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30 08, 2024

Celebrating 35 Years of Stewardship

2024-08-30T14:41:32-04:00August 30th, 2024|Highlights, News|

On August 24th, the NorthWoods community came together to celebrate our 35th Anniversary of conservation and education. The weather was perfection and we were amazed at the turnout, with an approximate count of 46 people helping to hike ALL the fire tower step and decking materials up the mountain! Then over 100 hikers, friends and alum gathered at the NorthWoods lodge to eat good food, listen to live music, socialize with old friends and celebrate the NWSC community: where we’ve come from and where we’re headed! In addition to some words [Read More...]

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26 07, 2024

Marie Desrosiers

2024-07-26T11:28:17-04:00July 26th, 2024|Staff|

Originally from a seaside town in Massachusetts, Marie made her way to the NEK and the mountains in 2018 after many years of camping and hiking vacations around Vermont. Marie has over a decade of experience working and volunteering with non-profit organizations in various capacities, which she has brought with her to her role of Administrative Assistant at NorthWoods. She has also used her skillset to help with development work. Though her work is more behind-the-scenes than many other roles at NorthWoods, she enjoys helping the organization run smoothly. Marie also [Read More...]

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16 07, 2024

Environmental Education & Outdoor Recreation Instructor

2024-08-01T12:19:00-04:00July 16th, 2024|AmeriCorps, Education, Education Employment, Employment|

This position is part of the Lyndon Economic opportunity AmeriCorps Program (LEAP). LEAP is a national service program that places AmeriCorps members with non-profit organizations throughout the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) of Vermont and surrounding areas to support those organizations in building capacity and expanding their educational and/or environmental services that many communities rely on. LEAP supports members in their path to educational and career attainment through direct service, on-going trainings, and professional development opportunities offered during the service year. NorthWoods Stewardship Center is a non-profit organization located on a 1500 acre [Read More...]

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10 07, 2024

Morgan Larson

2024-07-10T15:56:57-04:00July 10th, 2024|Con Sci Staff, Conservation science, Staff|

Morgan Larson (they/them) is another Southerner who has found their way to Abenaki territory! Originally from Anadarkos-Caddo territory (so called Dallas, Texas) Morgan grew up loving the magic of the Blackland Prairie and Cross Timbers forest, having artistic, spiritual, and recreational relationships with these beautiful (and endangered!) ecosystems. After graduating from the University of North Texas with a B.A. in Sociology in 2011, Morgan became a Master Gardener and Master Naturalist for Denton and Dallas county respectively. Through these programs they started working at nature preserves, non-profits, and public school districts [Read More...]

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27 03, 2024

Monitoring Climate Resilience with Ali Kosiba

2024-03-27T18:16:25-04:00March 27th, 2024|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

In 2023, with the support of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) Kurt Gottschalk Science Fund, the NorthWoods Stewardship Center partnered with UVM Extension Forester Ali Kosiba to establish climate resilience monitoring plots in the NorthWoods demonstration forest. Using protocols developed by UVM Extension, NorthWoods forestry staff and interns collected data that will be used to evaluate a forest stand where past timber harvesting was designed to improve climate resilience, bird habitat, and other ecological values. Sustainable Forestry Interns at NorthWoods spent their 10-week season working on a wide variety of [Read More...]

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1 03, 2024

Sharpening Skills

2024-03-06T14:24:35-05:00March 1st, 2024|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Workshop teacher Larry Walters measures crosscut blades. The Conservation Corps team had fun this February attending a two-day Cross Cut Sharpening and Maintenance course hosted by Larry Walters of Rutland, VT, a former U.S. Forest Service employee. Larry was a wealth of knowledge in the realm of crosscut saws, their maintenance, and the precision-based tools that are involved in the process of sharpening them. Larry was very happy to host Corps team Dusty, Blase, and Charles and pass this lost art form on in hopes that NorthWoods will steward and [Read More...]

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27 02, 2024

Our Seeds go to Svalbard!

2024-02-28T12:55:34-05:00February 27th, 2024|Conservation science, Highlights, News, Riparian Lands|

Some of these adorable baby trees are now chilling, perhaps for 100 years or more, in a drawer in Norway! Last fall the Riparian Lands crew teamed up with the Statewide Seed Coordinator at Intervale Center to collect gray birch in the Champlain Valley and with our ECO AmeriCorps member Sarah Redman, here in Brighton, VT. Some of the seeds from both collections were later sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa to be tested and stored long-term. These samples currently have a 96%-98% [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Charles Hill

2024-03-20T20:09:14-04:00January 9th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Charles Hill was born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut in the town of Clinton. His love for the outdoors started when he was in the Boy Scouts where hiking and camping became hobbies that he enjoyed outside of the Scouts. After graduating high school in 2013, not really knowing what to expect, Charles had taken a summer job working at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge with the YCC as a crew member. This is where Charles discovered that he wanted to work in the outdoors; he changed [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Jessica Colby

2024-06-06T13:27:38-04:00January 9th, 2024|Con Sci Staff, Staff|

Jessica Colby knew from a young age that she wanted to work in conservation. She grew up enjoying time spent out in the woods behind her house, discovering all the different plants and animals that could be found there. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and a minor in Forestry. While in school, Jess was an active member of the UVM Fish and Wildlife Society, volunteering extensively with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for several events including the [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Devan Pensinger

2024-03-20T20:06:52-04:00January 9th, 2024|FSI Staff, Staff|

Devan has had a lifelong love of the natural world that led her to pursue a career in the outdoors learning about and advocating for flora, fauna, and landscapes that bring her so much joy. She graduated from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with a degree in Conservation Biology. Upon graduation she moved back to Colorado, where she grew up, and worked in a variety of seasonal field ecology positions. Some highlights included collecting meteorological data in the winter on the continental divide, spending summers monitoring flora in environments [Read More...]

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Email: info@northwoodscenter.org

Main Phone: 802.723.6551

Office & Administration ext: 301
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