July 10-12, Missisquoi Paddle Pedal and Access, Richford, VT: Help behind the scenes at the Missisquoi Paddle Pedal, a wonderful community event, and then help complete some improvements to a local river access. Learn more | Register
July 16-19, Tramway Carry, Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine: Stay at the iconic Thoreau Campsite, visit a set of iconic abandoned train locomotives, and help reduce erosion and improve the tread surface at the historic Tramway Carry. Learn More | Register
July 17-19, Umbagog Lake Accessible Campsites, Upton, NH: Help increase accessibility for users of all ages and abilities at one of the campsites on wild and beautiful Umbagog Lake, a north country treasure. We’ll be doing a variety of projects, including building stone and timber ramps and installing stone steps. Learn more | (REGISTRATION CLOSED. TRIP IS FULL)
July 22-25, Smith Brook Campsite, Eagle Lake, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Maine: Help stabilize an eroding access and build a mouldering privy at this quiet Allagash campsite nestled into a scenic bay on remote Eagle Lake. Learn more | Register
July 24-26, Gull Pond Stream Carry, Rangeley, Maine: Visit the beautiful Rangeley Lakes region and help replace a series of deteriorating bog bridges with a flood resilient and more user-friendly boardwalk. Learn more | Register
