Robin's Nest Nature Playgroup - Summer Meetups
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesRobin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free weekly activity for families with young children to gather and play in nature.
Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free weekly activity for families with young children to gather and play in nature.
In this immersive nature journaling class, acclaimed naturalist, artist, and educator Clare Walker Leslie invites you to slow down, open your eyes, and deepen your connection with the natural world by learning to observe, record, and reflect through words and sketches in your own journal. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Weekly birding every Friday morning in September at various locations around Central Vermont.
A casual morning of birding for all interests and experience levels facilitated by NBNC staff and guest leaders.
Participants will learn the foundational knowledge necessary to successfully and confidently identify mushrooms and enjoy a greater understanding of fungi and their fascinating lives. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Explore basic concepts in river dynamics to learn how to “read” our streams and interpret their behavior over time.
For prospective parents to learn more and ask questions about our ECO Homeschool program.
Weekly birding every Friday morning in September at various locations around Central Vermont.
Our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.
Afterschool at NBNC includes tracking, foraging, cooking over a fire, storytelling, cooperative games, and expeditions to the river and the forest. These adventures employ a model of playful experiential education where children learn by activating all of their senses and building a sense of belonging in a community of their peers.
Explore basic concepts in river dynamics to learn how to “read” our streams and interpret their behavior over time.
Weekly birding every Friday morning in September at various locations around Central Vermont.
Weekly birding every Friday morning in September at various locations around Central Vermont.
This course will introduce participants to the bedrock geology of northern Vermont. Two day-long field trips will visit areas where key aspects of the area’s geology can be observed and understood. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
A casual morning of birding for all interests and experience levels facilitated by NBNC staff and guest leaders.
Learn, sample, and snack on seasonal wild foods with expert NBNC naturalists.
A two-day immersion in beaver ecology and river science, with a focus on the relationship between beavers, watershed health, and flood resilience (for adults).
Our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign.