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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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More Than Meets The Eye: A Birder’s Journey

By North Branch Nature Center | Mar 16, 2022 | Comments Off on More Than Meets The Eye: A Birder’s Journey

[Photo: Eleanor Ray] By: Richard Littauer (NBNC Board Member) Published in The Bridge, March 8 2022 On the last day of 2021, I drove to Maine to see a bird…

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2021 Saw-whet Season Wrap-up

By North Branch Nature Center | Jan 3, 2022 | Comments Off on 2021 Saw-whet Season Wrap-up

The month of October is the time to band Vermont’s smallest owl! As the Northern Saw-whet Owl is migrating south for the winter, Central Vermont and the North Branch corridor…

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Planting Keystones

By North Branch Nature Center | Nov 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Planting Keystones

By Sean Beckett NBNC Director of Natural History Programs I was in the garden lamenting what a single conservationist could really do amid a planet in crisis, when a Colletes latitarsis bee…

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A New Virtual Home for the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 1, 2021 | Comments Off on A New Virtual Home for the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth

The Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth is a group of Vermont residents and conservationists, including NBNC staff, who have come together to advance biodiversity preservation in the state. The Alliance gets…

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Embracing Outdoor Learning All Year

By North Branch Nature Center | May 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Embracing Outdoor Learning All Year

By Amy Butler The COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges for teachers, students, schools, and families. One response has been increased interest in outdoor learning as a safer alternative to…

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Amphibian Migration Season Update

By North Branch Nature Center | May 11, 2021 | Comments Off on Amphibian Migration Season Update

Rain patters as the streetlights kick on in the fading grey of daylight. Within the hour, amphibians will be on the move. Volunteer Amphibian Crossing Guards will be on the…

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Moving class outside: Decades-long movement gets boost from pandemic

By North Branch Nature Center | Feb 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Moving class outside: Decades-long movement gets boost from pandemic

By Laura Nikolaides (reposted from https://lauraniko.medium.com) “Maria Libby had always wanted to make outdoor education a fundamental part of the school district she runs near Camden, Maine. Libby, a former…

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The Plainfield Christmas Bird Count: Reflections on 60 Years of Birding

By North Branch Nature Center | Dec 24, 2020 | Comments Off on The Plainfield Christmas Bird Count: Reflections on 60 Years of Birding

The Christmas Bird Count is a global community science project organized by the National Audubon Society. At 121 years old, it is the longest-running project of its kind. In the…

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Owl Season Recap: new friends, old friends, and 312 sharp talons in 2020

By North Branch Nature Center | Dec 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Owl Season Recap: new friends, old friends, and 312 sharp talons in 2020

By Sean Beckett NBNC Director of Natural History and Community Science Programs The Northern Saw-whet Owl migration season is over, and results are in! Our staff and apprentices banded 78…

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