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.
Events
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Events
Friday Morning Spring Birding (Locations Vary)
A casual morning of birding for all interests and experience levels facilitated by NBNC staff and guest leaders.
Birding Workshop @ Farm & Forest School
A 2-hour workshop learning bird language and birdsong ID at Vermont Farm & Forest School. Register with VFFS.
Foraging Club walk and nibble
Learn, sample, and snack with expert NBNC naturalists. There is so much more to wild edibles than ramps and fiddleheads!
Nature Poetry Program (For Teens) with Toussaint St. Negritude
A casual space for teens to learn how to closely observe and engage with nature as inspiration for poetry writing. In an open-ended discussion format, we will explore to find the paths we want to follow in life through investigating our relationship with nature.
Nature Poetry Drop-in Program (for Adults) with Toussaint St. Negritude
A casual space to learn how to closely observe and engage with nature as inspiration for poetry writing. In an open-ended discussion format, we will explore to find the paths we want to follow in life through analyzing our relationship with nature. Open to the public.
Spring Afterschool Program
North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
$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.
Nature Writing with Dave Mance III
$125
A full day of nature, and a full day of writing. Dave will present on reading and writing – on the craft; on the physiology. We’ll walk the North Branch trails and observe nature, and we’ll write and share based on these experiences. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Field Ornithology with Chip Darmstadt
$900 – $1200
In this field-based, retreat-style course, you’ll develop a breadth of knowledge and skills to identify and better understand Vermont’s common and not-so-common birdlife. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Botany From the Beginning with Jerry Jenkins
$900 – $1200
In this five-day, field-based, retreat-style course, learn plant structure, relationships, geography, and identification, focusing on the woodland plants of Plainfield and the Granite Hills, with emphasis on woody plants, sedges, herbs, and some of the larger and nicer mosses. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Forestry for Naturalists with Ethan Tapper & Sean Beckett
$250
How can cutting down a tree be a radical act of compassion? This course explores the complex, nuanced, and sometimes contradictory world of ecological forestry. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
The Biodiversity Jamboree
A summer nature festival for all ages! Celebrate birds, bugs, plants, pollinators in a day of outings, workshops, exhibits, kids activities, live birds, music, food, art, presentations, and more! Find out what you can do to protect biodiversity in your own backyard and in your community.
NBNC's 30th Birthday Party
Celebrate NBNC’S 30th birthday with current and former staff, volunteers, members and friends—and VIP guest (and former NBNC resident) Mert the Turtle! Come share stories, eat cake, raise a glass, and kick up your heels to the music of The Spring Chickens. Immediately following the day-long Biodiversity Jamboree!
Drawing Vermont’s Wild Plants with Susan Sawyer
$375
This is a class for artists and naturalists who would like to build drawing skills and see and understand plants better. Each day we will address a different group of plants, their parts and lives, and particular challenges for the artist. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Mosses in the Field with Jerry Jenkins & Sue Williams
$900 – $1200
A five-day, retreat-style seminar focused on looking at and thinking about mosses. It will start at the beginning, focusing on field study, taught as a series of exercises involving examination, drawing, description, comparison, and diagnosis, plus short daily lectures on moss history, abilities, relations, collaborations, and accomplishments. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Wild Bees of the Northeast with Spencer Hardy
$295
Meet our wild bees, with a focus on field-based identification, natural history, and conservation. We will explore several local sites to find and discuss a wide range of genera and natural history strategies. Throughout the weekend we will touch on ways participants can make meaningful impacts for insect conservation at all scales – from the backyard to the grocery store. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Natural History Fundamentals for Educators
$1300
This week-long course is about developing a foundation of natural history knowledge through immersive study of bird language, tree and plant identification, wild edible safety, geology, and stream ecology. We will use a daily rhythm of core routines, place-based curriculum, and deep observation practices to build a deeper relationship with nature. For Elementary and Middle School Educators.
Moth Taxonomy and Identification with Hugh McGuinness & JoAnne Russo
$900 – $1200
This five-day, retreat-style seminar will provide an intensive immersion into the study of moths. Our methods include lectures about the taxonomy, evolution and anatomy of moths; hands-on lab work including traps sorts, dissection, and specimen preparation; and night-time identification at lights. Part of NBNC's Biodiversity University series.
Place-Based Geology & Earth Science
$850
In this three-day dive into the bedrock and surficial geology of Vermont, we will marry science and exploration to discover and interpret the patterns and processes that characterize our landscape. For Middle and High School Educators.
Wildlife Tracking Club Outing
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign.
Leveling Up Nature Based Learning Through Play
$1300
Enhance curriculum and deepen students’ connection to nature through the intentional introduction of new tools and loose parts. Participants will experiment with elements and invitations that build on seasonal affordances and the ever-developing play-learning of young students. For PreK – 3rd Grade Educators