North Country Trail Association (NCTA)
OUTREACH
- Website — Developed and launched a new website that better integrates trail and volunteer information.
- Programs — Annual celebration in Marquette, MI was larger than ever with almost 400 attendees; Hike 100 program continued to generate excitement.
- Signage — Made 40 new informational and interpretive panels and installed them along the trail.
PROTECTION
- Land — NCTA provided matching funds to a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant to help Iron County, WI acquire land that will host the North Country NST through partnerships that protect 100 acres along the Lake Superior Coast; NPS completed the purchase of its first property for the trail, an 80-acre parcel in Michigan that protects over a mile of trail.
- Advocacy — NCTA worked with the Michigan Senate to get congressionally designated trails exempt from recent e-bike legislation.
CAPACITY
- Staff — NCTA welcomed Andrea Ketchmark in August 2017 as the organization’s new Executive Director after Bruce Matthews retired; hired two new staff to fill the Director of Trail Development position and add another Administrative Assistant.
- Training — Developed a trail crew leader training curriculum that will be launched in 2018.
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