North Country Trail Clearing
The North Country Scenic Trail is a scenic hiking trail being created running through seven states: North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. The combined efforts of people throughout the seven states working together will help to complete the trail. Once completed it will become the longest continuous trail in the United States. Parts of the trail are completed and are open to the public. The final length of the trail will be approximately 4,600 miles and will spread from New York to North Dakota. The east end of the trail is at Crown Point State Historic Site on the shore of Lake Champlain, New York, and it runs across the seven states to end at the Missouri River and Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota.
The trail began as a U.S. Forest Service proposal in the 1960’s and in March 1980, congress passed legislation creating the North Country National Scenic Trail. The National Park Service administers the trail along with the cooperation of other federal, state, and local agencies in each of the seven states.
More information on this exciting and scenic trail can be found here:
North County Scenic Trail Organization
National Park Service
The North Country Scenic Trail runs through a portion of the Albert Ekre Grassland Preserve and students from the Natural Resources Management Program and the NRM Club spent time clearing the trail.
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Thomas Rehling clearing broken branches | Nate Paler, NRM Club Vice President | |
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Standard equipment for the days work | Cutting a branch | |
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Cutting to manageable sizes | The girls get in on the action | |
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Joe Zeleznik, State Forester was on hand to provide the students with a class in chainsaw safety | Daniel Giesen preparing to work | |
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Ready for action | Scouting the cleared trail | |
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Heading to the work area | Foot bridge will be located here | |
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Clearing the trail with a representative of the North Country Scenic Trail organization | Getting ready to start work | |
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Students looking for branches to be cleared | Future foot bridge location | |
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Preparing for the days work ahead | NRM Club Advisor, Jack Norland |
