Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers - UMATR - Wild & Scenic Committee

Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers - UMATR - Wild & Scenic Committee In Dec. 2014, the Upper Missisquoi & Trout Rivers (UMATR) became VT’s 1st federally designated Wild & Scenic River!

UMATR flows 46.1 miles through 8 towns: Westfield, Troy, North Troy, Richford, Berkshire, Enosburg, Enosburgh Falls & Montgomery in Vermont The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was established by Congress in 1968 “to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations”. In December

of 2014, Vermont joined the list of states containing federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers, when an extensive multi-year study of the Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers culminated in a congressional designation.

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08/27/2026

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Beautiful waters can be found all across the Wild & Scenic region 🌊🌊🌊
08/26/2026

Beautiful waters can be found all across the Wild & Scenic region 🌊🌊🌊

Another great on water event books!On Saturday, we hosted our third and final canoe paddle lessons with NEK Guides. It w...
08/25/2026

Another great on water event books!

On Saturday, we hosted our third and final canoe paddle lessons with NEK Guides.

It was a great day to learn paddling skills in North Troy starting at Big Falls Eddy Park and getting out at our new river access point two miles downstream 😄

It has been great to test out our paddle skills this summer 🛶🛶🛶

Thank you to Parker and his crew!

Wednesday night, we gathered at Big Falls Eddy Park for a nature paddle with our Orleans and Franklin County Foresters ...
08/21/2026

Wednesday night, we gathered at Big Falls Eddy Park for a nature paddle with our Orleans and Franklin County Foresters Jared Nunery and Charlie Hancock.

It was a beautiful evening of observing the nature around us and learning from our expert guides.

We managed to get rained on at the very end of our paddle but spirits remained high.

Thank you to our County Foresters and event attendees!

08/19/2026

What a fantastic view of this stream! Makes you want to get down in the water more often 🔎🔎🔎

We have TWO spots left in our Guided Nature Paddle with Orleans and Franklin County Foresters for tomorrow, August 19th ...
08/18/2026

We have TWO spots left in our Guided Nature Paddle with Orleans and Franklin County Foresters for tomorrow, August 19th starting at 3pm at Big Falls Eddy Park in North Troy!

It will be a beautiful afternoon paddle spend taking in our surroundings 🛶☀️🦆🌳🐝

To learn more & register, visit
umatrvt.org/events

UMATR has been working hard to get kids on the water this summer!At the end of July, our River Community Grant program f...
08/17/2026

UMATR has been working hard to get kids on the water this summer!

At the end of July, our River Community Grant program funded a Teen River Paddle through North Country Supervisory Union’s Encore program. The students enjoyed a fantastic week on the Missisquoi 🛶

The next week, we hosted our River Explorers Teen River Trip on the Missisquoi. Another week on the river was enjoyed by these teens!

Both trips were run by the fantastic Northeast Kingdom Outfitters & Guide Service

Yay for fun times on the water 💧

It has been an exciting week at UMATR! Earlier this week, we installed a new river access point in North Troy with North...
08/13/2026

It has been an exciting week at UMATR!

Earlier this week, we installed a new river access point in North Troy with Northern Forest Canoe Trail 🛶

One of our AmeriCorps members Natalie has made a fantastic and interactive map showing all of our installed river access points that is now live on our website!

To view this map and learn more about access points along the Missisquoi and Trout Rivers, visit
umatrvt.org/access-points

It doesn’t get much better than a view like this 😎🛶
08/12/2026

It doesn’t get much better than a view like this 😎🛶

🌈🌈🌈A beautiful rainbow over the Missisquoi River last week ☔️
08/10/2026

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A beautiful rainbow over the Missisquoi River last week ☔️

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