forestry

28 03, 2024

Sustainable Forestry Interns

2024-03-28T13:19:51-04:00March 28th, 2024|Employment, Forest Stewardship Institute, Forestry Internship, Intern|

The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is hiring Sustainable Forestry Interns for a 10-week summer season. Interns will gain experience while working with Forest Stewardship staff on forestry, conservation, habitat management, and landowner outreach projects.  NorthWoods is a non-profit conservation organization serving the communities of northern Vermont and New Hampshire through our Education, Conservation Corps, Conservation Science, and Forest Stewardship programs. Our Charleston, Vermont campus and 1,450 acre demonstration forest are a destination for outdoor recreation, as well as a hub for youth and adult education, sustainable land management, and ecological conservation.  Projects [Read More...]

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27 03, 2024

Monitoring Climate Resilience with Ali Kosiba

2024-03-27T18:16:25-04:00March 27th, 2024|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

In 2023, with the support of the Society of American Foresters (SAF) Kurt Gottschalk Science Fund, the NorthWoods Stewardship Center partnered with UVM Extension Forester Ali Kosiba to establish climate resilience monitoring plots in the NorthWoods demonstration forest. Using protocols developed by UVM Extension, NorthWoods forestry staff and interns collected data that will be used to evaluate a forest stand where past timber harvesting was designed to improve climate resilience, bird habitat, and other ecological values. Sustainable Forestry Interns at NorthWoods spent their 10-week season working on a wide variety of [Read More...]

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3 07, 2023

Forest Stewards Guild Gathering

2023-07-03T15:08:51-04:00July 3rd, 2023||

October 6, 2023 9:00 am - October 7, 2023 3:00 pm  Save the Date! Registration coming soon! More info at: https://foreststewardsguild.org/event/northwoods-guild-gathering/ Join the Forest Stewards Guild for a Gathering in the forests of the Northeastern Kingdom of Vermont hosted by the NorthWoods Stewardship Center. We will visit Vermont Land Trust owned and managed Mud Pond, and the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge in the Nulhegan Basin to discuss climate-adaptation driven silviculture. We will learn from managers and researchers about Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) study sites, forest birds, [Read More...]

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15 05, 2023

Game of Logging Levels 3 & 4

2023-05-19T13:04:11-04:00May 15th, 2023|, , |

Level 3- Saturday, September 16, Level 4 - Sunday, September 17 Cost: $220 per level Ready to step up your chainsaw game? Levels 3 and 4 give experienced sawyers the skills to deal with challenging trees and hazardous situations in the woods. Level 3 focuses on trees with heavy lean, compression/tension, and limbing/bucking techniques. Level 4 shows you how to deal with hung-up trees, and may include winching, rope use, harvest pre-planning, or other topics, depending on the group interests. Both levels include precision felling practice. Participants must have taken Game of Logging Levels [Read More...]

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15 05, 2023

Game of Logging Levels 1 & 2

2023-07-12T08:37:25-04:00May 15th, 2023|, , |

Level 1 - Saturday, August 19th, Level 2 - Sunday, August 20th Cost: $220 per level Expert instructors from Northeast Woodland Training will teach the fundamentals of safe chainsaw use, precision tree felling, and equipment care. Take the guesswork out of sawing- your safety matters! For more information and to register contact forestry@northwoodscenter.org. Pre-registration required; space is limited, so sign up early!

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15 05, 2023

Game of Logging: Basic Use & Safety

2023-05-19T12:59:48-04:00May 15th, 2023|, , |

June 3, 2023 Cost: $220 Expert instructors from Northeast Woodland Training will teach the basics of safe chainsaw use, and equipment care. Take the guesswork out of sawing- your safety matters! For more information and to register contact forestry@northwoodscenter.org. Pre-registration required; space is limited, so sign up early!

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13 09, 2022

Seeding Conservation – Staff Highlight: Jessica Colby

2023-08-23T10:11:14-04:00September 13th, 2022|Conservation science, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Riparian Lands, Science, Staff|

Jess Colby knew since she was a kid that she wanted to work in conservation. Currently working as our Riparian Projects & Forestry Outreach Coordinator, Jess brings expertise from her degree at UVM, plus years working and volunteering with various conservation agencies and organizations to her work at NorthWoods in riparian restoration work and wildlife conservation.  One of her early introductions to the world of conservation was working with NorthWoods' YCC crew at the Pondicherry division of the Silvio O Conte NFWR as a teenager. "I've always been pretty set on [Read More...]

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27 06, 2022

Bird Friendly Forestry

2022-06-29T12:14:59-04:00June 27th, 2022|Conservation science, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Science|

This June the Forest Stewardship Institute at NorthWoods assisted in organizing two birding events to educate the public on the importance of bird habitat in Vermont, how land managers can work to create and manage important habitat features, and how to identify birds by sight and sound. The Audubon Vermont’s Birders Dozen was used as a framework to talk about the importance of forest habitat variety in Vermont. The dozen species listed by Audubon cover the breadth of forest types generally needed for the 40 forest birds identified in the Audubon [Read More...]

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24 02, 2022

Timber Harvesting with Wildlife Habitat in Mind

2022-02-24T16:35:21-05:00February 24th, 2022|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Strapping on snowshoes and bundling up for a cold afternoon out in the woods, landowners residing within the Bean Brook watershed in Newark met earlier this month to tour a recently completed timber harvest. County Forester, Matt Langlais, led participants in discussions with the consulting forester for the harvest, Charlie Stabolepszy (F&W Forestry), about the various goals, thoughtful planning, and process that were key to setting up and making this timber harvest a successful one. During the tour, participants were able to see various wildlife habitat (snags, downed wood, and [Read More...]

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26 02, 2021

Celebrating Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award Winners Virtually

2021-02-26T13:01:52-05:00February 26th, 2021|Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

In honor of the esteemed county forester for which it is named, the George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award recognizes individuals who are making a positive impact on Northeast Kingdom forests. During his 44 years as Orleans County Forester, George Buzzell exemplified the best practice of his trade, including research that helped to re-define sugarbush management in Vermont. George also cast a welcoming net–encouraging education and inviting the widest community into the conversation and practice of forestry. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, we unfortunately had to postpone [Read More...]

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