Posts tagged “White Mountain National Forest”

Over the summer of 2011 the Appalachian Mountain Club 's Professional Trail Crew worked on the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia Notch thanks to a Matching Awards Program Grant from the National Forest Foundation. They spent 9 weeks installing structures to mitigate serious erosion and provide trail definition and enhanced safety for hikers on the very popular trail. The Falling Waters Trail is located in the scenic Franconia Notch leading from the Parkway, I-93, to the... (Read more…)

Dear Blog Readers, I am thrilled to be greeting you as the NFF’s new Conservation Awards Associate, a post I took on March 1st here in Missoula.  I currently lead dual lives, one at NFF and the other at the University of Montana where I am currently finishing my MS in Environmental Studies.  My research has focused on Wilderness stewardship partnerships between non-governmental organizations and federal land management agencies, drawing me deep into the world of... (Read more…)

With the days getting longer and the birds beginning to sing, spring is approaching, and along with it, the time to start planning summer vacations.  If you’re one of the 70 million people that live within a day’s drive of the White Mountain National Forest , the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine may be the perfect place to get outside when the weather heats up.   The history of the White Mountains follows a path of destruction and recovery, similar to most of... (Read more…)