• Marine Ecology Fundraising Dinner

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $25

    Join our Marine Ecology class for an evening of student science and great food at this fundraising dinner. Hosted by our passionate high school Marine Ecology students, this special event raises the money they need for their upcoming summer research trip to Bermuda.

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    Monthly Birding Outing (at NBNC)

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

    A casual morning of birding for all interests and experience levels facilitated by NBNC staff and guest leaders.

    Nature Poetry Affinity Group Program for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Community Members

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

    Join Toussaint out on the land as we build community, connect with nature and each other, and find inspiration in nature to write poems together. In an open-discussion format, we’ll share our experiences in nature and explore ways to express ourselves while fostering collective liberation.

    Nature Poetry Two-Part Workshop with Toussaint St. Negritude

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

    A paired workshop series that allows participants to build on their writing within a small group cohort of 12 nature writers and poetry lovers. Explore and connect with the natural world, find inspiration, be guided through the poetry process, and workshop nature-based poems together over two exclusive workshops with Toussaint. Meets May 5 AND May 7 from 10 am to noon.

    Spring Afterschool Program

    Spring Afterschool Program
    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $540

    Let your kids be kids at NBNC. Our "Treksplorers" program offers kids a program fully immersed in nature, exploring the woods, fields and streams near NBNC. Play stealth and awareness games, learn outdoor skills and develop a sense of community with peers.

    Birding Workshop @ Farm & Forest School

    Vermont Farm & Forest School 324 Webster Rd, Roxbury,, VT

    A 2-hour workshop learning bird language and birdsong ID at Vermont Farm & Forest School. Register with VFFS.

    Nature Poetry Program (For Teens) with Toussaint St. Negritude

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

    A casual space for teens to learn how to closely observe and engage with nature as inspiration for poetry writing. In an open-ended discussion format, we will explore to find the paths we want to follow in life through investigating our relationship with nature.

    Nature Poetry Drop-in Program (for Adults) with Toussaint St. Negritude

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

    A casual space to learn how to closely observe and engage with nature as inspiration for poetry writing. In an open-ended discussion format, we will explore to find the paths we want to follow in life through analyzing our relationship with nature. Open to the public.

    Spring Afterschool Program

    Spring Afterschool Program
    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $540

    Let your kids be kids at NBNC. Our "Treksplorers" program offers kids a program fully immersed in nature, exploring the woods, fields and streams near NBNC. Play stealth and awareness games, learn outdoor skills and develop a sense of community with peers.

    Nature Writing with Dave Mance III

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $125

    A full day of nature, and a full day of writing. Dave will present on reading and writing – on the craft; on the physiology. We’ll walk the North Branch trails and observe nature, and we’ll write and share based on these experiences. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.

    Field Ornithology with Chip Darmstadt

    The Creative Campus @ Goddard 123 Pitkin Rd, Plainfield, Vermont
    $900 – $1200

    In this field-based, retreat-style course, you’ll develop a breadth of knowledge and skills to identify and better understand Vermont’s common and not-so-common birdlife. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.

    Botany From the Beginning with Jerry Jenkins

    The Creative Campus @ Goddard 123 Pitkin Rd, Plainfield, Vermont
    $900 – $1200

    In this five-day, field-based, retreat-style course, learn plant structure, relationships, geography, and identification, focusing on the woodland plants of Plainfield and the Granite Hills, with emphasis on woody plants, sedges, herbs, and some of the larger and nicer mosses. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.

    Spring Afterschool Program

    Spring Afterschool Program
    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $540

    Let your kids be kids at NBNC. Our "Treksplorers" program offers kids a program fully immersed in nature, exploring the woods, fields and streams near NBNC. Play stealth and awareness games, learn outdoor skills and develop a sense of community with peers.