By Dr. Opeyemi Parham, donor of NBNC’s new yurt Editor’s note: NBNC has received the generous donation of a yurt, “Dot’s Place,” from Montpelier resident Dr. Opeyemi Parham. The yurt,…
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By Emily Sloan, Office Manager My paddle sweeps and swishes, a light breeze floats along the water surface, and I am happy to be out on the pond on this…
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By Ken Benton, Director of Education Often in the spring, when the waters of the North Branch have not fully thawed, massive ice chunks are driven up onto the riverbank,…
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By Sean Beckett, Program Director In a time of global biodiversity collapse fueled by climate change, how does a nature center justify global ecotourism? Is this sort of travel a…
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by Emily Seiffert, Deputy Director I sat down recently with Amy Butler, NBNC’s former Director of Education, to talk about her book, Educating Children Outdoors: Lessons in Nature-Based Learning, just…
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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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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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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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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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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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