North Branch Nature Center

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  • Winter Tracking in Downtown Barre

    barre city elementary & middle school

    This free winter tracking outing will explore the Barre City bike path in search of animal tracks and sign. Participants can expect to stay on the established trails with plenty of stops to study animal tracks or sign.

  • Wildlife Tracking Club

    Wildlife Tracking Club

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Explore with NBNC naturalists and fellow nature lovers in search of wildlife tracks and sign every Sunday morning this winter.

  • Forest Hydrology: How Forests Cycle, Absorb, and Store Water with Dr. Ali Kosiba

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Dr. Kosiba will explain how tree canopies, roots, and forest floors work together to slow, spread, and sink water—reducing soil erosion, downstream flooding, and infrastructure damage. She’ll highlight practical steps landowners, municipalities, and conservation groups can take to strengthen forests’ ability to buffer heavy rains and support climate-resilient landscapes.

  • Follow the Water: From the Origins of our Rivers to their Downstream Impacts with Michele Braun

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    We will look at topographical maps of our region to understand the drainage areas of familiar streams and they connect to form the Winooski River watershed, then zoom in on downtown Montpelier to explore how water flows through a developed landscape. Finally, we'll learn about the work being done by the Winooski Flood Resilience Collaborative to help our watershed communities work together to seek nature-based solutions to climate change challenges.

  • Winter Wildlife Tracking 101

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    From bobcats to hawks, all animals leave sign of their activities. 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.

    $35

  • ECO Homeschool Winter Session (Ages 6 – 12)

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Inspired by ECO, our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.

    $360

  • Art Gallery Reception: Mark La Rosa and Matt Delligatti – Zooming In

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Join us to celebrate our winter art exhibit, Zooming In, by Mark La Rosa and NBNC’s own Matt Delligatti. These two photographers use very different techniques, but both reveal the hidden details of the world around us. Browse the gallery, meet the artists, and enjoy some light refreshments.

  • Snow Season “Spooning” – Woodcarving with Ken Benton

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Learn the story behind the wood as we go from log to spoon. By the end of the day you’ll come away with a nearly finished spoon with a built in story to tell dinner guests while serving food.

    $60

  • River Conservation in a Floodier Future with Kassia Randzio & Erin De Vries

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Climate change will bring more floods and more droughts, with impacts felt by our communities and absorbed by our rivers. But with 7,000 miles of rivers in Vermont, where are the best places to protect land for maximum flood resilience?

  • The Power of Water: Film Screening and Discussion with Bob King & Charlie Wanzer

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    “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 — Workshop with Rachel Mirus

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    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.

    $40

  • Winter Wildlife Tracking 101

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    From bobcats to hawks, all animals leave sign of their activities. 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.

    $35

  • Seabirding Along the Atlantic Coast – Winter Birding in Cape Ann, MA

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    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.

    $740

  • ECO Homeschool Early Spring Session (Ages 6 – 12)

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Inspired by ECO, our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.

    $510

  • Riverside Wildlife of the North Branch: The Hidden Lives of Our Wild Residents

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    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: combining microscopes and drawing— Workshop with Rachel Mirus

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    In this class we will go on a micro-safari, hunting down these hidden microorganisms using microscopes and capturing them through observational drawing. After an orientation to the microscopes, Rachel will introduce some helpful and beginner-friendly drawing techniques for illustrating the tiny things that live in water and soil.

    $40

  • Performance by TURNmusic: Music of Place and Planet

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    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.

  • ECO Homeschool Late Spring Session (Ages 6 – 12)

    North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, Vermont

    Inspired by ECO, our full-day ECO Homeschool program provides a meaningful and fun learning environment based in environmental education and a mentorship model.

    $510