Conservation Corps

6 02, 2015

February 6th Trail Report

2016-12-13T19:11:59-05:00February 6th, 2015|Trail Reports|

Mid-Winter Edition Its official! Mid-winter is here! And boy you would know it by looking outside. The thermometer is hovering well below freezing and the snow continues to pile up. The backcountry is filling in beautifully and the groomed trails are superb! Whether you are out on the trails here at NorthWoods, at Kingdom Trails, Memphremagog Trails, Mt. Hor, Burke, Jay--you name it--the snow is great. We have some great programs coming up and are happy to share a trails-related update, although this one related to our summer Conservation Corps. NorthWoods [Read More...]

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5 02, 2015

January 30th Trail Report

2016-12-13T19:12:00-05:00February 5th, 2015|News, Trail Reports|

So Far, So Great! The snow keeps coming and, even though we were spared the brunt of the recent Nor'easter, the inches are adding up to feet. As mid-winter approaches, our snowbase is a solid 24 inches and I think it's safe to say we no longer have 'early season conditions'. In fact, it's fair to say we have great mid-winter conditions which means our Nordic trails are in prime shape! If you can suffer the cold or wait it out, we welcome you all to join us for some great [Read More...]

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5 02, 2015

NorthWoods Featured on VT PBS

2015-02-05T10:54:27-05:00February 5th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Thanks to Vermont PBS, NorthWoods is featured in a new season episode of Vermont Outdoor Journal. Program host Lawrence Pyne explores the trail building process while hiking the new Middle Mountain Trail being built by the NorthWoods Conservation Corps Backcountry Crew in the remote forests of Avery's Gore. The program demonstrates how multiple partners, including NorthWoods Stewardship Center, Green Mountain Club, Vermont Forest, Parks and Recreation and Plum Creek Timber Company have come together to develop trails on the Kingdom Heritage Lands in far northeastern Vermont. Interviews with NorthWoods Trails Director [Read More...]

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20 01, 2015

Androscoggin River Steward

2016-12-13T19:12:00-05:00January 20th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The famed Androscoggin River with its rich history of log drives and sporting camps flows south east out of Umbagog Lake in Errol, NH through numerous communities of the New England before entering the Kennebunk River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine. The NorthWoods Stewardship Center has been working in and around the Umbagog region for many years, managing a Youth Conservation Corps program at the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge and leading canoe trips on the lakes and rivers of the region. In the summer of 2014 the NorthWoods Stewardship Center had the [Read More...]

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5 01, 2015

Public Meeting – January 14th

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING To be held from: 6–7 PM, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 At: NorthWoods Stewardship Center, 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT 05833 A public meeting will be held to inform townspeople and interested members of the public with a proposed project to construct a 20-person bunkhouse on the NorthWoods Stewardship Center campus, to be used by NorthWoods education, conservation and forest stewardship programs. The goals of the meeting will be to present plans for construction and hear comments on items such as economic and environmental impacts, service area, alternatives to the project, or [Read More...]

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31 12, 2014

NorthWoods Trail Report

2016-12-13T19:12:00-05:00December 31st, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Are you ready for the winter ski season? Here are NorthWoods, we have over 12km of groomed and backcountry cross country trails available to the public. Skis and snowshoes are available to rent for $5/day, or bring your own! Ready to get out there? Get the latest on our trail and snow conditions from our recently revived Trail Report! Find the latest issue below! [catlist name=trail-reports numberposts=10 excludeposts=this]

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25 11, 2014

Remembering Bill Bevans

2016-12-13T19:12:00-05:00November 25th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

"If you have a dream, you need a team."   - Bill Bevans, at NorthWoods' 2011 Strategic Planning Retreat   For 6 years, Bill Bevans served on the Board of Directors at NorthWoods Stewardship Center, first as member and most recently as President. It is in these roles that we have known Bill best. It takes a certain kind of person to lead a Board of Directors, particularly for an organization that is located over a mountain, down a few long and winding dirt roads to a place that is literally in the woods, on [Read More...]

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25 11, 2014

Fighting Invasives with CISMA

2016-12-13T19:12:00-05:00November 25th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The Upper Connecticut River Watershed Invasive Species Management Area (UCCISMA), formed in late 2010, is a group of individuals, organizations, and government agencies working with landowners to curb the threat of invasive species in the watershed. A warming climate, continued habitat fragmentation, and entry vectors such as road, rail line and utility corridor promote the spread of invasive plant populations negatively impacting water quality and native species of flora and fauna. While invasive plants are at an earlier stage of colonization in the upper reaches of the watershed, the water quality of the [Read More...]

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4 11, 2014

NorthWoods included on VLT Recreation Map

2016-12-13T19:12:01-05:00November 4th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The Vermont Land Trust (VLT), recently announced the release of an interactive Recreation Map, displaying conserved lands throughout the state which allow recreational access. "It's an important part of our mission to conserve land that offers recreational opportunities. We have conserved land along the Appalachian, Long, and Catamount Trails, and many miles of the VAST snowmobile trail system. We have protected land used for hunting, fishing, swimming, and sledding." The NorthWoods 1500 acre East Charleston campus is reserved under the VLT and we are proud to offer our land to the public for [Read More...]

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29 10, 2014

Honoring Stewardship: 2014 Buzzell Award

2016-12-13T19:12:01-05:00October 29th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Lodge filled with applause when Forest Stewardship Institute Director Jayson Benoit presented the 2014 George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award to Fern Fontaine at the Annual Stewardship Celebration on October 24th. Fontaine retired this year after an eighteen-year tenure with the Natural Resources program at North Country Career Center in Newport, Vermont, but his dedication to forestry and to education has been lifelong. Benoit recounted some of Fontaine’s early experiences in the field, including Peace Corps service in Niger where he worked to plant trees at the edge of the Sahara desert, but it [Read More...]

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