Community Events
Christmas Bird Count – 61st Annual Plainfield Circle
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontJoin the nation's largest and longest-running citizen science project. The Christmas Bird Count, organized by the National Audubon Society, has been getting birdwatchers outside recording species in their backyards and towns for over a century! This project has become a powerful tool for understanding the rise and fall of bird populations over time. NBNC organizes and compiles the Plainfield count, which encompasses a 7.5-mile radius around Plainfield, including the towns of Montpelier, East Montpelier, Calais, Orange, Barre, Plainfield, and Marshfield. One of the oldest circles in Vermont, this count has occurred annually since 1960! The Plainfield count occurs on Saturday, December 18.
Nature Book Club – Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontJoin us as we read Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass, and discuss an indigenous perspective on connecting to the natural world, botany, and teaching. We will meet bi-weekly through January and February, and discuss different sections of the book at each meeting. Led by NBNC Teacher-Naturalist Fiona Modrak.
Winter Discovery Hike for Families – CANCELLED due to weather
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontCANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES. JOIN US IN FEBRUARY INSTEAD! December 19, January 15, February 19 10:30 - noon | Free! - Registration required For families with children ages 6…
BIPOC Financial Literacy and Homeownership Workshop
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontCome and meet BIPOC Professionals from Keller Williams and Opportunities Credit Union, who are able to walk you through step by step to financial literacy, increasing your credit power to lead you to possible homeownership.
Winter Discovery Hike for Families
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontDecember 19, January 15, February 19 10:30 - noon | Free! - Registration required For families with children ages 6 and up Come explore nature in a new way! Imagine yourself as an ant and take a "microscopic" hike into the leaf litter. Explore your sense of touch by "meeting a tree." Expand your sense…
Wildlife Tracking Wednesdays
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontWednesday Mornings in February 7:30 - 8:30 am | Free All experience levels welcomed Walk the property with NBNC naturalists in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Wednesday morning in February. This casual weekly outing is a great way to learn or brush up on track and trail identification in a community of curious…
Art Gallery Reception – North Branch Nature Center Staff Exhibit
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontYou may know us as teachers, naturalists, trip leaders, newsletter writers, invasive plant removers, administrators, and more – but did you know that many of NBNC’s staff members also have an artistic side? This show explores how eight of us connect with nature through the arts, from photography and painting to woodcarving and wire sculpting. Meet flora and fauna ranging from tiny snails and lichens to enormous bison and towering trees as you tour this gallery of NBNC staff artwork and see what inspires each of us.
Nature & Environment Book Sale
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontPeruse hundreds of books ranging from nature guides to environmental writing to travelogues. This book sale follows our recent launch of the Syz Family Nature Lending Library, and comprises hundreds of overstock and duplicate titles generously donated to the collection. Proceeds from the book sale will be used to grow our collection of titles by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) authors.
If you would like to donate books to the collection or to the book sale, please review the intake guidelines at our Library page and contact us.
Art Gallery Reception – Art Resource Association
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontArt Gallery Reception: Central Vermont Art Resource Association April 29 | 4 - 7 pm (Drop in) (Regular exhibit hours: 8:30 - 4:30 M-F through June 27) About the Gallery:…
Tree Planting Event at NBNC
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VermontGet involved with conservation stewardship at NBNC! We'll be planting hundreds of shrubs and trees this afternoon in partnership with Friends of the Winooski River, and we need your help!
