Mascoma Trails Forum was a snowy day success!

To the adventurous folks of Canaan and Enfield, who came out despite wintery weather to join our discussion on trails in the Mascoma Valley, thank you!

Wednesday night's Trails Forum was a very rewarding event where interested folks had a chance to share individual trails projects with other trail enthusiasts and had a chance to find out about the great opportunities in the works for trails.

Kurt Gotthardt proudly showed off his map of Enfield Trails. Everyone was excited to soon have a clear guide to the hiking opportunities in Enfield.

The Canaan Conservation Commission shared their ideas for trails in the Mascoma Town Forest, and a lively discussion ensued regarding other possible "destinations" off of the Northern Rail Trail.

John Taylor and Peter Helm brought expertise from UVTrails Alliance and UVLand Trust, respectively, regarding working with landowners, the need for volunteers for maintainence and building projects, and large scale projects.

The overall need for more publications about trails was expressed, as well as the need for volunteer trail maintainers to keep the existing trails in the Mascoma Valley open. As the Mascoma Trails Project proceeds, we hope to lay the infrastructure to meet both of those needs.

It was great to meet all of you, and please keep your eye on this site for more information about upcoming trails events in the Mascoma region.

-Sara Coons
UVTA Coordinator for the Mascoma Trails Project
saracoons@gmail.com