Forest Stewardship Institute

17 09, 2014

Collaborating with Landowners on Low-Impact Timber Harvests

2016-12-13T19:12:02-05:00September 17th, 2014|Forest Stewardship Institute|

Thanks to a grant from the Working Lands Enterprise Board earlier this year, NorthWoods has added to our inventory of forestry equipment, and is now offering low-impact timber harvesting as part of our consulting services! With several fall and winter harvests on the calendar, our Forest Stewardship staff will be working in local forests (including the Lydia Spitzer Demonstration Forest) to achieve multiple uses and goals. Our current project in Morgan is focused on creating early-successional wildlife habitat at a scale appropriate to the Vermont landscape, while also extracting low-quality trees [Read More...]

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9 09, 2014

There go Tim & Anika!

2016-12-13T19:12:02-05:00September 9th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Staff|

  While the early signs of Fall are emerging around the NorthWoods campus, there are some glaring absences for those of us who make our home or have a habit of visiting here. I have been looking everywhere for flip flops tossed aside by Anika in a barefoot pursuit of some natural wonder, and I've been straining my ears to hear the notes of a ragtime tune played by Tim on his way through the lodge.  In August, Tim and Anika completed their two year terms, representing the 18th [Read More...]

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6 08, 2014

NorthWoods Accepting Nominations for 2nd Annual Buzzell Award

2016-12-13T19:12:03-05:00August 6th, 2014|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to accept nominations for the second 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 24th. 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 [Read More...]

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21 07, 2014

Interpretive Signage Enriches Spitzer Forest

2016-12-13T19:12:03-05:00July 21st, 2014|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Five forestry demonstration areas have been spruced up with new interpretive signage. Covering the who, what, when, how and why of recent forest work, these trailside signs explain the sustainable forest management that can be seen as you hike through our trail network. There is much to see and learn in the Spitzer Forest, whether you're interested in harvesting timber while enhancing songbird habitat, controlling invasive species, keeping valuable crop trees healthy, or guiding a young forest toward a productive future. Come on by for a hike, and keep an eye [Read More...]

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21 07, 2014

Senator Bernie Sanders Thanks NorthWoods

2016-12-13T19:12:03-05:00July 21st, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

We are excited to have received a letter from US Senator to Vermont, Bernie Sanders, recognizing and thanking NorthWoods and the Conservation Corps for twenty years of service to the environment. Thanks Bernie! Check out the original, or read the transcript, below.   Dear Ross and the Conservation Corps Team: I would like to offer my congratulations to the Conservation Corps on the reception of the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence from Governor Peter Shumlin. This award signifies the outstanding work that the Conservation Corps has done to provide Vermont's youth with [Read More...]

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27 06, 2014

Wanted: Citizen Science Volunteers!

2014-06-27T13:54:54-04:00June 27th, 2014|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

If you are a science-minded and outdoor-loving individual, NorthWoods needs your help! We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to help conduct our annual Survivability Study on the trees we've planted in riparian zones in the Memphremagog watershed for the past three springs. Surveys will consist of measuring, photographing and recording data on small trees and shrubs at planting sites throughout the watershed. Compiled data will help shed light on the overall condition of trees planted at different sites and help inform our tree size and species choices for future riparian plantings. Sharp [Read More...]

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23 04, 2014

NorthWoods Awarded Working Lands Grant

2016-12-13T19:12:09-05:00April 23rd, 2014|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The Working Lands Enterprise Board has announced the awarding of a $18,200 grant to NorthWoods Stewardship Center for the purchase of a forwarding trailer and implementation of low-impact timber harvests in the Northeast Kingdom. Vermont Woodlands Association has partnered with NorthWoods in the past to offer educational programs, and will continue to be a key collaborator as demonstration harvests and related workshops develop. NorthWoods is also part of the Vermont Tree Farm Program, which promotes sound forest management and offers a third-party certification opportunity for qualifying landowners with 10 or more acres. [Read More...]

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14 04, 2014

Naturalist Notes – Winter Mushrooming

2016-12-13T19:12:09-05:00April 14th, 2014|Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Past Events|

Canada Geese, Robins, Song Sparrows, Red Winged Blackbirds…a cacophony of sounds has just begun anew here at NorthWoods Stewardship Center. You can almost feel the seeds stirring in the soil, and you can definitely taste the sap flowing from our maple trees. (We drink pitchers full of it during staff meetings.) There’s a race among staff to find the first magenta-blossoming Beaked Hazelnut bud, and I’ve heard plans being hatched for whitewater paddling trips. Every day it feels like spring is offering a new spark of life for us to enjoy. Incredibly, only a few weeks [Read More...]

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14 04, 2014

Clyde Pond Wood Duck Nesting Box Survey

2016-12-13T19:12:10-05:00April 14th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Steve Farrow installing a Wood Duck Box, 2006. Overhunted and near extinction in the early twentieth century, the wood duck population is increasing, however, continued loss of quality habitat remains a threat. In 2005, the NorthWoods Conservation Corps partnered with Great Bay Hydro Corporation to build and install seven wood duck nesting boxes around Clyde Pond in Newport, Vermont as part of Great Bay Hydro Corporation's wildlife habitat improvement efforts. Wood ducks have very specific nesting requirements—flooded woodland or vegetated wetlands—and the undeveloped shoreline of Clyde Pond is ideal. Thanks to financial [Read More...]

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17 03, 2014

NorthWoods Featured in VT Digger

2016-12-13T19:12:10-05:00March 17th, 2014|Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, News|

In This State: NorthWoods Marks 25 Years Sharing Natural World  Check out the latest about NorthWoods' 25th Anniversary Year in state news website VTDigger! VTDigger.org is a statewide news website that publishes watchdog reports on state government, politics, consumer affairs, business and public policy.   The above article also appeared in the Rutland Herald and the Barre-Monteplier Times-Argus.

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