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28 02, 2020

Sense of Place for the Second Leadership Institute Session 

2020-02-28T09:37:14-05:00February 28th, 2020|Education, Highlights, News|

by: Maria Young, NEK Leadership Institute Director Jim Currier welcomed the NEK Leadership Institute to Glover last Saturday. In this clip, he shares about when he found a bike off the side of the road, reported it to the State Police but no one claimed it, and then decided it needed to be displayed - high above the gas tanks of his family's store, Currier's Market,  where a neighbor offered to weld it for him. He says it's due now for some orange spray paint, but he'll probably wait until nicer [Read More...]

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26 02, 2020

Allen Yale to Receive 7th Annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award

2020-02-26T13:26:00-05:00February 26th, 2020|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to announce that Allen Yale of Derby, VT will receive the 7th annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award. The award is given to a person who has made significant contributions to sustainable forestry and education in the Northeast Kingdom. For decades, Yale has demonstrated his commitment to sustainable forest management and education. His career as a high school teacher and college professor, combined with experience managing his own woodland in Derby, VT have led Yale to become a dedicated volunteer, working closely with North Country [Read More...]

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6 01, 2020

Campus & Westmore Trails Open for Season

2020-07-14T13:53:40-04:00January 6th, 2020|Highlights, News, Trail Reports|

The cross-country ski season has been a bit slower to start than usual at our campus in East Charleston, with low snowfall and warm temperatures, but as of January 5th, our on-site trails are groomed and ready for visitors! As the season progresses, make sure to bookmark and check our Trails page to keep up to date on the latest trail conditions on our campus at at the neighboring Willoughby State Forest which we groom. Enjoying the trails? Tag us on Facebook or Instagram with your latest ski and snowshoe photos. [Read More...]

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20 12, 2019

Bio Facts & Oberon Has a Spa Day

2019-12-20T13:15:27-05:00December 20th, 2019|Ask Oberon, Education, Highlights, News|

Oberon gets a health check and talon trim thanks to our friends Nathan and Grae from VINS. On December 12, Nathan Thoele and Grae O'Toole from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) made the trip up from Quechee, VT to check on the health of our beloved ambassador owl, Oberon. Nathan is a NorthWoods’ Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps alum, and was Oberon's caretaker during his time with us before moving on to become an Environmental Educator at VINS. Nathan and Grae generously donated their expertise to make sure [Read More...]

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11 12, 2019

NorthWoods Receives VCF Grant to Build Low-Ropes Course

2019-12-11T10:11:41-05:00December 11th, 2019|Education, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to announce the receipt a $5,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation's Northeast Kingdom Fund. This grant will allow NorthWoods to update and grow their low-ropes course in order to provide expanded features to visitors of all ages from local schools, organizations and businesses around the state. The current ropes course, located in the Center's red pine plantation, was installed in the 1990s and is used with more than 1,000 individuals annually. "With this funding, we will be able to remove old and unused features [Read More...]

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1 10, 2019

It’s a Wrap! – 2019 Westmore Mountain Challenge

2019-10-04T12:56:30-04:00October 1st, 2019|Highlights, News|

The 2019 Westmore Mountain Challenge was a great success - our fastest finisher, Andrew MacGibbon, beat out the 2018 fastest time by over an hour at 3:57 - he took us so off guard back at the finish that we had to rush to set up our timing tent! We were especially proud to have some NorthWoods home team staff members, Kenyon Fatt and Caleb Kessler also beat out last year's fastest time, coming in 2nd and 3rd overall at 4:22 and 4:29 respectively. The day started out beautiful - partly [Read More...]

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30 08, 2019

FSI Secures Grant Funding for Habitat Improvement

2019-08-30T12:55:33-04:00August 30th, 2019|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

The Forest Stewardship Institute at NorthWoods Stewardship Center was pleased to recently be chosen as a grant recipient by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's New England Forests & Rivers Fund. The $53,000 grant will allow our forestry staff to engage private forest landowners in Northeastern Vermont. The funds will allow us to evaluate landscape- and natural community-level conservation priorities on their lands using the Vermont Conservation Design and other existing data to identify priority habitats and appropriate strategies to benefit multiple species. This will include the restoration of 3,000 acres [Read More...]

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22 08, 2019

NEK Leadership Institute – Now Accepting Applications

2019-08-23T13:20:07-04:00August 22nd, 2019|Education, Highlights, News|

We are proud to announce the launch of a new program to advance leadership in the Northeast Kingdom:  the Northeast Kingdom Leadership Institute (NEKLI) The NEKLI, a program created by NorthWoods Stewardship Center with support from the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, seeks to challenge, support, and promote leaders who serve in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. This free initiative provides participants with the tools, resources, and connections that will enable them to be more effective leaders, as they address challenges in their work and in their communities. Program features: NEKLI recruits participants from [Read More...]

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28 06, 2019

Walking your Woodlot

2019-06-28T10:54:42-04:00June 28th, 2019|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Summer is here! A long time coming, but with the snow and cold weather becoming things-of-the-past,June is a perfect time for a walk in the woods. Native wildflowers, trees and shrubs are in bloom (including the lady slipper in the photo, a striking native orchid that we found in the forest understory while walking with a landowner). Migratory songbirds have made their way back to Vermont to enjoy the summer weather, and you may have heard them singing, especially in the early morning hours. Wildlife of all shapes and sizes [Read More...]

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27 06, 2019

Friends in the News: Al Robertson Tree Farmer of the Year

2019-06-27T12:36:40-04:00June 27th, 2019|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Congratulations to Al Robertson for being named 2019 Vermont Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year! This award is given annually by the Vermont Tree Farm Program, and we are excited to hear that Al is this year's awardee. In addition to decades of actively managing his Tree Farm in Sheffield, VT, and his contributions as a member of the Vermont Woodlands Association board and the Vermont State's Private Lands Advisory Committee, Al has been a friend of NorthWoods for many years. Al served on the NorthWoods board from 2012 through 2015 [Read More...]

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