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Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play at North Branch Nature Center. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool […]

Free

Friday Morning Bird Walks

Berlin Pond 3397 Brookfield Road, Berlin, United States

Weekly trips to birding hot spots around Central Vermont searching for spring migrants like warblers, vireos, thrushes, and waterfowl. Led by NBNC staff. COVID-19: Masks will be required when 6′ distance cannot be maintained, per state guidelines. Participants will complete a health screening upon arrival. Free for members. $10 non-members. No registration required. Locations subject to […]

$10

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play at North Branch Nature Center. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool […]

Free

Friday Morning Bird Walks

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Weekly trips to birding hot spots around Central Vermont searching for spring migrants like warblers, vireos, thrushes, and waterfowl. Led by NBNC staff. COVID-19: Masks will be required when 6′ distance cannot be maintained, per state guidelines. Participants will complete a health screening upon arrival. Free for members. $10 non-members. No registration required. Locations subject to […]

$10

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play at North Branch Nature Center. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool […]

Free

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play at North Branch Nature Center. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool […]

Free

RiverFest – North Branch Nature Center

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Cool off in the heat of summer at this community-wide, family-friendly river celebration! Visit each river access point at the nature center to partake in different activities and adventures along the North Branch. Access point activities include: Aquatic River Bugs: Aquatic Insect Lab, Riverside Art Studio, Habitat Restoration, Fly fishing Demos, Nature Walks, Picnic (bring […]

Donation

The Caterpillar Lab – Caterpillar Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Take a journey into the incredible lives of caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. Part living nature museum and part wildlife safari, this hands-on exploration with the Caterpillar Lab and NBNC staff brings kids up close and personal with some of the weirdest and wildest critters in the woods. We’ll hold huge caterpillars, play […]

$40

The Caterpillar Lab – Caterpillar Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Take a journey into the incredible lives of caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. Part living nature museum and part wildlife safari, this hands-on exploration with the Caterpillar Lab and NBNC staff brings kids up close and personal with some of the weirdest and wildest critters in the woods. We’ll hold huge caterpillars, play […]

$40

The Caterpillar Lab – Caterpillar Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Take a journey into the incredible lives of caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. Part living nature museum and part wildlife safari, this hands-on exploration with the Caterpillar Lab and NBNC staff brings kids up close and personal with some of the weirdest and wildest critters in the woods. We’ll hold huge caterpillars, play […]

$40

The Caterpillar Lab – Caterpillar Camp

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Take a journey into the incredible lives of caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. Part living nature museum and part wildlife safari, this hands-on exploration with the Caterpillar Lab and NBNC staff brings kids up close and personal with some of the weirdest and wildest critters in the woods. We’ll hold huge caterpillars, play […]

The Caterpillar Lab

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Journey into the incredible world of New England caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. This family-friendly, hands-on, over-the-top exhibition features open-air displays where you’ll witness metamorphosis, mimicry, symbiosis, birth, death, deception, and wonder in a program unlike anything else. The Caterpillar Lab is a traveling, world-class educational organization that turns nature centers and museums […]

$10

The Caterpillar Lab

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Journey into the incredible world of New England caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. This family-friendly, hands-on, over-the-top exhibition features open-air displays where you’ll witness metamorphosis, mimicry, symbiosis, birth, death, deception, and wonder in a program unlike anything else. The Caterpillar Lab is a traveling, world-class educational organization that turns nature centers and museums […]

$10

The Caterpillar Lab

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Journey into the incredible world of New England caterpillars at the North Branch Nature Center. This family-friendly, hands-on, over-the-top exhibition features open-air displays where you’ll witness metamorphosis, mimicry, symbiosis, birth, death, deception, and wonder in a program unlike anything else. The Caterpillar Lab is a traveling, world-class educational organization that turns nature centers and museums […]

$10

Saw-whet Owl Branding Demonstration

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Join North Branch Nature Center biologists as they capture, tag, and release these pint-sized owls. Naturalists and educators will also discuss the highlights of recent research here and across the country, then share what’s been discovered about this mysterious little predator. Open to all ages. Please note: The program will have a mixture of indoor and […]

donation

Saw-whet Owl Branding Demonstration

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Join North Branch Nature Center biologists as they capture, tag, and release these pint-sized owls. Naturalists and educators will also discuss the highlights of recent research here and across the country, then share what’s been discovered about this mysterious little predator. Open to all ages. Please note: The program will have a mixture of indoor and […]

donation

Susan Bull Riley Art Gallery Reception

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm St, Montpelier, VT, United States

Please join us at North Branch Nature Center for an evening celebrating Susan Bull Riley’s inspirational oil and watercolor paintings. Refreshments and a warm fire will be available outside after touring the gallery and meeting the artist. 50% of artwork sales will support North Branch Nature Center in its mission of Connecting People with the […]

Free

North Branch Nature Center Staff Art Gallery Reception

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Please join us at North Branch Nature Center for an evening celebrating the artwork in our NBNC Staff Art Exhibit.  For more information, go to https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/in-the-gallery-nbnc-staff-art-show/

Free

Art Gallery Reception – Art Resource Association

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier. This is a group exhibit from the Art Resource Association (ARA), a Montpelier organization that supports visual artists of all media through exhibition opportunities and workshops. The show includes work from 32 ARA member artists in media ranging from painting and photography to sculpture. Please join us to celebrate this […]

Habitat Restoration Volunteer Day

North Branch Nature Center 713 Elm Street, Montpelier, VT, United States

Help us remove invasive plants, care for new trees, and restore habitat. Steward the land alongside fellow nature lovers of all ages. Please contact us for more info and to sign up.

Free