Events for Sat June 21 - Fri February 14

VT F&W Hunter Education Traditional Course

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Schedule: Tuesday, April 8, 6pm-9pm Thursday, April 10,6pm-9pm Tuesday, April 15, 6pm-9pm Thursday, April 17, 6pm-9pm Saturday, April 19, 8am-12pm (this session is not held at NorthWoods) Would-be hunters must successfully complete the Hunter Education course in order to purchase their first license. All courses are led by certified volunteer instructors, all are free, including materials, and all are open to all ages and experience. All courses, reading materials, and exams are written at a 6th grade reading level. There is no prerequisite homework prior to starting this course. You will [Read More...]

Free

2025 VT Coverts Cooperator Training

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Choose your weekend! Spring Training: April 25-27 at Northwoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston, VT Fall Training: September 12-14 Kehoe Conservation Camp, Castleton, VT If you love your woodlands, enjoy seeing wildlife and want to learn how a healthy forest can enhance wildlife habitat, provide recreational and timber benefits this weekend is for you! Learn about managing your woodlands and reaching out to others in your community by attending. This program connects you with resource professionals, landowners and others while learning how you can improve your woodlands. To learn more, apply online, see a [Read More...]

Free

NWSC Seed Series: Riparian Woody Plant Phenology for Spring Collection

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Time: 5:30-7:30pm Where: NorthWoods Stewardship Center Join the Riparian Lands Team at NorthWoods Stewardship Center as they kick off NWSC’s Seed Collection Series and walk you through spring phenology of target tree and shrub species for seed collection across Vermont. Hear about seed collection and processing techniques used for spring species and how you can help us scout for species of interest. This is the first in a series of events on seed collection. Attendees of this event will be invited to practice what they have learned [Read More...]

Free

Shane Copp Memorial Annual Youth Fishing Day

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Saturday, May 3, 8am-12pm For Kids - FREE Two registration time slots: 8-10am and 10am-noon. Spring is here! Join us for the Shane Copp Annual Youth Fishing Day! This event is an opportunity for kids and families to try their luck in catching (and keeping up to 2) recently stocked brook and brown trout. Let's Go Fishing Instructors will share anglers' tips and techniques. The fishing is for the kids, but parent supervision is required and participation encouraged. Bait provided. Barbless hooks required; we'll have extras here. (note – you can [Read More...]

Free

Women and Our Woods: Beginner Chainsaw Use and Safety

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Saturday, May 31, 2025 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at NorthWoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston Women Owning Woods Vermont invites you to learn to be safe with a chainsaw!  This course is designed to introduce the safe handling of a chainsaw, as well as boost the confidence level of anyone who has very little or no experience with a saw. Topics covered: parts of a chainsaw, safety, bucking (cutting an already felled tree), and basic maintenance. Participants should bring a helmet with a face shield, eye and ear protection, or chaps if [Read More...]

$200

Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas Volunteer Workshop

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

Saturday, June 21 10-2pm Butterflies are in your garden, along your hiking trails, and even along the side of the road. Did you know that you can help protect them just by writing down what you see? New or experienced butterfly watchers alike can join the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and the NorthWoods Stewardship Center to learn how to contribute to the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas. In this 3 hour free workshop, you will learn how to identify local butterfly species, how to use community science tools like eButterfly and iNaturalist, get tips and tricks on photographing butterflies and more. [Read More...]

Free

2025 Westmore Mountain Challenge

NorthWoods Stewardship Center 154 Leadership Drive, East Charleston, VT, United States

1 day. 5 mountains. 26 miles. Moose-Hor-Pisgah-Haystack-Bald Save the date -September 27, 2025- for our annual Westmore Mountain Challenge which celebrates our beautiful regional mountains and trails and the crews who care for them! Click here to Register  

Outreach Events and Workshops Cancellation Policy: Unless otherwise noted, 50% refunds will be provided for cancellations made at least a week before workshop start date. No refunds for reservations cancelled less than seven days before the workshop start date. Workshop dates and venues are subject to change. NorthWoods Stewardship Center reserves the right to cancel a program at any time, in which case NorthWoods will notify registrants via email and a full refund will be provided.

Questions about an event or registration? Email us: events@northwoodscenter.org, or call 802-723-6551 during office hours. Thank you!

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