Connections
Winter 2010
Posted 12/1/10
Welcome, Winter; My Coyotes in Richford; A Forester for You; Winter Tree Identification; Upcoming Events
Fall 2010
Posted 9/2/10
Connectivity—One Town at a Time; Teaming Up for the Forest; Slow Down & See the Moss; Conservation in Enosburgh; Habitat Recommendations; Upcoming Events
Summer 2010
Posted 1/7/10
Cold Hollow to Canada’s First Newsletter; Keeping Track of Wildlife; Emerald Ash Borer; Reflections on Favorites; Conservation in Bakersfield; Staying Connected; Upcoming Events
Winter 2011
Posted 1/1/11
A Vision for Conservation; Animals in Winter; Gorillas and the Mist; Conservation Corner; Upcoming Events
Fall 2011
Posted 1/1/11
Conservation, INC.; Superman in Cargo Shorts?; An Afternoon with John Davis; Conservation Easement Basics; Montgomery Conservation; A Conservation Opportunity?; Upcoming Events
Summer 2011
Posted 7/7/11
Soggy Summertime Greetings; WHIP Program; Wood Turtles; Town Planning in Enosburgh; Upcoming Events
Spring 2011
Posted 4/4/11
Local Action Towards Conservation; Richford Commission Work; Managing a Sugarbush; Owl Spotting; Forests for Birds; Upcoming Events
Winter 2012
Posted 1/1/12
A Foundation for Growth; Marten and Fisher: Our Native Mustelid Cousins; Tracking Marten in New Hampshire; Going Green: The Opportunity for Forest Certification; BioFinder; Upcoming Events
Fall 2012
Posted 9/9/12
Fall Greetings from CHC; Enosburg Falls River Access Conserved with Help from ECC; Five Forest Management Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change; Invasive Species Corner: Buckthorn; Deer vs. Coyote in the Northern Forest; Upcoming Events
Summer 2012
Posted 7/7/12
Keep On Tracking; How Do You Save a Forest? One Piece at a Time; Public Recreation on Private Land; Our Forests are Under Attack; Upcoming Events
Spring 2012
Posted 4/4/12
Keeping Connections; A Conservation Success Story in Bakersfield; A Short Bio of the “Bear Man”; Black Bear in Vermont; Audubon Vermont Forest Bird Initiative Connects Landowners with Conservation; Cross Boundary Connections; Upcoming Events
Spring 2013
Posted 4/4/13
Conservation Democracy; Wild and Scenic Update; Puddles with a Purpose; Conservation in the Neighborhood; Development Impacts; Upcoming Events
Summer 2013
Posted 7/7/13
Keeping Connections; Emerald Ash Borer; Japanese Barberry, Deer and Tick Interactions; Enosburgh Conservation Commission Update; Pollinators; River Fest; Upcoming Events
Fall 2013
Posted 9/9/13
Cross Boundary Connections; Black Bear Meets Cold Hollow to Canada Members; The Canada Lynx; Invasive Species: Garlic Mustard; Pollinator Update: Monarch Butterfly; Emerald Ash Borer Update; Upcoming Events
Winter 2013
Posted 11/11/13
Partners in Conservation; Confessions of a Keeping Tracker; Making Decisions in Your Woodlot: The Peer to Peer Model; Otters in Vermont; Invasive Species: Oriental Bittersweet; Upcoming Events
Spring 2014
Posted 4/4/14
Working Together Towards Resiliency; Climate Change and Our Forests; The Working Lands Partnership’s Second Summit; 2014 Cold Hollow to Canada Party; Reptiles and Amphibians in the Cold Hollow to Canada Region; Upcoming Events
Summer 2014
Posted 7/7/14
Exploring the Place We Call Home; Highlights from Cold Hollow to Canada’s Regional Celebration in May; Our Rowdy Friends in Richford; A Case Study: Cold Hollow Woodlots—Peer to Peer Landscape Level Management; Recommended Books; Upcoming Events
Fall 2014
Posted 9/9/14
Cold Hollow to Canada 2.0; Keeping Track Update; Low Impact Logging and Cut to Length Operations; A Peer to Peer Approach to Woodlands Management; Debate; Upcoming Events
Winter 2014
Posted 12/12/14
Expanding the Team; UVM Students Give CHC a Hand; Meet Bridget Butler; A Tree Farm for Christmas; Finding Patterns in the Woods; Cougars Coming East with Sue Morse; Beaver, a Keystone Species; Upcoming Events
Spring 2015
Posted 4/4/15
Connecting for Conservation; Living Legacies in Our Forests; WANTED: Signs of Spring; Find Us on Facebook!; Cougars Coming East, or Are They Already Here?; Upcoming Events
Summer 2015
Posted 7/7/15
Strengthening Regional Conservation; Vermont’s “Sweetest” Bird Habitat; For Anna; A Report on Forest Fragmentation; Summer Lovin’; A Moose, a Bird, and a Shrub; Book Review: A Landowner’s Guide; Upcoming Events
Fall 2015
Posted 9/9/15
Planting the Seeds for Conservation in the Cold Hollow to Canada Region; Why Give to CHC?; Why Citizen Science?; Why Woodlots?; Membership Pledge Card; Upcoming Events
Winter 2016
Posted 1/1/16
A Forest for the Future; Wolves, Coyotes, and Hybrids? Which is Which?; Water Quality Impacts from the Forest; The 2015 East Franklin County Christmas Bird Count; Celebrating the New Year Tracker Style; Upcoming Events
Summer 2016
Posted 7/7/16
When the Forest Came to the Capital; Preserving Habitats Around the Parc National du Mont-Orford; Cross-Border Collaboration in the Northern Greens; How did the Moose Cross the Road?; Forestland Owned by VLT and TNC for Sale; Book Review: Half-Earth;…
Fall 2016
Posted 9/9/16
Our Work Together; Review of Reading the Mountains of Home; Trail Camera Use for Tracking; Snakes in the Cold Hollow to Canada Corridor; Local Sugarmakers Buy Conserved Land; Vermont’s Wild & Scenic Rivers; Upcoming Events
Spring 2017
Posted 4/4/17
ACT 250 at 50 (and Why We Should Care); Woodland Delicious; Keeping Track Monitoring Photo Collage; Season Two for WildPaths; Conserving Forestland: What does long term conservation mean?; Upcoming Events
Winter 2017
Posted 11/11/17
Now More than Ever, This is Our Time; Summary of John Elder’s Talk at CHC’s Annual Gathering; Amazon Smile Opportunity; WildPaths Wildlife Observations Summary; About Jesse Littlefield; Peace of Wild Things; Winter Finches; Book Review: Lab Girl;…
Turning the Page on a New Header
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 11/16/20
Read Charlie Hancock's introduction to the Fall 2020 Connections Newsletter here!
Welcome, Lauren Honican!
By Lauren Honican
Posted 11/16/20
CHC welcomes new Program Director as we expand and grow. Get to know Lauren in her own words here.
Abenaki Ecology & Spirituality in the Northern Green Mountains
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 2/12/21
Abenaki scholar and ethnobotanist Dr. Fred Wiseman recently spoke with members of CHC's Woodlots program. Listen to the talk and learn more about Abenaki ecology in the Northern Green Mountains here.
A Woodlots Welcome to Monica Przyperhart
Posted 11/16/20
Meet Monica Przyperhart, Cold Hollow to Canada's new Woodlots Program Manager.
Wildlife Abundance & Seasonality in the Cold Hollow Region
By Jake Van Deursen
Posted 11/16/20
During his time as the AmeriCorps member for the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, Jake Van Deursen generously donated his time to analyze five years of data from Cold Hollow to Canada's Keeping Track Monitoring Program. The Keeping Track…
Money Doesn't Grow On Trees...
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 9/1/17
Breaking the financial barriers to conservation, we're pleased to announce the Cold Hollow Land Conservation Fund.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 1/25/18
Board Chair Charlie Hancock reflects on what an amazing year 2017 has been for CHC and extends a heartfelt thank you to all of our supporters this year.
Expanding the Lens of Conservation - A foundation for the future
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 8/21/18
Greetings friends and welcome to the Fall 2018 edition of CONNECTIONS, the quarterly newsletter from Cold Hollow to Canada. With this issue we shift our focus from the working forests which have been and will continue to be, at the core of our work,…
Beating the Heat in the Cold Hollows
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 8/1/19
An update on the summer happenings at Cold Hollow to Canada.
Hope
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 4/6/20
Charlie Hancock introduces the CHC spring newsletter.
Woods in Winter: Reflecting on Winter Tree ID
By Nancy Patch
Posted 2/12/21
Getting out in the woods in the winter can bring an entire new appreciation for the plants and animals we live with. The adaptation strategies employed by our near kin show them as much hardier than ourseleves. While trees may lose their leaves, we…
What's Up with Forest Birds?
By Steve Faccio, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Posted 9/1/17
In April, the Vermont Center for Ecostudies released a 25-year study on Vermont's Forest Birds. Find out who's fairing well and who's on the decline & what we can do to help.
Wildlands & Woodlands Report - The Cold Hollow Connection
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice Chair & Franklin County Forester
Posted 1/25/18
How do Cold Hollow to Canada's goals match up with the recently released Wildlands & Woodlands Vision by Harvard University. Board member Nancy Patch makes the comparison for us.