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10 02, 2014

NorthWoods Gets a Makeover!

2016-12-13T19:12:11-05:00February 10th, 2014|Highlights, News|

NorthWoods is getting a makeover thanks to the generous folks at The Carpet Connection, Lyndonville Hardware and woodworker Paule Rowe. The Carpet Connection donated carpet for the entire office area, and Lyndonville Hardware donated paint for the office and main lodge interiors. In addition to the new floor and walls, we'll now be gathering for meetings around a beautiful new cherry-veneer conference table, crafted and donated by Paul Rowe of West Burke. It looks great, and we hope you'll find an opportunity to check it out soon!  

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19 12, 2013

Rally on Burke Mountain February 9th

2016-12-13T19:12:11-05:00December 19th, 2013|Education, Highlights, News|

Sunday, February 9th, 8:30 Mass Start Race Class: A USSMA sanctioned Category II race, which includes: 4,300 feet vertical gain, 1 boot pack, lengthy skins and 7 transitions, including mass start dash to skis. Descent includes trees, black diamond trails, and bumps as well as groomed surfaces. Course map available above or at www.skiburke.com. Recreation Class: 2,000 foot skin to summit and finish at Base Lodge.Award Ceremony: 11:00 am at Sherburne Base Lodge w/ après race snacks Prizes awarded for speed, spirit, and participation. Registration: 7:30 am at Sherburne Base Lodge Pre-registration: Contact [Read More...]

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19 12, 2013

Conservation Skills for Brighton Afterschool

2016-12-13T19:12:11-05:00December 19th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Education, Highlights, News|

Students in Brighton's afterschool program had the opportunity to join NorthWoods for a Conservation Skills program held at NorthWoods These students visited NorthWoods, and gained an introduction to the skills and lessons of conservation work.  Conservation Assistant Tim Lancaster modeled a day in the life of a Conservation Corps member, from tool safety and maintenance to the lore, legend, and safe use of an axe, and helped them work as a team to construct a small bridge on the Lang Brook Trail. Education Director Maria Young helped them practice with a crosscut saw, [Read More...]

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18 12, 2013

Setting the Stage for a New Bunkhouse

2016-12-13T19:12:11-05:00December 18th, 2013|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Two weeks of hard work in preparation for our new bunkhouse, viewable from the comfort of your armchair! Can you guess how many times it snowed in early November this year? (We lost track...) With a heap of locally-sourced logs and Dan Martin of Martin Sawmilling & Poultry Processing (Sheffield, VT) sawing up a storm, we managed to stack nearly 15,000 board feet of spruce/fir lumber on our landing before the heavy snow came. Look for these stacks to be transformed into our newest facility in spring of 2014! (To see [Read More...]

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18 12, 2013

State and Local Grants will support NorthWoods in 2014

2016-12-13T19:12:13-05:00December 18th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Commissioner Michael Obuchowski of the Vermont Department of Buildings & General Services presents Ross Stevens with the grant award NorthWoods new bunkhouse received an added boost in the form of a grant from the Building Communities Grants Program of the Vermont Department of Buildings and General Services. Conservation Service Corps Director Ross Stevens gathered with Governor Shumlin, state legislators, community leaders, and grant awardees from around the state for a December ceremony at the statehouse in celebration. The grant to NorthWoods provides $15,000 toward the construction of the 20-person [Read More...]

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11 12, 2013

Bald Mountain Cabin Restored

2016-12-13T19:12:14-05:00December 11th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Over a century ago, following several devastating forest fires, Vermont’s governor appointed the first Forest Commissioner and laid the foundation for a forest fire lookout system that would span the entire state and include 38 lookout stations. This fall, the Bald Mountain summit cabin in Westmore—one of Vermont’s oldest lookout stations—was restored thanks to a grant from the Vermont Land and Facilities Trust Fund. The original summit cabin and fire lookout tower on Bald Mountain (then known as Westmore Mountain) date back to the early 1920s when lookout stations were also [Read More...]

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15 11, 2013

NorthWoods is in hot water again!

2016-12-13T19:12:14-05:00November 15th, 2013|News|

The story began in November 2012 with a devastating fire at NorthWoods. The small building housing the boiler that heated our main complex burned down. We were facing an expensive replacement project with many unknowns, and few resources. Nearly a year later, NorthWoods has come out of the fire much the better! Not only are we ready for winter, we’re also achieving some important efficiency improvements. Your donations of funds, materials and professional and volunteer services continue to be critical to our recovery and success. Thank you! And please read on to see the progress we’ve made. [Read More...]

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15 11, 2013

NorthWoods Forest Comes Alive at an Educators Workshop

2016-12-13T19:12:16-05:00November 15th, 2013|Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, News|

How long has it been since you’ve dug your hands into the dirt or looked deep into the cavity of a rotten tree? At the Project Learning Tree Educators Workshop, hosted by NorthWoods and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation this October, adults explored these childhood pastimes from a new vantage point. We dug far enough into the dirt that a story unfolded about the geologic history and the land use patterns throughout the NorthWoods property. It made sense that a forest tour would begin with an investigation into [Read More...]

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14 11, 2013

Nulhegan Basin North Trail Opens to Public

2016-12-13T19:12:16-05:00November 14th, 2013|Conservation Corps, News|

The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – Nulhegan Basin Division announced this week that the North Branch Trail has been completed and is now available for public use.  The four mile loop trail is accessed from a parking area along Route 105 in Ferdinand, Vermont, approximately one-half mile west of the railroad crossing.  It’s expected that the trail will enhance opportunities for bird watching, environmental education outings by school children, and especially fishing – with improved access to the North Branch of the Nulhegan River - a high [Read More...]

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14 11, 2013

Women Can Do 2013

2016-12-13T19:12:16-05:00November 14th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Education, News|

This year, as we have done for the past two years, Cody and I shared the pleasures and pitfalls of working with chainsaws with about 60 girls who will be Vermont’s next generation of fierce workforce women. This year, to our surprise and delight, the weather was perfect - crisp enough that we knew it was fall, but sunny enough that we could get away with wearing t-shirts. On the beautiful Old Dorm Green at Vermont Technical College, Cody and I set up our saw horses and pole-sized logs, and waited for our students to appear. [Read More...]

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