Conservation Corps

11 12, 2013

Bald Mountain Cabin Restored

2016-12-13T19:12:14-05:00December 11th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

Over a century ago, following several devastating forest fires, Vermont’s governor appointed the first Forest Commissioner and laid the foundation for a forest fire lookout system that would span the entire state and include 38 lookout stations. This fall, the Bald Mountain summit cabin in Westmore—one of Vermont’s oldest lookout stations—was restored thanks to a grant from the Vermont Land and Facilities Trust Fund. The original summit cabin and fire lookout tower on Bald Mountain (then known as Westmore Mountain) date back to the early 1920s when lookout stations were also [Read More...]

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14 11, 2013

Nulhegan Basin North Trail Opens to Public

2016-12-13T19:12:16-05:00November 14th, 2013|Conservation Corps, News|

The Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – Nulhegan Basin Division announced this week that the North Branch Trail has been completed and is now available for public use.  The four mile loop trail is accessed from a parking area along Route 105 in Ferdinand, Vermont, approximately one-half mile west of the railroad crossing.  It’s expected that the trail will enhance opportunities for bird watching, environmental education outings by school children, and especially fishing – with improved access to the North Branch of the Nulhegan River - a high [Read More...]

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14 11, 2013

Women Can Do 2013

2016-12-13T19:12:16-05:00November 14th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Education, News|

This year, as we have done for the past two years, Cody and I shared the pleasures and pitfalls of working with chainsaws with about 60 girls who will be Vermont’s next generation of fierce workforce women. This year, to our surprise and delight, the weather was perfect - crisp enough that we knew it was fall, but sunny enough that we could get away with wearing t-shirts. On the beautiful Old Dorm Green at Vermont Technical College, Cody and I set up our saw horses and pole-sized logs, and waited for our students to appear. [Read More...]

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23 08, 2013

Corps Photo Contest

2016-12-13T19:12:19-05:00August 23rd, 2013|Conservation Corps|

Check out this great group of photos that Conservation Corps crew members and leaders took during the 2013 summer field season. Photos were judged in five different categories: Conservation Practices, Flora & Fauna, People, Landscapes and Ham & Cheese (just for fun). Can you guess which photos were in which category? Click on a photo to view them all in slideshow format.

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16 08, 2013

Brighton and NorthWoods Collaborate to Conserve Bluff Mountain Trail

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00August 16th, 2013|Conservation Corps, News|

Sitting just outside the Village of Island Pond in the Town of Brighton, Bluff Mountain has afforded stunning views to generations of local hikers who have climbed to its lookout over the Village and Pond below. This summer, the popular Bluff Mountain Trail received substantial improvements thanks to a grant from the Vermont Recreation Trails Program, and a new public easement secures access to the area for generations of hikers to come. “We were delighted” remarked Luke O’Brien, Trails Director at the NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston, who worked with the Brighton Selectboard to apply [Read More...]

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26 07, 2013

New Trail in the NorthWoods Forest

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00July 26th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

NorthWoods Crew members didn’t waste any time starting their season, and used their training week to add nearly a ½ mile of trail to the NorthWoods network. Building on existing trails and logging roads, the new trail weaves among boulders and a variety of forest types on the north side of Tripp Hill, providing access to one of our three Forestry for the Birds demonstration sites - a collaborative effort with Audubon Vermont and the Vermont Land Trust to show how timber management can also enhance songbird habitat. Our trail network [Read More...]

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10 07, 2013

2013 Corps Season Kicks Off!

2016-12-13T19:12:20-05:00July 10th, 2013|Conservation Corps, Highlights, News|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps annually employs youth ages 14-18 to tackle priority conservation projects from northern Vermont to coastal New England. Our 2013 Corps program kicked off with crew leader training the week of June 17, commencing trail, wildlife, and river conservation projects on publicly accessible land around the region, including Bluff Mountain and Holland Pond areas, Willoughby State Forest, and the Silvio O. Conte and Stewart B. McKinney federal wildlife refuge systems. For nearly twenty summers, the NorthWoods Conservation Corps has employed youth on service projects in their local communities, providing on-the-job training to 1080 individuals to date. [Read More...]

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22 03, 2013

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2016-12-13T19:12:21-05:00March 22nd, 2013|The Corps Communique|

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13 02, 2013

Corps Hiring for 2013 Summer Season

2013-04-15T12:34:36-04:00February 13th, 2013|Conservation Corps|

The NorthWoods Conservation Corps is now hiring Crew Leaders (ages 20+), Assistant Crew Leaders (ages 18+), and Crewmembers (ages 14-20) for its 2013 summer season! The application deadline is April 1st. Each year the Kingdom Corps employs a staff of motivated, mature, and skilled team leaders to run its summer crews. Crew Leaders are chosen for their ability to effectively coordinate and challenge their crews. They must demonstrate flexibility, organizational skills, a solid work ethic and a positive and inspirational attitude. Crewmembers are chosen from candidates who show motivation, maturity, interest, and enthusiasm [Read More...]

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24 08, 2012

Congratulations 2012 Summer Conservation Corps!

2016-12-13T19:12:24-05:00August 24th, 2012|Conservation Corps, News|

Members of the 2012 Corps gathered at NorthWoods on August 3rd and 4th to celebrate a successful summer of habitat restoration, invasive plant control, and trail building. The end of season gathering is a tradition for the NorthWoods Conservation Corps which has been in operation since 1995.  At Friday’s Field Day, crews competed in team and skill challenges like Wheelbarrow Races, Tug-of-War, and Spike Drive. At Saturday’s Season Celebration, crews were joined by families, friends, and sponsoring agencies to share their accomplishments, including our first ever photo contest. View the finalists [Read More...]

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