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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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2 08, 2016

Senator Leahy to Attend Conservation Corps Celebration

2016-12-13T19:11:45-05:00August 2nd, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center is honored to welcome US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) as he joins us on Friday, August 5th, for our 2016 Conservation Corps Season Celebration. Senator Leahy has been an advocate for environmental conservation throughout Vermont and across the United States since gaining office in 1974. An ongoing supporter of conservation efforts along the upper Connecticut River watershed, the Senator helped establish the 26,000 acre Nulhegan basin division of the Silvio O Conte National Wildlife Refuge where youth crews from the NorthWoods Conservation Corps work each summer. Senator Patrick Leahy and wife, Marcelle [Read More...]

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27 07, 2016

2016 Corps Season: Bald Mountain Trail Restoration Progress

2016-12-13T19:11:45-05:00July 27th, 2016|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Trail Crew takes a break from trail work at the Bald Mountain summit. (L to R) Alexis Alderman, Shane Tulp (crew leader), Quinn Stevens, Aaron Verge, Dawson Cote, Delphine McCann, Calvin Hosford, Kayla Hanson (crew leader). The NorthWoods Conservation Corps passed the halfway point in its summer season this past week and hikers and outdoor enthusiasts will find signs of their efforts throughout the region. Substantial trail management projects are recently completed or underway on Bald Mountain in Westmore, Wheeler Mountain in Sutton, and on the Cohos Trail in [Read More...]

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22 07, 2016

In Pictures: Bunkhouse Construction Under Way!

2016-12-13T19:11:45-05:00July 22nd, 2016|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Work began in mid July on excavation and site preparation for a new bunkhouse at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center. The four-season 54 x 24 foot building will include bunks for 18 students and an annex with handicapped-accessible bathrooms and showers. The bunkhouse will expand the Center’s capacity and ability to offer its educational programming over multiple days to groups from a wider geographic area. For over 25 years NorthWoods has provided school and adult education programs as part of its mission of “connecting people and place through education, science, and action”, but groups have been limited to single day [Read More...]

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22 07, 2016

This Week in the Woods: Exploring the CT River

2016-12-13T19:11:45-05:00July 22nd, 2016|Education, Highlights, News|

This week in the woods, campers took to the water to explore a Northern section of the Connecticut River. They practiced their quick and whitewater paddling techniques and took advantage of the slower sections to observe the ample wildlife. Some exciting encounters included a flock of 50 Canada Geese, a Beaver, and Weasel, a Great Blue Heron, and a Bald Eagle! This camp runs in partnership with the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. In the featured picture, campers paddle Island Pond on day one to get the feel of their boats.

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21 07, 2016

Elm Restoration Update: Tending to the Trees

2016-12-13T19:11:46-05:00July 21st, 2016|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

American elm, once an iconic species common along Vermont's riversides and in hardwood forests (particularly wetter, nutrient-rich ones), has declined dramatically due to Dutch elm disease over the past century. But with upcoming research about naturally disease resistant American elm varieties, we're optimistic that these trees will be restored as a healthy component of of our Vermont forests. For the past two spring planting seasons NorthWoods has assisted The Nature Conservancy and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department in planting nearly 2,000 elms and “filler” trees of other species in riparian fields, and this summer we're taking [Read More...]

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13 06, 2016

Rick Wright – CT River Swim 2016

2016-12-13T19:11:46-05:00June 13th, 2016|Highlights, News|

Periodically throughout the summer we will be featuring accounts from long distance swimmer, Rick Wright. Rick contacted us this spring to ask us about specifics concerning the northern stretches of the Connecticut River and to purchase a CT River Paddler's Trail Map in preparation for swimming the full length of the river from the Quebec border to Long Island Sound. Rick, who is 72, started on his journey last year, swimming 50 miles of the CT river between Hartford and Old Saybrook CT over 8 days in the summer of 2015. Stay tuned for [Read More...]

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9 06, 2016

All Aboard:  Third Grade Students Explore Lake Memphremagog

2016-12-13T19:11:46-05:00June 9th, 2016|Education, Highlights, News|

How old is Lake Memphremagog? Where does all the water in the Lake come from? Who calls it home?  Nearly 300 third grade students from Orleans County searched for answers to these questions on the Discovery Cruise aboard the Northern Star boat this spring. In the search, students were invited to become lake detectives, provided with helpful tools – binoculars, discovery guides, watershed maps, identification books, and their own powers of observation.  During the quest, detectives had to abide by Captain Chris Johansen’s number one rule: to have fun! Facilitated by NorthWoods [Read More...]

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