• Wildlife Tracking Club

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

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

    Wildlife Tracking Club

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

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

    Drawing the Unseen: drawing with microscopes—with Rachel Mirus

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $40

    Bizarre and spectacular creatures hide in plain sight all around us because they are too small to see without magnification. In this class we will go on a micro-safari, hunting down these hidden microorganisms using microscopes and capturing them through observational drawing.

    Wildlife Tracking Club

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

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

    Wildlife Tracking Club

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

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

    a dripping sap bucket

    Teen Maple Sugaring and Woodcrafting

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $10

    Boil sap, build a chair, wield saws/hatchets/knives and other instruments of woodcraft - this teen skills workshop has a lot to sink your teeth into!

    Wildlife Tracking Club

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

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

  • Friction Fire Skills Circle for Teens

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $10

    We will learn how to build a fire kit, practice using them by ourselves and with partners and discover what materials can be used to coax your coals to life. At the end, we will admire our hard work and enjoy some hot tea and treats over the fire.

    Earth Day Dinner: Wild Cooking and Foraging for 6th-9th Graders

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $10

    We’ll start out on a foraging walk, learning safe practices and ID of common spring forageables like fiddleheads and ramps. Then we’ll start a fire and learn to cook our food over an open flame. We will share gratitude for the earth and enjoy our meal accompanied by the sunset calls of the American timberdoodle!