Natural History
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…
Read MoreForecast: 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.…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreIn 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…
Read MoreConservation 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…
Read MoreThe 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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