Mud season ahead, state of the park webinar, Membership May announced, youth leadership in action, and more… Good-bye winter! Your soft sun-warmed snow is melting fast, sinking into and streaming across the saturated ground into tributaries, brooks, and rivers where the churned-up resembles frothy hot cocoa (to some of us, anyway!). Spring is coming on fast …
Posted: July 2, 2025 by Sarah Andre
Tekαkαpimək opens to the public! – June eNewsletter
Woods & Waters Day registration, Tekαkαpimək opening day, trail work, summer adventures, and more… It’s finally here – Saturday, June 21st, Tekαkαpimək Contact Station officially opened to the public for the first time under the care of National Park Service rangers at Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument! Your generosity brought this special building and space …
Posted: June 3, 2025 by Sarah Andre
May is for Members – May eNewsletter
Road gates are open, advocacy updates, Leave No Trace Trainer course, a month of celebrating members, and much more… Have you heard? The gates are open! Visitors to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument may now enjoy access to Loop Road from the Swift Brook Road in Sherman and at the northern end, along the Old River Road …
Posted: April 2, 2025 by Sarah Andre
Leap into Spring – March eNewsletter
Mud season ahead, state of the park webinar, Membership May announced, youth leadership in action, and more… Good-bye winter! Your soft sun-warmed snow is melting fast, sinking into and streaming across the saturated ground into tributaries, brooks, and rivers where the churned-up resembles frothy hot cocoa (to some of us, anyway!). Spring is coming on fast …
Posted: March 5, 2025 by Sarah Andre
All in for Winter – February eNewsletter
Winter Festival, oodles of snow, federal updates, youth ski adventures, and more… As we began to gather stories for this newsletter, eight or nine inches of snow fell over Katahdin Woods and Waters, contributing to the base of up to 30 inches on the ground in late February. Over the school break throughout our state, …
Posted: February 7, 2025 by Elise Goplerud
An Unforgettable Youth Ski to Haskell Hut
Over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, six local middle and high school students joined Friends’ Education Coordinator Elise Goplerud and Outdoor Sport Institute’s Dan Rogan on a journey they won’t soon forget: an overnight cross-country ski trip to Haskell Hut. These students, invited as part of a special leadership program, had proven their …
Posted: January 8, 2025 by Elise Goplerud
Hunting for Grouse in KAWW’s Seboeis Parcel – Trip Report
Written by Friends of KWW Education Coordinator, Elise Goplerud In my time working with Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters over the past four years, I’ve prioritized exploring the Monument’s recreational opportunities. From camping to skiing, I’ve done it all—except hunting, an often-overlooked activity in the Monument. Unlike most national parks, Katahdin Woods & Waters …
Posted: August 29, 2023 by Sarah Andre
My Park Story – Elise’s Summer Reflections
Friends’ place-based educators connect learners with land year-round, but long summer days outside the structure of a school day allow for deeper youth experiences on our trails and rivers. Education Coordinator Elise Goplerud shares her reflections on the impact of these programs in this month’s #myparkstory. Katahdin Learning Project’s summer youth programs wound down in …
Posted: July 25, 2023 by Sarah Andre
My Park Story – Maggie’s Stars Over Katahdin
This featured Park Story comes from Maggie O’Hara, Katahdin Learning Project’s seasonal place-based educator. Maggie just graduated from Katahdin Middle High School and is headed to Eastern Maine Community College to study secondary education in the fall. Going out in the woods is not every high schooler’s dream. And being entirely honest, at the beginning …
Posted: June 22, 2023 by Sarah Andre
My Park Story – Kevin Slater on the East Branch
In 50 years of paddling the East Branch of the Penobscot, he’s learned that every paddling trip is a new experience–and he is an important witness to changes that slowly span the decades. In a recent conversation with Kevin Slater, co-owner of Mahoosuc Guide Services, he talked about the crucial data to watch when planning …