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From STEM to Salamanders: CCV/Nature Center Partnership Supports Science

By North Branch Nature Center | Sep 9, 2019 | Comments Off on From STEM to Salamanders: CCV/Nature Center Partnership Supports Science

Check out this article about our work with the Community College of Vermont, just featured in their NOW News Magazine! Kudos to CCV alum and NBNC Teacher-Naturalist Zac Cota for…

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Salamanders and Citizen Science

By North Branch Nature Center | Jul 30, 2019 | Comments Off on Salamanders and Citizen Science

Rachel Mirus’ Scientific Vermont Blog features NBNC’s Amphibian Road Crossing Program this month. Head over to her website, “Rachel’s Cybercabinet of Natural Curiosities” to read all about it! This wonderful…

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The Herb Garden at NBNC

By North Branch Nature Center | Jul 11, 2019 | Comments Off on The Herb Garden at NBNC

By Claire Gilbertson, VT Master Gardener Following a suggestion from Chip Darmstadt, director of the North Branch Nature Center, the Master Gardeners developed an herb garden for the pollinators this…

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The Nature Of: Monarch Butterflies

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 29, 2019 | Comments Off on The Nature Of: Monarch Butterflies

By Ken Benton, NBNC Teacher/Naturalist The old sheep field that comprises the majority of the NBNC property comes alive every summer with the sweet scent of blossoming flowers and the…

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Speaking Volumes: A Volunteer-Powered Library

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 21, 2019 | Comments Off on Speaking Volumes: A Volunteer-Powered Library

By Emily Seiffert, NBNC Communications Manager One exciting outcome of NBNC’s ongoing capital campaign is the formation of a robust and organized natural history lending library. Working cheek-to-jowl as we…

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The Skinny on NBNC Summer Camps

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 18, 2019 | Comments Off on The Skinny on NBNC Summer Camps

On a particularly cold, rainy, sleety, icy, snowy, grey April day (remember all of those!?), Field Marks sat down with Summer Camp Co-Director Carrie Riker to talk about NBNC’s longest-running…

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Wanna-Bees

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 14, 2019 | Comments Off on Wanna-Bees

This is the first in a series of posts celebrating our native insects and pollinators. Come to BugFest on June 30th to learn more! Feature photo by Bryan Pfeiffer You…

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NBNC goes to Yellowstone

By North Branch Nature Center | Jun 1, 2019 | Comments Off on NBNC goes to Yellowstone

(Photos by Kate Taylor and Sean Beckett) By Kate Taylor, NBNC Yellowstone Participant “Open the hatches and get up there. Now!” It was dawn on our 5th day in Yellowstone…

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Conserving Pollination

By North Branch Nature Center | May 29, 2019 | Comments Off on Conserving Pollination

By Sean Beckett, NBNC Staff Naturalist (Banner image: Baltimore Checkerspot; All imagery by Josh Lincoln) An act of clever deception is one of the most important things in the world.…

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NBNC’s World Series of Birding Youth Team – The Results!

By North Branch Nature Center | May 16, 2019 | Comments Off on NBNC’s World Series of Birding Youth Team – The Results!

Last weekend marked an anniversary for NBNC: 20 years since we first sent a youth team to the World Series of Birding. This annual event, held each May in New…

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