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The Nature of Snowshoes Hares and Climate Change

By North Branch Nature Center | Nov 7, 2023 | Comments Off on The Nature of Snowshoes Hares and Climate Change

By Chelsea Clarke Sawyer, Communications Coordinator In my 15 years living in Northern New England, I’ve never seen a Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus), despite spending plenty of time in their…

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In Search of Vermont’s Fungi

By North Branch Nature Center | Oct 31, 2023 | Comments Off on In Search of Vermont’s Fungi

By Dave Muska, Teacher-Naturalist It’s   warm late summer’s day and fields are abuzz with the gentle call of crickets and soft swaying of goldenrod. As I step from the sun…

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Lessons from a Floodplain Forest

By North Branch Nature Center | Oct 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Lessons from a Floodplain Forest

By Sean Beckett, Program Director On a winter night in January, Montpelier threw a film festival about living with rivers. The evening featured kayaking documentaries, student proposals for riverside parks,…

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History on the Land at NBNC

By North Branch Nature Center | Oct 17, 2023 | Comments Off on History on the Land at NBNC

By Samantha Ford, Owner of Turn Stone Research Editor’s Note: The timeline for this research begins 231 years ago, when the first deed was signed for the property. The human…

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Falling in Love with Nature Journaling

By North Branch Nature Center | May 1, 2023 | Comments Off on Falling in Love with Nature Journaling

By Fiona Modrak, Teacher-Naturalist A little over a year ago, when I first started at the Nature Center, one of my colleagues suggested we check out a video by an…

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The Nature of Eastern Hemlock

By North Branch Nature Center | Apr 24, 2023 | Comments Off on The Nature of Eastern Hemlock

By Victoria Lee, Teacher-Naturalist I have been infatuated with Eastern Hemlock since we first met in the summer of 2019. We were introduced in the atmospheric hush of a remnant…

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Forecast: Rainy, Connection Likely

By North Branch Nature Center | Apr 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Forecast: Rainy, Connection Likely

By Pete Kerby-Miller, Teacher-Naturalist Memory is oddly tied to mundane details. It might be an anniversary, or a traditional meal, or even a particular scent that pulls us into reminiscence.…

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Reflections on Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

By North Branch Nature Center | Mar 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Reflections on Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks

By Patricia Fontaine, 2022 Adventures Afar Participant How does one describe the extraordinary wonder of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks? Once called America’s “Serengeti,” the region’s vistas so impressed…

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Call for Fungus Themed Artwork

By North Branch Nature Center | Mar 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Call for Fungus Themed Artwork

NBNC is seeking artists to show mushroom/fungus themed work in our gallery, in a group show running from September through December, 2023. We invite all interpretations of this theme and…

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The Nature of Yellowjackets

By North Branch Nature Center | Mar 13, 2023 | Comments Off on The Nature of Yellowjackets

By Kerry Brosnan, 2022 VHCB AmeriCorps Conservation Technician I was eating brunch outside with friends when an unexpected visitor came to our table.  Buzzing, yellow, and black, an Eastern Yellowjacket…

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