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4 01, 2016

This Week in the Woods: The Winter Solstice

2016-12-13T19:11:54-05:00January 4th, 2016|This Week in the Woods|

While it may be common knowledge that the winter solstice is the shortest day(light) of the year in the northern hemisphere, there are some other details that are less commonly mentioned. All of the darkness we are experiencing is due to the fact that the sun is shining farthest to the south, directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. This phenomena actually occurs at a specific time, rather than for an entire day, and that time differs from year to year. This year it occurs at 4:49 UTC on December 22nd (which [Read More...]

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17 12, 2015

Winter Programs & Conditions

2016-12-13T19:11:54-05:00December 17th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

Trail System Snow Conditions Groomed Open Trails / Total Trails Last Updated NorthWoods Center High Moisture Powder over Ice Yes  6 km / 18 km 4-March-16 Willoughby State Forest High Moisture Packed Powder Yes  12 km / 14 km 4-March-16 Q Burke Resort Please See Q Burke Site -  - - Click here for maps of our Nordic trails at NorthWoods, Willoughby, and Q Burke. NorthWoods will be posting up-to-date trail conditions on this page throughout the season. For a more detailed update on trail conditions and programs, please refer to our weekly [Read More...]

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14 12, 2015

This Week in the Woods: Why the heck is it so warm?

2016-12-13T19:11:54-05:00December 14th, 2015|Highlights, News, This Week in the Woods|

December, why are you so warm? This unusually warm start to winter can be attributed to a global event known as “El Niño.” Generally speaking, El Niño can be defined as a prolonged increase in average sea surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean. A cyclic event, El Niño typically occurs every 2-7 years, every five on average. This ocean warming means different things to different places. Here in the Northeast, it brings warmer, drier winter months. El Niño’s rush of warm ocean water, heated as it travels eastward in the Equatorial [Read More...]

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7 12, 2015

This Week in the Woods: Balsam Firs are Busy

2016-12-13T19:11:54-05:00December 7th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, This Week in the Woods|

The Balsam Firs are busy! Not only do they serve as one of the most popular choices for Christmas trees, they are also highly medicinal. This tree has been used throughout history by many Native Americans, such as the Iroquois, Algonquin, Abenaki, Penobscot, and others. The resin can be used on cuts and burns, as well as turned into a chest ointment for colds and congestion. A tea can be made from the needles to sooth coughs and colds. Once made into an essential oil, it can be used to calm [Read More...]

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30 11, 2015

This Week in the Woods: Dog, Coyote or… Cougar?

2016-12-13T19:11:54-05:00November 30th, 2015|Education, Highlights, News, This Week in the Woods|

Fresh snow yields fresh tracks! But how can you tell if you are tracking a coyote, your neighbor’s dog, or the return of the cougar? Here are some helpful hints: Cats, including cougars, have retractable claws, therefore you will not typically see them in their prints. Cat prints are also wider than they are long. Dogs and Coyotes are a little tougher to distinguish. In general, a coyote’s toes are positioned closer together, whereas a dog’s toes splay out more. However, sometimes in soft conditions, such as mud or snow, a [Read More...]

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28 10, 2015

Giving Tuesday & Jay Peak Donor Challenge

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00October 28th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

  Tomorrow is national Giving Tuesday. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you, our good friends, for your past support of NorthWoods’ programs and let you know just how much community giving means to us. We couldn't do it without you! Last December, our Fall fund drive raised $21,000 toward the cost of offering conservation and outdoor programs. This year, our goal is to raise $20,000 by the end of the year. To help NorthWoods continue to provide quality educational and conservation programming in Northern New England, we are asking friends [Read More...]

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26 10, 2015

Native Trees & Shrubs Planted to Help Local Rivers and Wildlife

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00October 26th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods and Beck Pond LLC staff plant trees and shrubs along the shores of the Connecticut river. Photo by the CT River Watershed Council, Inc. The Connecticut River Watershed Council (CRWC) and project partners recently finished planting nearly 400 native trees and shrubs along more than 900 feet of riverbank in Orford, New Hampshire as well as in Bradford and Groton, Vermont. The riverside plantings on the Wells, Waits and Connecticut rivers will help reduce erosion, improve water quality by filtering out pollutants, and increase habitat for fish and [Read More...]

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9 09, 2015

$375,000 grant will expand AmeriCorps service in the NEK

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00September 9th, 2015|Conservation Corps, Education, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News|

AmeriCorps crew members building tent platforms this summer. Heard the latest from Vermont Business Magazine?   Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Friday announced a $375,000 federal grant to the Patrick and Marcelle Leahy Center for Rural Students at Lyndon State College to improve access to education for Vermont students.  The grant helps to leverage more than $1 million to expand AmeriCorps service and to advance educational opportunities to first-generation, low-income students across the Green Mountain State. Leahy, the senior-most member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, helped to establish the Patrick [Read More...]

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20 08, 2015

Accepting Nominations for 3rd Annual Buzzell Award

2016-12-13T19:11:55-05:00August 20th, 2015|Miscellaneous|

NorthWoods Stewardship Center is pleased to accept nominations for the third annual George Buzzell Forest Stewardship Award. In honor of the esteemed county forester for which it is named, this award recognizes an individual who is making a positive impact on Northeast Kingdom forests. The award will be given at the Annual Stewardship Celebration at NorthWoods, on Friday, October 23rd. 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 [Read More...]

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20 08, 2015

126 Campers, 9 Camps, 2 months…

2015-08-20T14:52:06-04:00August 20th, 2015|Education, Highlights, News|

This summer at NorthWoods went by in a flash! We reached a new record of 126 campers enrolled in 9 different camps, from ages 4-15, up from 112 total enrolled in 2014. This year our camps included Advanced Survival, Junior Survival, Nature Day, Wild Science Discovery, Earth Sisters, two NFCT camps and two Mountain Bike Camps at Burke Mountain. At Wild Science Discovery Camp, students learned about making predictions based on the scientific method, then tested their hypotheses among professional biologists, right on the NorthWoods campus. Our Northern Forest Canoe Trail Summer Camp allowed 16 young paddlers to hone [Read More...]

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