Our Stories

Puzzle Pieces in Wisconsin

  “Patching together landowner permissions for the NCT is sometimes like putting together a very complicated puzzle with odd-shaped pieces,” wrote Matthew Davis, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. “Sometimes the piece you need the most is missing.”   For the past decade in northern Wisconsin, the Brule-St. Croix Chapter of […]

2020 NCTA Award Winners

NCTA Honors Volunteers in Annual Awards Ceremony The North Country Trail Association honored noteworthy volunteers for their dedication to the support and development of the North Country National Scenic Trail. The Annual Awards ceremony took place as part of the organization’s Virtual Celebration with volunteers in attendance from across the 8-state region. Volunteers are the […]

#RecreateResponsibly and New Volunteer Guidance

  #RecreateResponsibly has given us excellent guidance for North Country Trail users. We hope these Volunteer Guidelines developed by our Task Force (a coalition of volunteers, staff and agency partners) will give similar guidance to our Trail Leaders, and empower them to make good decisions in the field as we return to the Trail.   […]

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