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19 09, 2014

Partnering with Lyndon State

2016-12-13T19:12:02-05:00September 19th, 2014|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

On August 24th, 43 first-year students and their instructors from Lyndon State College completed a service project to help NorthWoods get ready for the seasons ahead. Working alongside NorthWoods staff, volunteers cleared brush and performed maintenance on NorthWoods' Leadership Trail, stained the entrance deck, and stacked more than three cords of firewood to fuel our new energy-efficient wood boiler. Thank you, LSC! We wish you a great year. Also at LSC, eighteen lucky students will study the Wilderness Mind this fall, under the guidance of Adjunct Faculty member and NorthWoods' Trails [Read More...]

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17 09, 2014

Favorite Summer Spots

2016-12-13T19:12:02-05:00September 17th, 2014|Education, Highlights, News|

Every summer camper has a favorite spot around the NorthWoods campus. We have yet to take an official survey, but I would guess our Pond would be the highlight. It is spring-fed, and at 18 feet deep in the center, it offers a surprisingly cold, refreshing dip for kids who would rather spend all summer adrift than on land. And of course, there is the Pond’s Edge, home to tadpoles, frogs, crayfish, caddisflies, water boatmen, and a host of other macroinvertebrates in various stages of metamorphosis. We introduce these in a formal pond study at the [Read More...]

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17 09, 2014

2015 Ecosystem Restoration Program Grant

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

The Ecosystem Restoration Program Grant (ERP), administered by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, provides funding to programs restoring and maintaining the water quality of Vermont. In past years, NorthWoods subcontracted with the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District (OCNRCD) to restore riparian habitat on stream and lake shores in the Memphremagog watershed. This year, with the support of the OCNRCD, NorthWoods successfully applied for the ERP grant directly and will now be running both the Trees for Streams Magog and Lakeshore Buffering program for 2015. These programs consist of planting at least [Read More...]

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12 09, 2014

Rug and Quilt Raffle

2016-12-13T19:12:02-05:00September 12th, 2014|Highlights, News, Support Us|

Get your tickets now for the NorthWoods Rug & Quilt Raffle  - To benefit NorthWoods Conservation & Education Programs Winner to be drawn at the NorthWoods Annual Stewardship Celebration Friday, October 24th from 4:30 - 5:30 Tickets: $10 each   [hana-code-insert name='Quilt Raffle PayPal' /] Note: Prizes can be picked up locally at NorthWoods following the event, or shipped within the United States at the winner's expense. Please provide your phone number when entering online, so we can contact the purchaser of the winning ticket.   Grand Prize: Flowers & Flame, 1990 [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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21 07, 2014

​Following the call of the wild

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

It is mid July and the NorthWoods summer campers have been exploring some pretty cool spots in the Northeast Kingdom so far this summer. This week, Nature Day Campers have trekked on Brousseau Mountain and Mount Pisgah. We've worked on our stealth-walking skills, tracking snowshoe hare and garter snakes through the meadow, woods, and rocks of NorthWoods. We've spent countless hours in and around the pond, cooling off, testing crayfish pinch power, and becoming one with the pond life we have been investigating. We've learned about the unique adaptations of owls, and [Read More...]

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21 07, 2014

Spike Camp 2014

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

Each year, NorthWoods partners with the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge on conservation efforts throughout the Connecticut River watershed. Together, we field five Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crews on refuge lands at Conte’s Nulhegan Basin Division in Brunswick, VT; Pondicherry Division in Whitefield, NH; Fort River Division in Hadley MA; Stewart B. McKinney NWR in Westbrook, CT; and new this year, the Fannie Stebbins Unit in Springfield, MA. In July, all five crews gathered for the 10th annual YCC Spike Camp at the Fort River Division in Hadley, Massachusetts. In this annual tradition, crews [Read More...]

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