The Northern Forest Canoe Trail organization (NFCT) promotes and stewards a 740-mile paddling trail across a network of rivers, streams and lakes stretching from Old Forge, NY to Fort Kent, ME. Their mission is to connect people to the region’s waterways, heritage, and contemporary communities by stewarding shared outdoor resources and providing access to paddling experiences along the route.
In partnership with the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program of the National Parks Service, the NFCT would like to improve access to waterways of the Northern Forest for adaptive paddlers and anyone with a disability or mobility challenge who might be interested in paddling, whether or not they have participated in water sports before. A survey of adaptive paddlers was created and distributed to collect this information, and the survey received 85 responses from across the paddling community. Read the summary report of the survey results.
