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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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14 11, 2013

Ross Morgan Awarded Buzzell Stewardship Award

2016-12-13T19:12:18-05:00November 14th, 2013|Forest Stewardship Institute, News|

NorthWoods’ Jayson Benoit, right, presents Ross Morgan, center, with the 2013 George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award, with the help of Buzzell’s daughter, Rebecca Brown, left. NorthWoods Stewardship Center presented consulting forester Ross Morgan of Craftsbury with the first annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award at NorthWoods’ Annual Stewardship Celebration on Friday, October. The award recognizes extraordinary commitment to the sustainable management of forests in the Northeast Kingdom. As inscribed on a plaque that hangs at NorthWoods, “George Buzzell served for 44 years as Orleans County Forester and was widely known and respected for his quick wit, knowledge, dedication to [Read More...]

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16 08, 2013

Brighton and NorthWoods Collaborate to Conserve Bluff Mountain Trail

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00August 16th, 2013|Conservation Corps, News|

Sitting just outside the Village of Island Pond in the Town of Brighton, Bluff Mountain has afforded stunning views to generations of local hikers who have climbed to its lookout over the Village and Pond below. This summer, the popular Bluff Mountain Trail received substantial improvements thanks to a grant from the Vermont Recreation Trails Program, and a new public easement secures access to the area for generations of hikers to come. “We were delighted” remarked Luke O’Brien, Trails Director at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, who worked with the Brighton Selectboard to apply [Read More...]

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26 07, 2013

New Trail in the NorthWoods Forest

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00July 26th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods Crew members didn’t waste any time starting their season, and used their training week to add nearly a ½ mile of trail to the NorthWoods network. Building on existing trails and logging roads, the new trail weaves among boulders and a variety of forest types on the north side of Tripp Hill, providing access to one of our three Forestry for the Birds demonstration sites - a collaborative effort with Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust to show how timber management can also enhance songbird habitat. Our trail network [Read More...]

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10 07, 2013

2013 Corps Season Kicks Off!

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00July 10th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps annually employs youth ages 14-18 to tackle priority conservation projects from northern Vermont to coastal New England. Our 2013 Corps program kicked off with crew leader training the week of June 17, commencing trail, wildlife, and river conservation projects on publicly accessible land around the region, including Bluff Mountain and Holland Pond areas, Willoughby State Forest, and the Silvio O. Conte and Stewart B. McKinney federal wildlife refuge systems. For nearly twenty summers, the NorthWoods Conservation Corps has employed youth on service projects in their local communities, providing on-the-job training to 1080 individuals to date. [Read More...]

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3 05, 2013

USFWS: Conservation Lessons in Vermont’s Northwoods

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00May 3rd, 2013|Education, Highlights, News|

How are local schoolchildren becoming involved with the management of wildlife refuges in northern Vermont? An article written by NorthWoods staff member Maria Young was recently featured in the US Fish and Wildlife Service's May/June issue of the Refuge Update and answers that question. Start reading below, then head on over to the Refuge Update. Hard at work with loppers, bow saw and a swing blade, an eighth–grader from Stratford, NH, paused to share the complexities of conservation work as he had begun to see them. “Last spring, we were planting [Read More...]

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12 04, 2013

4th Annual Mud Season Groove

2016-12-13T19:12:21-05:00April 12th, 2013|News|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center hosts their 4th Annual Mud Season Groove at Parker Pie in West Glover on Saturday April 20th at 7pm. Celebrate the arrival of spring and its requisite mud at Parker Pie. The venue promises plenty of space for getting in the groove, and sharing in the spirit of conversation and education that guide NorthWoods’ misson. We guarantee foot-stomping dance music with raffle prizes, food and libation. Be there, or be stuck in the mud! This year’s Mud Season Groove features bluegrass music by TallGrass Getdown. TallGrass GetDown is [Read More...]

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4 04, 2013

NorthWoods 2012 Annual Report

2016-12-13T19:12:21-05:00April 4th, 2013|Highlights, News|

Are you a NorthWoods supporter? Catch up on our events and achievements of the past year by reading the newly released 2012 Annual Report! "An exciting and productive year at NorthWoods came to an unfortunate close with the total loss of our heating plant building in a late November fire, just as winter temperatures were settling into northern Vermont. Though challenging to staff and operations, the loss offered a reminder of the value of occasional renewal and regeneration—a lesson taught daily in our forest classroom. The outpouring of support in building materials, volunteer labor, [Read More...]

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