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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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The Path of Service

By North Branch Nature Center | Mar 6, 2023 | Comments Off on The Path of Service

By Ken Benton, Education Director From the very first moment Griffin Cumming walked through the door of NBNC last March, his contagious smile and unbridled enthusiasm melted the hearts of…

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In a Beaver Bind

By North Branch Nature Center | Feb 27, 2023 | Comments Off on In a Beaver Bind

By Sean Beckett, Program Director Few wild animals are more entangled in the history of human development than the beaver. Once a symbol of pioneering profit, beavers today represent either…

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Conservation and Community at NBNC

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Conservation and Community at NBNC

by Braden DeForge, 2021 Conservation Stewardship AmeriCorps Member Sitting on the floor of the Nature Center on a hot June afternoon, we sifted through envelopes of photographs archiving the changes…

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The Art of Place: Community Connections Through Art and Nature 

By North Branch Nature Center | May 23, 2022 | Comments Off on The Art of Place: Community Connections Through Art and Nature 

By Chelsea Clarke Sawyer, Communications Coordinator Inspiration struck Brooke Piana and Katrina Jimerson on a hot July day last summer. Here at NBNC for our week-long Vermont Biodiversity Educators Institute,…

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The Nature Of Wild Houseguests

By North Branch Nature Center | Apr 26, 2022 | Comments Off on The Nature Of Wild Houseguests

The Nature Of Wild Houseguests By Sean Beckett, NBNC Program Director (This is an expanded version of the article published in NBNC’s semiannual “Field Marks” newsletter.) As sure a sign…

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Amphibian Migration on VPR

By North Branch Nature Center | Apr 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Amphibian Migration on VPR

Vermont Pubic Radio’s Lexi Krup recently reported on New England’s spring amphibian migrations, featuring North Branch Nature Center’s work alongside many project partners and friends including the Vermont Agency of…

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