Connections

While cutting trees to create bird habitat may sound counter-intuitive, Jessica Boone explains her choice to manage her farm and sugar woods in this manner.

CHC welcomes new Program Director as we expand and grow. Get to know Lauren in her own words here.

Coverts Cooperators are forest landowners and/or community members who are interested in having an impact on their own land and in their communities. Click for more information and registration.

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.

Woodlots Program Manager Monica Przyperhart reflects on starting a new job and facilitating peer-to-peer learning during a pandemic.

Read Board President, Charlie Hancock's intro to the Fall 2021 Connections Newsletter.

Board Member Sarah Downes makes a case for the impact and reward of Tracker Certification

Meet Monica Przyperhart, Cold Hollow to Canada's new Woodlots Program Manager.

An introduction from the latest addition to the CHC team.

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…

CHC's new Conservation Director introduces himself. Welcome to the team, Dave!

CHC hosts visiting Author Ken Cadow for a book signing and reading of his young-adult novel "Gather" at the Montgomery Center for the Arts.

Barred owls and snapping turtles are not typical companions, but both were seen on October 30, 2021, on the Waterville Town Green. They were accompanied by a red-tailed hawk, a rabbit, and an…

Read more about the sweetest tree in the Cold Hollow region!

Charlie Hancock reflects on CHC's history, and shares exciting news about the organization's growth.

CHC Board members and staff offer up a list of their book recommendations from their personal 2024 libraries

Former board member and ecologist Greg Mikkelson shares how the WWF's 2022 Living Planet Report can inform our work in the Cold Hollows.

This summer marks a transition point for out tracking and game camera projects, with new volunteer opportunities and a 6-month tracking immersion on the horizon.

A synopsis of our black ash pounding event with Abenaki basket-makers Kerry and Ryan Wood

A big CHC welcome to Sarah Downes, Carissa Stein, and Renee Reiner!

Board members share their latest recommendations off their book shelf

CHC, Audubon Vermont, and VYCC join together for a wildlife-friendly project in Belvidere.

Read Charlie Hancock's perspective on Act 250 and how it affects conservation efforts

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…

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.

With Winter thawing into Spring, Charlie Hancock gives us an ecological reflection on an itty-bitty organism found in vernal pools that you might not expect to find in Vermont forests.

Charlie Hancock brings us up to speed on recent CHC projects, goals, and milestones.

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…

Vermont's Climate Council is poised to adopt its finalized plan to meet our state's emission reduction targets. Here's a summary of strategies and actions for natural and working lands.

Wildlands, Woodlands, Farmlands & Communities gives a nod to CHC's contributions in their Winter publication

February means a lot of things—skiing, ice fishing, logging, tapping, tracking, and forever bringing in more firewood—but one thing we have our eye on this time of year is what’s happening in…

What happens when a landowner teams up with an experienced birder for an early morning walk? Notes from a June outing in Richford.

May was a busy month for Cold Hollow to Canada. We helped landowners plant 350 trees to benefit forest resilience goals. We met with leaders from Vermont Youth Conservation Corps and Audubon Vermont…