• ECO Institute — Nature Specials

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $1300

    During this course we’ll focus on ECO lessons based in “Specials” while still tying in academic standards. Expect to teach literacy through an oral storytelling workshop, physics through natural instrument-making, and ecology through harvesting and cooking wild foods. Throughout it all, we will learn, play, and create in perhaps our most fun week of summer professional development offerings. For All Elementary and Middle School Educators.

  • River and Watershed Science in the Wild

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $1300

    A week-long exploration of Winooski Watershed starting in the verdant headwaters of the Winooski River in the Green Mountains, and working its way downstream, unpacking fundamental concepts in river science along the way. For Middle and High School Educators.

    Nature Journaling and Drawing with Clare Walker Leslie

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $295

    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.

  • Mushrooms Identification and Ecology with Dave Muska

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $295

    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.

    Bedrock Geology of Northern Vermont with Stephen Wright

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
    $295

    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.