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28 02, 2018

Alert! Emerald Ash Borer Found in Vermont

2018-02-28T11:06:25-05:00February 28th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

We were disheartened yesterday to learn that despite the best efforts on the parts of citizens and conservation professionals throughout the region, the invasive Emerald Ash Borer has finally found its way into the state of Vermont.  For those who care for and enjoy Vermont forests, this is major blow, and now more than ever it is important to help educate your friends and neighbors about this issue and ways to slow the effects, namely: DO NOT MOVE FIREWOOD! The insect itself is only able to fly short distances, and the [Read More...]

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26 02, 2018

Take a Look: Low-Impact Forestry in the Works

2018-02-26T18:11:18-05:00February 26th, 2018|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

What are our forestry staff up to this winter? Right now the job is working on a low-impact harvest for a landowner in West Charleston using our tractor and forwarding trailer. According to FSI staffer Sam Perron: "This entry is focused on thinning a Norway spruce plantation to improve future timber quality, creating canopy gaps to help transition this softwood plantation toward native hardwoods (mostly sugar maple, red maple, black cherry), and removing some balsam fir trees in a younger hardwood forest, where the larger balsams have a high risk of [Read More...]

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23 02, 2018

2/23 Trails Update – Poor snow conditions :(

2018-02-23T13:09:54-05:00February 23rd, 2018|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

As this photo from our lodge webcam will attest, snow conditions have not been the best! Trails at NorthWoods and at the Willoughby State Forest have NOT been groomed this week, due to poor weather conditions and snowmobile repairs. Keep your fingers crossed for more end of season snow!

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16 02, 2018

February 16th Trails Update

2018-02-16T13:56:52-05:00February 16th, 2018|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 1/13/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. As of Tuesday the trails were in wonderful shape with an additional 6-8 inches of powder after the weekend storm. The trails were pristine after the grooming. We are still having issues with the state machine and our machine. If everything [Read More...]

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9 02, 2018

February 9th Trails Update

2018-02-09T14:58:47-05:00February 9th, 2018|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 2/9/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and along with the two roads. Willoughby State Forest is a testament of just how much snow we get in the NEK. This last storm dumped probably a foot and half of powder on the mountain. The trails are groomed nicely but still a little soft, but with the [Read More...]

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2 02, 2018

2/2 Trails Update: Good News & Bad News

2018-02-02T15:18:13-05:00February 2nd, 2018|News, Trail Reports|

Good News: There are 5 inches of fresh powder out on the trails! Woohoo! Bad News: Our snowmobile has broken down. ☹️ Which means that despite our best laid plans to groom the Mt Hor trails today, it looks like grooming will be on hiatus until the needed repairs occur. We are hoping that will mean we'll be back out by Sunday, but it could be next week. Our apologies to skiers headed out there this weekend, and thank you for your patience as our staff deal with arranging repairs. As a side [Read More...]

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29 01, 2018

2018 Summer Camp Registration OPEN

2018-01-29T15:36:34-05:00January 29th, 2018|Education, Highlights, News|

We hate to wish away the winter days, but thoughts of summertime in Vermont have our camp team pretty excited. We are happy to announce that Summer Camp registration is open, both for camps hosted here at NorthWoods in East Charleston, and at our partner site on Burke Mountain.  Learn more AND register at northwoodscenter.org  or www.skiburke.com.  First come, first served, so please register early, and don't hesitate to call or email for more details.  We are looking forward to sharing our love for the outdoors and the many ways to understand [Read More...]

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16 01, 2018

January 16th – Weekly Trail Report

2018-01-16T16:21:10-05:00January 16th, 2018|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 1/14/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain Rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. The warm temps and rain will not stop us this time! The trails froze in hard and now have about 2 inches of groomed powder on top. Conditions should be great! We plan to groom again on Friday, January 19th . SNOW [Read More...]

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12 01, 2018

January 12th 2018 – Weekly Trail Report

2018-01-12T10:48:15-05:00January 12th, 2018|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Willoughby State Forest Trails Update All the trails have been groomed as of 1/9/2018, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. Not sure how the trails will look after this unexpected rain. If we get the predicted snow and cold on Friday night and Saturday we will be grooming Sunday morning 1/14. (weather dependent) SNOW REPORT: Willoughby State Forest Nordic Trails Conditions: Packed powder [Read More...]

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29 12, 2017

December 29th – Weekly Trail Report

2017-12-30T10:18:01-05:00December 29th, 2017|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

Willoughby State Forest Weekly Trails Update The Trails in Willoughby State Forest are in GREAT SHAPE after the last storm! All the trails have been groomed as of 12/29, which include the Little Loop, Middle Loop, Bartlett Loop, the Connector trail, the CCC road and the Bartlett Mountain rd. Tracks are set on the Little and Middle loops along with the two roads. There is about a two foot base now. We plan to groom again after New Years day, weather permitting. SNOW REPORT: Willoughby State Forest Nordic Trails New now [Read More...]

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