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Indigenous Plant Uses in Southern Greenland with Dr. Simone Whitecloud (Virtual Presentation)
Indigenous Plant Uses in Southern Greenland with Dr. Simone Whitecloud (Virtual Presentation)
(Live via Zoom) | Dr. Whitecloud will discuss the role of plant knowledge among the Inuit of Southern Greenland. She and her collaborator, Dr. Lenore Grenoble, documented more than 50 taxa and 205 plant uses in seven broad categories: medicine, beverages, food, herbs and spices, fuel, ritual, and material culture, the last category consisting primarily of decorative uses.
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Patterns Across Nature – Drawing Class with Rachel Mirus
Patterns Across Nature – Drawing Class with Rachel Mirus
A four-part drawing class | Thursday evenings in February at NBNC | This course mixes observational and creative drawing to explore common natural patterns, starting with sketching exercises to build the observation skills that are foundational for both artists and naturalists, then moving into playful and imaginative art making.
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Wildlife Tracking Club (CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME COLD)
Wildlife Tracking Club (CANCELLED DUE TO EXTREME COLD)
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in a casual search of wildlife tracks and sign every Saturday morning in February.
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Winter Discovery Hike for Families
Winter Discovery Hike for Families
Come explore nature in a new way! Imagine yourself as an ant and take a "microscopic" hike into the leaf litter. Explore your sense of touch by "meeting a tree." Expand your sense of hearing by adopting "deer ears" in the forest. Test your hiding skills with the game of camouflage. Families will connect with one another and with the natural world in these fun and engaging programs led by NBNC Teacher-Naturalist Fiona Modrak.
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On Safari: Wildlife Adventures Around the World with Sean Beckett (IN-PERSON)
On Safari: Wildlife Adventures Around the World with Sean Beckett (IN-PERSON)
(IN PERSON) | In the true tradition of Naturalist Journeys, join Sean Beckett on a photographic odyssey around the globe, from the rainforests of Panama to the Savannas of Africa to the mountains of Yellowstone.
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Upstream–Downstream: A River Resilience Panel Discussion (Online)
Upstream–Downstream: A River Resilience Panel Discussion (Online)
(Note: This panel discussion, originally scheduled to follow January 19th's film festival, was postponed due to severe weather). A community celebration of the Winooski watershed and our place within it. This discussion about the health of our local rivers features panelists who bring different perspectives about our waterways. The panelists will be addressing river-related questions and concerns submitted by over 100 community members during our January film festival.
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Wildlife Tracking Club
Wildlife Tracking Club
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in a casual search of wildlife tracks and sign every Saturday morning in February.
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The Spread of Deer Ticks in North America with Lucas Price (IN-PERSON)
The Spread of Deer Ticks in North America with Lucas Price (IN-PERSON)
(IN PERSON) | Black-legged ticks are the primary tick species responsible for spreading Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, in the northeastern United States. This talk will provide an overview of the tick life cycle, how ticks obtain and spread pathogens, and what habitats they live in.
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Wildlife Tracking Club
Wildlife Tracking Club
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in a casual search of wildlife tracks and sign every Saturday morning in February.
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The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale with Ky and Lisa Koitzsch (IN-PERSON)
The Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale with Ky and Lisa Koitzsch (IN-PERSON)
(IN PERSON) | Join wildlife biologists Ky and Lisa Koitzsch as they share their experiences studying wolves and moose in Isle Royale National Park. Isle Royale is a remote island wilderness located 15 miles from the shores of Ontario and Minnesota in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.
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Intermediate Winter Wildlife Tracking
Intermediate Winter Wildlife Tracking
Join NBNC naturalist and wildlife tracker Dave Muska for a full day of tracking and trailing wildlife, aimed at participants already holding some basic knowledge of track and sign identification. We'll start in the classroom to review the tracks, gaits, habitats, and signs of species we might encounter on the late winter landscape. We'll then head out on the land to search for sign and explore the who, what, where, when, why and how of animal tracks.
Wildlife Tracking Club
Wildlife Tracking Club
Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in a casual search of wildlife tracks and sign every Saturday morning in February.
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Winter Willows – Nature Retreat in the Northeast Kingdom
**For children in 6th through 8th grade who identify as girls, nonbinary, genderqueer, and/or trans.** Explore what it means to live on and with the land in 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.
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Learn to XC Ski at NBNC
Learn to XC Ski at NBNC
Spend the morning outside exploring the beautiful cross country ski trails at NBNC! Together we will learn the basics of cross country skiing, then set out on the trails to adventure along the river and through the woods on skis. No experience necessary and all equipment will be provided! registration required.
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Winter Tree Identification with Jonathan Shapiro
Winter Tree Identification with Jonathan Shapiro
Learning to identify trees can be a powerful way to connect to your local landscape. They are big, charismatic, and always around us, and knowing who they are provides a baseline of ecological understanding for the rest of our surroundings. Join Jonathan Shapiro of Fox Paw School for a dive into tree ID, focusing on a pattern-based approach that we are hardwired to understand.
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