Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesRobin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free weekly activity for families with young children to gather and play in nature.
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Events
The Power of Water: Film Screening and Discussion with Bob King & Charlie Wanzer
“The Power of Water” follows the story of Bob King, a New Hampshire entrepreneur whose life’s work has been rehabilitating old abandoned dams to produce clean energy. Along the way, the film explores the history of hydropower in New England, the ongoing transition away from dirty fossil energy, the importance of land conservation, and how we all can be part of the solution as we face these challenges together.
Bird-Inspired Creative Drawing with Rachel Mirus
$40
Let your imagination take flight! In this workshop, we will look closely at feathers, build up a visual vocabulary for bird plumage, consider how illustrators reinvent vanished animals like feathered dinosaurs, then have project time for everyone to experiment with their own creative designs.
Wildlife Tracking Club
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesExplore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.
Spoon Carving for Teens
$10
Design and carve a wooden spoon - from log to final product you'll have expert instruction in this skill workshop for teens.
Winter Wildlife Tracking 101
$35
Join NBNC naturalist and tracker Ana Maria Arroyo as she introduces you to the fundamentals of tracking and awareness to better understand the stories animals leave behind.
Barre Snowshoe Walk with Friends of the Winooski River
Join Friends of the Winooski River and NBNC at Rotary Park in Barre for a snowshoe walk to a beautiful waterfall and recreation area on the Stevens Branch.
Seabirding Along the Atlantic Coast – Winter Birding in Cape Ann, MA
$740 – $825
FULL - Contact us to join the waitlist
This annual winter adventure is an outstanding opportunity to spend quality time with species rarely, if ever, seen in Vermont. This trip is not only about discovering rare species by land and sea, but about watching, enjoying, and studying seabirds among a community of like-minded nature lovers under the leadership of a first-class guide and educator.
Pride Hikes: Snowshoeing with NBNC and Audubon Vermont
We will snowshoe around the trail! Hiking is our backup plan in the event that there isn't snow or too little to snowshoe. After snowshoeing or hiking, we will gather for some hot drinks to warm back up!
ECO Homeschool Early Spring Session
$510
Inspired by ECO, our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.
Spring Afterschool Program
$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.
Riverside Wildlife of the North Branch: The Hidden Lives of Our Wild Residents
Through tracking, camera trapping, and quiet observation we can peer into the lives of NBNC's most secretive animals: foxes, felines, ravens, beavers, bears, and more. In this presentation, we'll go on a virtual exploration of the ecosystem to visit some of its wildest creatures and most interesting stories.
Drawing the Unseen: drawing with microscopes—with Rachel Mirus
$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.
Teen Maple Sugaring and Woodcrafting
$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!
Performance by TURNmusic: Music of Place and Planet
TURNmusic’s Watershed/Environmental Programs will blend artistic expression with community engagement to raise awareness about local watershed health and environmental concerns through music, workshops, and collaborative events. This initiative aims to connect audiences with environmental themes, inspiring appreciation for the natural world while fostering creative responses to ecological challenges.
Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United StatesRobin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families with young children to gather and play in nature.
Friction Fire Skills Circle for Teens
$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.
April Break Camp
$80 – $235
Explore spring at North Branch Nature Center! Children grades K-3 are invited to join us for three days 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.
Earth Day Dinner: Wild Cooking and Foraging for 6th-9th Graders
$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!
ECO Homeschool Late Spring Session
$510
Inspired by ECO, our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.