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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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19 03, 2024

AmeriCorps Environmental Ed & Outdoor Rec Instructor

2024-03-28T13:16:22-04:00March 19th, 2024|Education, Education Employment, Employment|

This position is part of the Lyndon Economic opportunity AmeriCorps Program (LEAP). LEAP is a national service program that places AmeriCorps members with non-profit organizations throughout the Northeast Kingdom (NEK) of Vermont to support those organizations in building capacity and expanding their services that many communities rely on. LEAP members deliver direct service to local youth in the form of PreK-12 STEAM educational programming. LEAP supports members in their path to educational and career attainment through direct service, on-going trainings, and professional development opportunities offered during the service year. Essential Functions [Read More...]

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7 03, 2024

Umbagog NWR Refuge Maintenance Assistant

2024-03-07T14:57:09-05:00March 7th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Description Position: Maintenance Assistant Location: Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge - Errol, NH Job Description: The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is partnering with the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Center to provide a Maintenance Assistant for the summer of 2024. One full-time assistant will assist Refuge Staff with general maintenance duties including, but not limited to:  performing minor electrical maintenance and repairs; installing and repairing cabinets; performing general woodworking activities (e.g., cutting boards to length, shaping, sanding); painting interior and exterior building surfaces; and cleaning/maintaining machinery in safe working order. Additional tasks may [Read More...]

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1 03, 2024

Sharpening Skills

2024-03-06T14:24:35-05:00March 1st, 2024|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Workshop teacher Larry Walters measures crosscut blades. The Conservation Corps team had fun this February attending a two-day Cross Cut Sharpening and Maintenance course hosted by Larry Walters of Rutland, VT, a former U.S. Forest Service employee. Larry was a wealth of knowledge in the realm of crosscut saws, their maintenance, and the precision-based tools that are involved in the process of sharpening them. Larry was very happy to host Corps team Dusty, Blase, and Charles and pass this lost art form on in hopes that NorthWoods will steward and [Read More...]

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27 02, 2024

Our Seeds go to Svalbard!

2024-02-28T12:55:34-05:00February 27th, 2024|Conservation science, Highlights, News, Riparian Lands|

Some of these adorable baby trees are now chilling, perhaps for 100 years or more, in a drawer in Norway! Last fall the Riparian Lands crew teamed up with the Statewide Seed Coordinator at Intervale Center to collect gray birch in the Champlain Valley and with our ECO AmeriCorps member Sarah Redman, here in Brighton, VT. Some of the seeds from both collections were later sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station in Ames, Iowa to be tested and stored long-term. These samples currently have a 96%-98% [Read More...]

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15 02, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Members

2024-03-27T12:21:17-04:00February 15th, 2024|Corps Employment, Employment, Youth Employment|

Position Overview: Crew members (ages 14-18) are hired each year to work on Conservation Corps crews at the location closest to them. They are selected through a competitive application process and supervised by a trained leadership team. Successful candidates receive a weekly wage plus hands-on education and employment experience. Members must be willing to meet the challenges of working in the outdoors by demonstrating maturity, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic. A commitment to the environment and to their local communities is essential. Crew members work on local crews in [Read More...]

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15 02, 2024

Youth Conservation Corps Crew Leader & Assistant Crew Leader

2024-02-21T13:39:54-05:00February 15th, 2024|Conservation Corps, Corps Employment, Employment|

Position Overview: The NorthWoods Stewardship Center is seeking Crew Leaders (CLs) and Assistant Crew Leaders (ACLs) for its Youth Conservation Corps Crews. The CLs and ACLs will lead a crew of high school age individuals (ages 15-18) in conservation projects on locations throughout New England. CLs and ACLs are responsible for inspiring and motivating crew members while completing priority conservation projects in the field. Projects vary each year but generally include trail maintenance and construction, addressing water quality issues, removing invasive species, and improving wildlife habitat. Prior to the season, CLs [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Charles Hill

2024-03-20T20:09:14-04:00January 9th, 2024|Corps Staff, Staff|

Charles Hill was born and raised on the shoreline of Connecticut in the town of Clinton. His love for the outdoors started when he was in the Boy Scouts where hiking and camping became hobbies that he enjoyed outside of the Scouts. After graduating high school in 2013, not really knowing what to expect, Charles had taken a summer job working at the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge with the YCC as a crew member. This is where Charles discovered that he wanted to work in the outdoors; he changed [Read More...]

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9 01, 2024

Jessica Colby

2024-03-20T20:06:43-04:00January 9th, 2024|Con Sci Staff, Staff|

Jessica Colby knew from a young age that she wanted to work in conservation. She grew up enjoying time spent out in the woods behind her house, discovering all the different plants and animals that could be found there. In 2017, she graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and a minor in Forestry. While in school, Jess was an active member of the UVM Fish and Wildlife Society, volunteering extensively with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for several events including the [Read More...]

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