CATS Trail Project May 18th

CATS trail marker

Saturday, May 18th
12:30-4:30 pm
Meet at Black Kettle Nature Trail

Are you ready for the next Champlain Area Trails (CATS) Volunteer Trail Project? CATS welcomes people of all ages to come out to help clear the trail. Volunteers are free to stay until the end or help out for just part of the project. Here are the details:

Next Saturday, May 18th, 12:30-4:30 pm at the Black Kettle Nature trail at the corner of Cook & Leaning roads in Whallonsburgh, NY. Please join us to widen and tidy one of our most family-friendly trails as we prepare for the hike and interpretive sign unveiling on National Trails Day, June 1. (CATS)

Check the CATS website for ongoing CATS trail projects!

Celebrate National Trails Day with CATS

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for National Trails Day! Several group hikes have been organized that day, and later that evening join Champlain Area Trails to celebrate! Honor our local network of trails and their CATS maintainers on Saturday, June 1, from 4-6pm at Block House Farm in Essex, NY.

Pre-registration $15 per person, $30 per family, children free. Purchase tickets at the CATS website or send a check to PO Box 193, Westport, NY 12993.

3 Days Left to Enter CATS Photo & Caption Contest

There’s still time to Enter CATS first Photo and Caption Contest! They are accepting entries through May 15th.

Submit up to five photos you’ve taken while on the CATS trails to catscontest@gmail.com. Include a 25-100 word narrative with each photo to share the story of the moment you captured. Learn more about the contest here!

If you have any questions email info@champlainareatrails.com or contact CATS by phone at 518-962-2287.

CATS Photo Contest (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Celebrate National Trails Day with Champlain Area Trails (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
CATS Earth Day Trail Project (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Made in Essex: Mary Wade Miniatures (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Lake Champlain Committee Needs Volunteers to Steward Paddlers’ Trails (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)

About Katie Shepard

Passionate about reading and writing stories, Katie Shepard enjoys discovering more about her home while writing and editing for Essex on Lake Champlain. Katie graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2011 where she studied English literature, philosophy, and Asian studies. Her first book Essex, New York Architecture: A Doodler's Field Guide was published in 2015. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, or at Linked.in. Or email her at katie [@] essexeditions [dot] com.