North Branch Nature Center

- 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, 05602
- 802-229-6206
- http://www.northbranchnaturecenter.org/
The forest is never far away when you’re in central Vermont. In Montpelier, there’s a 28-acre reserve on Elm Street. The North Branch Nature Center maintains a network of hiking trails along the Winooski River and through Hubbard Park that links up with a similar system in East Montpelier. Nature programs for all ages include summer camps for kids, lecture series and amphibian monitoring programs.
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Calendar Events:
Friday, April 25, 7AM
Spring Migration Walk [Sport]Sunday, April 27, 1PM
Women's Nature Walk [Sport]Tuesday through Wednesday, May 6–7, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]Sunday, May 11, 2–4PM
Mother's Day Wildflower Walk [Outdoors]- Thursday, May 15, 3:30–5:30PM;
- Thursday, May 22, 3:30–5:30PM
- Thursday, June 12, 3:30–5:30PM;
- Thursday, June 5, 3:30–5:30PM;
- Thursday, May 29, 3:30–5:30PM
Afterschool Birding Club [Kids]Tuesday through Wednesday, May 20–21, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]Saturday, May 24, 11AM–1PM
Wild Edibles Walk [Outdoors]Friday, May 30, 7AM
Spring Migration Walk [Outdoors]Saturday, May 31, 6AM–5PM
Moose Bog Birding [Kids]Friday, September 5, 7AM
Fall Bird Walk [Outdoors]Tuesday through Wednesday, September 9–10, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]Sunday, October 12, 8AM–5PM
Woodland Mammal Signs [Outdoors]Saturday, October 18, 12–4PM
Cordage Workshop [Etc.]Wednesday, February 4, 7PM
'Birds of Two Worlds' [Talks]Thursday, April 2, 6:30PM
Tuesday through Wednesday, April 7–8, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]Saturday, April 11, 1–4PM
Bat Houses [Etc.]Tuesday through Wednesday, April 28–29, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]Friday, May 1, 7–8:30AM
Spring Migration Bird Walk [Outdoors]Sunday, May 10, 2–4PM
Mother's Day Wildflower Walk [Outdoors]Tuesday, May 12, 10–11:30AM
Saturday, May 16, 10AM–12PM
Reptile & Amphibian Walk [Outdoors]Friday, May 22, 7–8:30AM
Spring Migration Bird Walk [Outdoors]Tuesday through Wednesday, May 26–27, 10 – 11:30AM
Preschool Discovery Program [Kids]- Friday, May 29, 7PM;
- Saturday, May 30, 8AM–5PM
Herpetology Workshop [Etc.]Saturday, May 30, 10AM–12PM
'Tantalizing Trees' [Outdoors]Saturday, June 13, 7AM–5:30PM
Bird Watching Expedition [Outdoors]Saturday, June 13, 10AM–12PM
'Tantalizing Trees' [Outdoors]Tuesday, June 16, 7PM
Njenga Mungai [Talks]Friday, June 19, 7–8:30AM
Bird Walk [Kids]Saturday, June 20, 9AM–12PM
'Peregrine Falcon Foray' [Kids]Thursday, June 25, 3:30–5PM
Bug Walk [Outdoors]- Friday, July 3, 7–8:30AM
- Friday, August 14, 7–8:30AM;
- Friday, July 31, 7–8:30AM;
- Friday, July 17, 7–8:30AM
Bird Walk [Kids]Saturday, July 4, 9AM
10th Annual Butterfly Count [Outdoors]Thursday, July 23, 3:30–5PM
Bug Walk [Outdoors]Monday, August 10, 6:30PM
Alyssa Borowski [Talks]Wednesday, August 12, 9PM
Perseid Meteor Shower [Outdoors]Saturday, August 15, 6PM–9:30AM Sun
- Wednesday, August 26, 3:30–5PM;
- Wednesday, September 2, 3:30–5PM;
- Wednesday, September 9, 3:30–5PM;
- Wednesday, September 16, 3:30–5PM
- Wednesday, October 7, 3:30–5PM;
- Wednesday, September 30, 3:30–5PM;
- Wednesday, September 23, 3:30–5PM
Monarch Butterfly Tagging [Outdoors]- Friday, September 4, 7–8:30AM;
- Friday, September 11, 7–8:30AM
- Friday, October 2, 7–8:30AM;
- Friday, September 25, 7–8:30AM;
- Friday, September 18, 7–8:30AM
Fall Migration Bird Walk [Outdoors]Tuesday through Wednesday, September 15–16, 10 – 11:30AM
'Fall Colors' [Kids]Friday, September 25, 7–9PM
Lawrence Millman [Talks]- Saturday, September 26, 7AM;
- Saturday, October 24, 7AM;
- Saturday, November 7, 7AM
Bird-Monitoring Walk [Outdoors]Tuesday through Wednesday, September 29–30, 10 – 11:30AM
'Apples for Animals' [Kids]Saturday, October 3, 6:30AM
Dead Creek Wildlife Walk [Outdoors]Friday, October 9, 8PM
Saw-Whet Owl Banding [Outdoors]Tuesday through Wednesday, October 20–21, 10 – 11:30AM
'Are You Nocturnal?' [Kids]Thursday, October 22, 10AM–2PM
'Rock Hounds Unite!' [Etc.]Friday, October 23, 7AM–3PM
'Hawk Watching in the Champlain Valley' [Outdoors]Saturday, October 24, 9–10AM
'eBird Workshop' [Etc.]Tuesday through Wednesday, November 3–4, 10 – 11:30AM
'Crawling in From the Cold' [Kids]Saturday, November 7, 1–3PM
'Fire By Friction' [Etc.]Tuesday through Wednesday, November 17–18, 10 – 11:30AM
'A Long Way to Fly' [Kids]
