Vermont Business Magazine The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) and the Lamoille River Paddlers Trail will host a river cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 4.
Volunteers are invited to join as both organizations continue efforts to remove trash and debris from the Lamoille River, much of which was deposited following severe flooding from the last several years. The Oct. 4 work will focus on the Jefferson/Johnson corridor.
“To date, our work with the Lamoille River Paddlers Trail has been successful in restoring one of Vermont’s most scenic rivers,” said NFCT Assistant Trail Director Nick Hall. “We’ve pulled large propane tanks, refrigerators, tires and much more from the Lamoille, as well as smaller items of trash. Our two organizations are small in size, so we rely on the additional support from volunteers.”
The cleanup will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. The put-in is located off Vermont Route 15, near the Foote Drive access to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail; the takeout is located about 4 miles downstream near Cambridge Junction. This stretch of the Lamoille is manageable for all paddling skill levels. A map of the route is available on Google at https://bit.ly/lamoillecleanuproute.
A post-cleanup cookout will be held at the park at the takeout. The rain date for the cleanup is Sunday, Oct. 5. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Nick Hall at [email protected].
As the only dedicated water trail crew in the Northeast, the NFCT’s stewardship crew specializes in projects at the interface of land and water, including campsites, portage trails and access points. To learn more about the NFCT’s stewardship work, contact Trail Director Noah Pollock at [email protected].
For more information about the NFCT, visit northernforestcanoetrail.org.
About the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a nonprofit organization that maintains and promotes the 740-mile water trail that traverses historic travel routes from Old Forge, NY, to Fort Kent, Maine, and connects New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire and Maine. The trail showcases the mix of landscapes and communities currently lining the traditional routes used by Indigenous peoples, settlers and guides. It is the longest in-land water trail in the nation and consists of 23 rivers and streams, 59 lakes and ponds, 45 communities and 65 portages. To learn more, visit northernforestcanoetrail.org.
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