Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free, weekly activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature.

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free, weekly activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature.

Tropical Panama for Teens

Our expert educators and Panama's premiere wildlife guides have worked together to build this unforgettable journey, designed with the goal of kindling a passion for nature connection and wildness that will last a lifetime.

Winter Willows – Nature Retreat in the Northeast Kingdom

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

**For 6th - 8th graders who identify as girls, nonbinary, genderqueer, and/or trans.** Explore the winter wonderland of the Nulhegan Basin!  Our experience will be tailored to the interests of participants.  Activities could include: tool crafting, weaving, dream pillow making, animal tracking, fire by friction, snowshoeing or skiing in the woods, cooking on the wood stove or fire, and star gazing. This two-night retreat will have us exploring the snowy wonderland by day, and relaxing fireside in a warm and cozy winter cabin by night.

$200

April Break Camp 2024 (K-3rd grade)

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

Spring is a great time to explore the Nature Center. Children grades K-3 are invited to join us for a week of spring nature adventures and explorations. We’ll make art using natural materials, explore the fields and forest for signs of wildlife, try our hands at wild edible cooking, and give back to the land in celebration of Earth Day.

$70

Nature’s Rainbow Family Art Workshop

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

Many mushrooms and lichens can be used to make paints! Learn a few paint-making processes for both plants and fungi, then make your own artwork with the colors. For ages 6 and up with a caregiver.

$20

Backpacking in the Green Mountains: a Teen Adventure Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

In this camp we will embark on a 5- day backpacking adventure in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We will carry all of the gear we need for our journey, making different camps our home along the way. Our days will be spent walking ridgelines, enjoying mountain vistas, and sharing stories, songs, and laughter, all while immersed in the rhythms of the natural world.

$1200

Backpacking in the Adirondacks: a Teen Adventure Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

In this camp we will embark on a 5- day backpacking adventure in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We will carry all of the gear we need for our journey, making different camps our home along the way. Our days will be spent walking ridgelines, enjoying mountain vistas, and sharing stories, songs, and laughter, all while immersed in the rhythms of the natural world.

$1200

But Why?: Signs of Summer

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

Podcast host and author Jane Lindholm and our naturalist special guest will be front and center to discuss woodland creatures - big and small, and summer time ecology.