NBNC News

Diving Into Marine Ecology

December 8, 2025

NBNC’s first Marine Ecology course participants are back from their week-long research trip to Bermuda with lots of stories to share!

Volunteerism at NBNC

December 2, 2025

This week, like so many throughout the year, North Branch Nature Center is hopping with volunteers.

Herbicides for Invasive Species

November 25, 2025

Herbicide has become an indispensable part of the stewardship toolkit for countless organizations contending with invasive species. It’s time to start the conversation.

Time Travel on the Winooski

November 11, 2025

Discovering a river delta from the ice ages hidden beneath an old growth hemlock forest near the Nature Center.

The Nature of Christmas Trees

November 8, 2025

The ecology and natural history of the common household Christmas tree.

Hunting for Connections

November 11, 2024

NBNC staff have a nuanced discussion of why they hunt, and how hunting is an expression of their environmental ethics.

History on the Land – Part Two

November 4, 2024

Landscape historian Samantha Ford shares some of the stories hiding within the landscape where NBNC resides today.

Planting Tomorrow’s Forest

October 28, 2024

About NBNC’s new Conservation Nursery, a project to grow locally-sourced native plants for ecological restoration and community education.

The Nature of Bogs

October 23, 2024

The natural history and ecology of bogs—some of the weirdest and rarest natural communities in the northeast.

Dot’s Place

April 23, 2024

The origin story of a new community gathering space at NBNC.

The Nature of Loons: An Afternoon on the Pond

April 16, 2024

Encounters with a beloved symbol of wildness in the lakes and ponds of Northern Vermont.

Thinking Like a Shrub Willow

April 9, 2024

What a willow can teach children about nature, about stewardship, and about themselves.