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NCTA Joins Michigan DNR’s Forest Management Advisory Committee

  For quite some time, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has been wanting a “trails” voice on their Forest Management Advisory Committee (FMAC). Now, NCTA Regional Trail Coordinator for Michigan, Kenny Wawsczyk, is one of those voices. The FMAC helps the DNR “balance environmental, social and economic issues in managing Michigan’s forest resources.” The […]

57 Continuous Miles

  This new 3.17-mile section of Trail traverses through various types of vegetation, runs along a river, takes in views of two lakes and runs through two wetlands. This section also allows for nearly 57 continuous miles of off-road Trail…   by Kenny Wawsczyk Late last year work began on the infamous Echo Drive reroute. […]

Inaugural Next Generation Coalition Summit

Post and photos by Emily Rodriguez   August 15-18, 2019, members of the NCTA’s Next Generation Coalition met in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for the first-ever Next Generation Coalition (“Next Gen”) Summit.   Led by Kenny Wawsczyk, NCTA’s Regional Trail Coordinator for Michigan, and Emily Rodriguez, NCTA’s Next Generation Outreach Intern, members spent two […]