Conservation Corps

14 08, 2017

NorthWoods Newest Crew is for Water Quality Warriors

2017-08-14T12:43:42-04:00August 14th, 2017|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center’s Conservation Corps program has a 22-year history of employing local youth to work on priority conservation projects in communities throughout the region with a special focus on the northeast kingdom. The Corps builds and improves hiking trails, manages exotic invasive species, plants riparian buffers, and improves wildlife habitat, and supports ecosystem resilience. This summer we welcomed our newest crew, the Watershed Crew to the multi-faceted Corps. This crew was tasked with completing projects in Vermont’s watersheds to improve water quality and they did an amazing job of [Read More...]

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27 06, 2017

Help Protect Our Trails

2017-06-27T15:52:48-04:00June 27th, 2017|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods needs your help to steward the trails in our 1,500 acre forest. Our Hopkins Hill Trail has become rutted from unauthorized ATVs and off-road vehicle use. While we recognize that off-roading is one way to enjoy the outdoors, recreational motorized vehicles are prohibited from trails on the NorthWoods property. This includes the trail extending from Hopkins Hill Rd (0.3 miles from the Tripp Hill Rd intersection) to Calhoun Rd (0.25 miles beyond last house on Calhoun Rd). Both ends of this trail (0.3 mile and 0.25 mile segments) are designated [Read More...]

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27 06, 2017

Lumber for Sale

2017-07-24T13:08:18-04:00June 27th, 2017|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Sustainably harvested spruce-fir Rough-sawn Framing material (10-18 foot lengths) – 2x4 (sold out!) 2x6, 2x8, 3x6, and 6x6 (plenty in stock!) 2x10, 2x12, 4x4, 5x5, 7x7, and 8x8 (almost gone!) Boards – 1” thickness, various lengths/widths $0.60/BF for small quantities (up to 1000BF) $0.50/BF for larger quantities (over 1000BF) Also available – rough-sawn white pine countertops (for benches, bartops, etc.), 2.5” thick, 8-9’ long, up to ~25” wide. One live (bark) edge. $60 each (1-5 slabs) / $45 each (5+) Where does our lumber come from? This material was harvested from sustainably [Read More...]

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27 01, 2017

New USFWS Partnership Programs in 2017

2017-03-24T12:29:24-04:00January 27th, 2017|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Since 1999, NorthWoods Stewardship Center has had a long-standing partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to manage Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crews at National Wildlife Refuges across  New England. Nearly 20 years later, the partnership continues to offer great conservation career  opportunities at several new locations. This year, NorthWoods will manage a YCC Crew at the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Vermont and a YCC Crew Leader team at the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in Downeast Maine. These crews are in addition to our current YCC crews at [Read More...]

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16 11, 2016

Corps Improves Water Access at Passumpsic Valley Land Trust Property

2016-12-13T19:11:44-05:00November 16th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps recently partnered with the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust (PVLT) to improve water access and remediate existing points of erosion on the Passumpsic River. Learn more about the project in this write up, courtesy of the PVLT, and learn more about their organization by visiting their website. New Enhancements at Passumpsic Valley Land Trust's Confluence Property Want to launch a canoe or kayak in Lyndon at the confluence of the East and West Branches of the Passumpsic River? Recall that PVLT acquired the former Alfred Smith property along [Read More...]

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28 10, 2016

Fall Tree Planting in the CT River Valley

2016-12-13T19:11:44-05:00October 28th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

While we often think of springtime as the time for crazy amounts of tree-planting, fall can also be a good time to plant young trees and jump start the restoration of a riparian area. This week, the Conservation Corps finished up a flood plain forest restoration planting of 2300 trees and shrubs along the shores of the CT River in Piedmont, NH. The 7.5 acre parcel had previously been used as a corn field, but will now be converted back into silver maple flood plain forest  - protecting the water from [Read More...]

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20 09, 2016

North Country Conservation: Completion of Coös Conservation Projects

2016-12-13T19:11:44-05:00September 20th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Conservation crews from the NorthWoods Stewardship Center recently completed several projects that improve access to New Hampshire’s great outdoors. The work, done in cooperation with local and state partners, includes two segments connected with the 162-mile Cohos Trail and an access area that further improves the Connecticut River Paddlers Trail. All three projects are intended to increase sustainable recreational access in the North Country while protecting natural resources. They also have the benefit of engaging local youth in natural resource education and management. Earlier this month, NorthWoods finished construction of the 4-mile Trio Trail in the remote [Read More...]

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15 09, 2016

Watershed Crew Protects Local Waters

2016-12-13T19:11:44-05:00September 15th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

This summer, a youth conservation crew from NorthWoods Stewardship Center completed several watershed improvement projects in the Passumpsic River Basin thanks to an Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP) grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The crew cooperated with local towns, non-profits, and businesses to reduce stormwater erosion, improve water quality, and enhance river access on the Passumpsic. The NorthWoods Conservation Corps “Burke Crew” completed over 1000 hours of watershed-based training and service work, including improvements to two river access points in Lyndon, numerous roadside runoff projects in Burke and Newark, and the installation of stormwater [Read More...]

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31 08, 2016

New Trail Opens on Wheeler Mountain

2016-12-13T19:11:44-05:00August 31st, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

After several months of careful planning and trail work a new route to the top of Wheeler Mountain is ready to open. The new Wheeler Mountain Trail climbs the mountain ridge from the south and replaces the former Red and White Trails, which were plagued by issues of overuse and are now closed. The project was spearheaded by NorthWoods Stewardship Center in cooperation with the landowner and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. “NorthWoods is in the business of expanding recreational access to public lands”, states Luke O’Brien, the NorthWoods Trails Director, “so it [Read More...]

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11 08, 2016

Senator Patrick Leahy Speaks at Conservation Corps Celebration

2016-12-13T19:11:45-05:00August 11th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center was proud to welcome senior U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to campus on Friday, August 5th, where he spoke to the crowd gathered for the annual Conservation Corps Season Celebration. Over 70 young people and their families were in attendance to hear the senator speak, celebrate the successful end of the 2016 season and participate in a friendly competition of Olympic-style field events. Over the course of the summer, eleven crews of young men and women, aged 15 to 20, were stationed on wildlife refuges and public trails [Read More...]

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