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• Spring Membership Gathering

  • When
    9 May 2024
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    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    North Branch Nature Center

  Join us for our May Membership Gathering!

  
  

  We want to hear from you! If you are interested in giving a 5 minute feature on your work please reach out to us. This gathering will also allow us to learn about how you can be more involved as a member, the organizations work, and learn about North Branch Nature Center facilities and space. 

  WHEN: May 9th from 4-7

  WHERE: North Branch Nature Center

  PARKING: First try the overflow area (near the solar array), however, if additional parking is needed, we ask that folks park across the street along Finch Road, parking on the right side facing Elm Street.

  
  

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• Spring Forest Bathing at Audubon Vermont

  • When
    11 May 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    214 Main Road, Huntington, 05462, VT

  Come experience nature in new and deeply familiar ways with the practice of forest bathing.  A different act than other nature connection experiences such as hiking, birding, or tree identifying, in forest bathing you are invited to slow down with intentionality and mindfulness to engage your traditional five senses and beyond. Give your body and mind a chance to rest and restore while taking in the subtleties and wonder of nature.

  We will walk through the incredibly dynamic, diverse and loved land of the Green Mountain Audubon Center, being sure to visit the hemlock swamp, beaver pond, and babbling brook. The walk will be less than a mile and will conclude with a tea ceremony. 

  What is forest bathing?

  Forest Bathing is a research-based practice for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. The decades old practice originated in Japan and is known as shinrin-yoku, which literally translates to “taking in the forest" or “forest bathing”. Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition. Your Nature & Forest Therapy Guide builds on those benefits and looks beyond to what happens when people remember that we are a part of nature and are intrinsically connected to all other beings in fundamental ways.

  Listen to this NPR podcast about Forest Bathing and its benefits.

  Program Details:

  Fee: $35 for all

  Trail/accessibility information: The walk will be at a slower-than-usual-pace with many pauses and will cover less than 1 mile. The maintained trails are unchallenging, are of bare earth, uneven at times and flat without hills or climbs.  There are roots and rocks throughout.  The conditions of the trails will vary from season to season and day to day.  In the spring expect some mud, in summer some mosquitos, and in fall a covering of leaves on the ground.  An interactive trail map is available here: https://vt.audubon.org/visit-us 

  If you require accommodations or have questions about accessibility, please contact Audubon Vermont at 802-434-3068

  Facilitated by certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Duncan Murdoch. 
  Learn more: https://natureconnectionguide.com/

  Registration is required

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• May Bird Monitoring Walk

  • When
    16 May 2024
  •  
    7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    255 Sherman Hollow Road, Huntington, 05462, VT

  Spring's in full swing! Join us as we count spring migrants!

  Thursday, May 16, 2024
  7:00am - 9:00am Eastern

  Spring migration will be in full swing for our May monitoring walk. Watch for warblers. Spy the sparrows. Hear the hawks.  

  Following our regular monitoring route, we will search for birds in various habitats at the Audubon Center. We will identify as many as possible of the birds we see or hear, and record counts of their population numbers. Beginners are welcome!

  We typically finish our monitoring route by about 9:00 am, but you can leave earlier if necessary. 

  The long-term data we gather contributes to the eBird database, which is available to a global community of educators, land managers, ornithologists, conservation biologists, and the public. Explore bird sightings from Audubon Vermont's Green Mountain Audubon Center. 

  This program is free and open to the public. No registration needed. Donations to support our education and conservation work are appreciated. 

  Regarding the weather: Normally with light rain forecasted, we will go ahead with the walk. If strong winds or heavy rain are expected, we will reschedule the walk. Please check our website, Facebook, or Instagram if in doubt about the weather. We'll post an update if we need to cancel/reschedule. 

  Trail/accessibility information: Our walk will be at a slow (birding) pace and will cover approximately 1.5 miles. The trail is unpaved and there are two short sections of stairs on the route. Wheelchair-accessible bathroom facilities are available in the Visitor Center starting at 8 AM. If you require accommodations or have questions about accessibility, please contact Audubon Vermont at 802-434-3068. 

  
  

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• VEEP/NHEEP Summer Institute

  • Start
    24 Jun 2024
  • End
    28 Jun 2024
  • Location
    World Fellowship Center

  How can we make climate learning accessible, hands-on, and solutions-focused while still meeting or exceeding your standards? Come work and play with us in the White Mountains of NH as we tackle these questions together. You will plan a curriculum that cultivates hope and brings students meaningful learning opportunities to tackle relevant climate solutions for their community. Open to all educators, any grade, any subject, anywhere in the world.
  

  Bring climate change solutions into your classroom!
  

  Location: World Fellowship Center

  Register here: https://veep.org/summerinstitute/

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