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1 10, 2020

Welcoming our 2020 Fall Sustainable Forestry Interns

2020-10-01T14:22:37-04:00October 1st, 2020|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

This fall we welcomed another set of new faces to our Sustainable Forestry Internship program, led by FSI Director, Sam Perron. During this 6-week session, interns learn and work alongside staff on forestry, conservation, habitat management and landowner outreach projects. This year's interns have been performing invasive plant control, practicing pre-commercial thinning and low-impact tractor logging, performing wildlife habitat and landscape-level ecological assessments, tree planting, firewood processing, and landowner consulting. Alex DeRoehn - Alex was born and raised in the Northeast Kingdom before attending the University [Read More...]

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28 09, 2020

2020 Westmore Mountain Challenge Results

2020-09-28T15:17:00-04:00September 28th, 2020|Highlights, News|

Well the 2020 Westmore Mountain Challenge could not have had more perfect weather or fall foliage! Firstly, a big congratulations to all our hikers -- every year we are blown away by the determination and resilience of our participants who we are proud to say cover the full array of trail enthusiasts, from speed-oriented mountain runners to stop-and-enjoy-the-view hikers and everyone in between. In total we had 150 registrants and 129 participants on the day, with 90 finishers of the full, five mountain marathon length. We were very pleased to end [Read More...]

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1 07, 2020

Forest Landowners of the NEK

2020-07-01T13:32:53-04:00July 1st, 2020|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Who is responsible for stewarding Vermont’s forests? We all play a part, but when the rubber meets the road (or leaf litter), it’s YOU, the individual forest landowners, who care for most of our state’s forested land. At NorthWoods, we’ve known this for years, and the results of our recent Forest Landowner Survey reinforced this. Keep reading to hear some of the insights and statistics from 27 landowners who responded to the survey. (if you would like to participate, the survey is still open! Click here to start!) Landowners who [Read More...]

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30 06, 2020

Refuge Reflections: Protecting Plovers

2020-06-30T14:27:42-04:00June 30th, 2020|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News, Science|

While we often highlight the youth crew leaders and members who train with us and work on USFWS Refuges across New England during the summer season, we also hire for specialty seasonal positions and internships. These employees are trained by and work alongside USFWS scientists on specific conservation goals for that refuge. At the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, this includes Nicole DeFelice, a Shorebird Biological Technician who was slated to be the leader of a Shorebird intern crew this year, but due to COVID-19 is covering the full [Read More...]

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25 06, 2020

“Never Give Up” – A Letter from Maria Young

2020-06-25T15:18:02-04:00June 25th, 2020|Highlights, News|

Dear NorthWoods Community, It has been inspiring to see our mission given new value as we seek hope over fear, and certainty in the uncertain as we navigate the path forward during a global pandemic and the call for action to affirm that Black Lives Matter. We recognize that our mission to connect people and place is not separate from these pursuits. In the past, we have rested on the knowledge that we are a good organization doing good work in and for the community, but this is not [Read More...]

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8 06, 2020

Checking our Bearings on Racial Equity

2020-06-08T17:45:15-04:00June 8th, 2020|Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) seeking justice and equality. We recognize that our mission to connect people and place is not separate from this pursuit. We have been listening and learning from our local and national community as we seek to turn outrage over the unjust murder of George Floyd into progress in dismantling systemic racism. We believe this is not a political stance, but an affirmation of our commitment to human rights, essential to building vibrant human and natural communities [Read More...]

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1 06, 2020

Citizen Science Opportunity: Collecting Poplar Seeds

2020-06-01T17:57:22-04:00June 1st, 2020|Highlights, News|

Our friends at Intervale and the US Fish & Wildlife Service are looking for help collecting poplar seeds for an experiment in streamside restoration methods! If you are familiar with a stand of poplars in your area you can help by keeping a close eye on the stand and by watching the female catkins and collecting the seed pods when they mature. Annalise Carington, a Conservation Specialist with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, outlines the objective of the study: The idea with this project is to establish native tree [Read More...]

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14 05, 2020

Wonder of Woods & Water: Healthy Vs Unhealthy Waterways

2020-05-14T13:43:33-04:00May 14th, 2020|Education, Highlights, News|

In this third episode of the Wonder of Woods & Water, in partnership with the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, Wyatt talks about the characters and characteristics of healthy waterways, including beaver dams and buffer zones! The NorthWoods watershed crew is dedicated to improving waterway health, and many of their projects include re-planting streamside buffer zones with trees and shrubs to increase the stability of the soil and improve water quality. The audience's home task this week is to mimic the filtering effect that a stable riparian buffer has on the [Read More...]

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1 05, 2020

Wonders of Wood & Water – Vernal Pools

2020-05-01T16:45:51-04:00May 1st, 2020|Highlights, News|

In this second episode of Wonders of Wood & Water, in partnership with the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, Wyatt introduces viewers to vernal pools. He takes us on a visit to the NorthWoods vernal pool, where we are taking data measurements for the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, and describes the transient nature of vernal pools and their importance to local amphibians like wood frogs and salamanders. Wyatt tasks the home audience with investigating how pollution impacts amphibians with a fun experiment, linked to below the video. The links [Read More...]

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27 04, 2020

Wonders of Wood & Water – Macro invertebrates

2020-04-27T16:30:17-04:00April 27th, 2020|Education, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Education team has been collaborating with the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium to produce educational content for those stuck at home during the social distancing period. Last week, Wyatt introduced the series "Wonders of Wood and Water" about the cool and amazing things you can find in the forests and waterbodies of northern New England. In this episode, Wyatt introduces the audience to the types of macro invertebrates that inhabit stream and pond ecosystems, including caddisflies, stoneflies, dragonflies and water boatmen. Wyatt also sets viewers the task of looking [Read More...]

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