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20 08, 2015

Accepting Nominations for 3rd Annual Buzzell Award

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 20th, 2015|Miscellaneous|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to accept nominations for the third annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award. In honor of the esteemed county forester for which it is named, this award recognizes an individual who is making a positive impact on Northeast Kingdom forests. The award will be given at the Annual Stewardship Celebration at NorthWoods, on Friday, October 23rd. During his 44 years as Orleans County Forester, George Buzzell exemplified the best practice of his trade, including research that helped to re-define sugarbush management in Vermont. George also cast a welcoming net — encouraging education and inviting the [Read More...]

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20 08, 2015

126 Campers, 9 Camps, 2 months…

2015-08-20T14:52:06-04:00August 20th, 2015|Education, Highlights, News|

This summer at NorthWoods went by in a flash! We reached a new record of 126 campers enrolled in 9 different camps, from ages 4-15, up from 112 total enrolled in 2014. This year our camps included Advanced Survival, Junior Survival, Nature Day, Wild Science Discovery, Earth Sisters, two NFCT camps and two Mountain Bike Camps at Burke Mountain. At Wild Science Discovery Camp, students learned about making predictions based on the scientific method, then tested their hypotheses among professional biologists, right on the NorthWoods campus. Our Northern Forest Canoe Trail Summer Camp allowed 16 young paddlers to hone [Read More...]

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17 08, 2015

VCF Announces 29 Grants in Communities Across State

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 17th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods was proud to be a recipient of a Vermont Community Foundation grant this spring. Check out the other great work that is being done throughout the state through VCF funding: The Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with some of its fundholders, awarded a total of $57,435 in Small and Inspiring grants to 29 organizations for local projects in communities across the state this spring. One of a number of competitive grant rounds at the Community Foundation, the Small and Inspiring grants program funds work that helps connect people to their [Read More...]

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10 08, 2015

2015 Conservation Corps Celebration

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 10th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps completed a busy 6-week summer field season on Friday August 7 with a gathering of ten crews from throughout New England. Eighty-six young people participated in the Corps this season--the largest in many years. Crews operated up and down the Connecticut River Valley and in remote corners of Vermont and New Hampshire- improving wildlife habitats, building and maintaining trails, and increasing access to our natural areas. To cap off the tremendous work of the season, the crews participated in the annual Field Day Competition--a series of lumberjack-style [Read More...]

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10 08, 2015

Middle Mountain Trail Route Now Open

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 10th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods is pleased to announce a major milestone in NEK trail work – the completion of the Middle Mountain Trail in Warren’s Gore and Avery’s Gore. The project is part of a long range plan and partnership involving NorthWoods, Green Mountain Club, Vermont Forests, Parks and Recreation, and the private timberland owners to develop hiking trails on the former Champion Lands (now known as the Kingdom Heritage Lands). First conceived by NorthWoods over 15 years ago, the Middle Mountain Trail is part of a long-distance route linking the trails on Bluff and [Read More...]

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5 08, 2015

Knotweed Photo Volunteers Wanted

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 5th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, News|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston Vermont, and the Upper Connecticut River Watershed Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (UCCISMA) are seeking volunteers to take some photos! We need people who are willing to visit our identified Japanese Knotweed treatment sites to take GPS points and photo points so we can have have documentation of pre-treatment and post-treatment conditions. There are sites in both northern New Hampshire and northeastern Vermont, all within the Upper Connecticut River Watershed. Some sites are accessible by car while others require a short walk or canoe. [Read More...]

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16 07, 2015

NorthWoods Welcomes AmeriCorps NCCC Moose One Team

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00July 16th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

AmeriCorps volunteers have long been a cornerstone of NorthWoods projects and programming, but new this year, NorthWoods is fortunate to host nine members of the AmeriCorps NCCC Atlantic Region Moose One Team. The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is a full-time team-based youth service crew, which partners with non-profits, schools, state agencies and other community organizations to complete service projects in a variety of disciplines across the region. The Moose One team members range in age from 18-24 and hail from across the country, representing Florida, New York, South Carolina, Georgia, California, [Read More...]

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15 07, 2015

Spitzer Forest Fall Recap

2016-12-13T19:11:56-05:00July 15th, 2015|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

UVM professor Bill Keeton (center) leads students through forest sampling protocol Every year brings changes to the Lydia Spitzer Demonstration Demonstration Forest at NorthWoods, but 2015 marked some especially exciting progress! With the field season winding down, fall is a great time to reflect on our accomplishments over the past year. Our Forest Stewardship program launched into summer with the completion of our updated forest management plan, and acceptance of the Spitzer Forest into the Forest Guild Model Forest program. The mission of the Model Forest program is to “recognize places, people, [Read More...]

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10 07, 2015

DEC Restoration Grant Supports NorthWoods Watershed Work

2016-12-13T19:11:56-05:00July 10th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

A conservation crew from NorthWoods Stewardship Center will be completing two weeks of watershed work this summer thanks to an Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The crew—based in the Caledonia County village of East Burke—will address stormwater impairments in the Passumpsic River watershed, including projects in Burke and Newark. Stormwater runoff is a major contributor to soil erosion, sedimentation and water pollution. The NorthWoods Conservation Corps crew will work with partners at Q Burke Mountain and Burke Mountain Academy to install Low Impact Development (LID) structures such as rain [Read More...]

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17 06, 2015

Forest Guild Recognizes Spitzer Demonstration Forest

2016-12-13T19:11:56-05:00June 17th, 2015|Miscellaneous|

NorthWoods was recently recognized by the Forest Guild for our work in the Lydia Spitzer Demonstration Forest with our enrollment in the Forest Guild Model Forest program. The mission of the Model Forest program is to "recognize places, people, and relationships that foster sustainable forest management and demonstrate successful silviculture," falling in perfect alignment with our own goals for the Spitzer Forest. Becoming part of the Model Forest program involved a written application, submission of management and certification documents, and a late-winter site visit with a review committee of Vermont Guild [Read More...]

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