Conservation Corps

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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6 01, 2020

Campus & Westmore Trails Open for Season

2020-07-14T13:53:40-04:00January 6th, 2020|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

The cross-country ski season has been a bit slower to start than usual at our campus in East Charleston, with low snowfall and warm temperatures, but as of January 5th, our on-site trails are groomed and ready for visitors! As the season progresses, make sure to bookmark and check our Trails page to keep up to date on the latest trail conditions on our campus at at the neighboring Willoughby State Forest which we groom. Enjoying the trails? Tag us on Facebook or Instagram with your latest ski and snowshoe photos. [Read More...]

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30 04, 2019

Corps Field Season Begins: Faulkner Island Lighthouse

2019-04-30T11:30:25-04:00April 30th, 2019|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The Conservation Corps is gearing up for the season and has already begun spring projects. In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Faulkner Island Lighthouse Brigade, the Corps built a 60-foot brick walkway leading up to Connecticut’s second oldest lighthouse on Faulkner Island in Long Island Sound. The lighthouse, built in 1802 and commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, still serves as a navigational aid to boats passing through the sound. The island is a part of the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, and is [Read More...]

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25 10, 2018

Bluff Ridge Bridges & Burke Brush Ups

2018-10-25T14:10:40-04:00October 25th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

At the beginning of October the Fall Corps crew was at Burke summit, spending a week converting the Vista Trail on the summit of Burke into a Universal Access Trail (UA). This small spur trail looks south into Victory State forest and Kirby Mountain and is now usable by people of all mobilities. While on Burke they spent a second week working on the Summit Trail and the Profile Trail, brushing them both back and cleaning trail drainages. They also jacked up and leveled the West Peak trail CCC lean-to [Read More...]

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25 09, 2018

Sentinel Rock & Burke Mountain ADA Trails

2018-10-25T12:26:23-04:00September 25th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps has completed their trail work at Sentinel Rock State Park. As of now, the park has a 240’ Universal Access trail that spurs from the glacial erratic. From the ADA trail, there’s a small footpath that leads to the lower parking area and a brand new trail that leads to the wooded, multi-use trails. The footpath in the meadow crosses wet areas on bog bridges past an old birch tree with scenic views of Lake Willoughby and the glacial erratic in the distance. The “lollipop loop” through [Read More...]

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11 09, 2018

New Steward”ship” at NorthWoods

2018-09-11T15:15:49-04:00September 11th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Happy Birthday Northwoods! While we celebrate 29 years of commitment to the care and well-being of Northern Forest communities, our steward“ship” does not stop here. On the contrary, the needs of our human and natural communities are greater than ever before. On this occasion, NorthWoods is revamping its “ship”, strengthening itself to further meet the needs of the present and for generations to come. NorthWoods is delighted to welcome Jonathan Gilbert as our new Executive Director. He joined our team of stewards with the necessary skills to strengthen and further our [Read More...]

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27 08, 2018

Universal Access Trails at Moose Bog and Sentinel Rock

2018-08-27T12:49:22-04:00August 27th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Highlights|

The NorthWoods crew finished up a grueling three weeks of hauling Sta-mat with wheelbarrows to complete a Universal Access trail at Moose Bog, in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. From the existing Wenlock Wildlife Management Area kiosk and parking lot, the crew cut a new 0.1-mile section of trail connecting to the existing Moose Bog trail. They widened the existing trail to a minimum of 36” for wheelchair accessibility and built ten rest areas about 200’ apart along the trail. The crew hauled more than 1,000 tons of Sta-mat [Read More...]

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24 07, 2018

Dolloff Pond Access Gets a Makeover

2018-07-24T14:40:15-04:00July 24th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The access points to South Dolloff Pond in Sutton have received a makeover to help reduce erosion and improve water quality. The Dolloff Ponds are small, shallow ponds located in the Willoughby State Forest within the Town of Sutton and managed by the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, & Recreation. The ponds are interconnected with a 69-acre wetland in the headwaters of the West Branch Passumpsic River Watershed. The NorthWoods Stewardship Center Watershed Crew completed the project on July 4th, partnering with the VT Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation and the [Read More...]

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13 06, 2018

New Stormwater Strategic Plan released for the Memphremagog Watershed

2018-06-14T11:25:13-04:00June 13th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Some great news from the Stormwater Collaborative, of which NorthWoods is a member organization: Since December of 2017, a group of local organizations, municipalities, and State agencies have been working together and recently completed a Stormwater Strategic Plan for the Memphremagog watershed. This group, known as the Stormwater Collaborative, was initiated at the Leahy Summit at the Echo Center in Burlington and funded through a grant from the High Meadows Fund. “Given the numerous sources of stormwater runoff and our large geographic area, establishing this collaborative is paramount to improving the [Read More...]

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11 05, 2018

Building Resilience: Cenkl’s 2018 VT Climate Run

2018-05-11T18:08:36-04:00May 11th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Our friend and board member Pavel Cenkl is doing it again! In 2015 he ran his first Climate Run - 240km across Iceland from south to north. In 2017 he ran a grueling path on the Arctic Trail through northern Scandinavia. And this summer, he will be bringing climate resilience and awareness close to home with a 500 mile trek, biking down the full length of the state of Vermont in a single day, then running back north via the Long Trail. On June 20th, 2018, Pavel will tackle the [Read More...]

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