Connections

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.

The Woodlots Program is Back in the Woods!
By Monica Przyperhart, Woodlots Program Manager
Posted 7/29/21
Woodlots Program Manager Monica Przyperhart reflects on starting a new job and facilitating peer-to-peer learning during a pandemic.

Fall Reflections
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board President
Posted 11/12/22
Read Board President, Charlie Hancock's intro to the Fall 2021 Connections Newsletter.

A Woodlots Welcome to Monica Przyperhart
Posted 11/16/20
Meet Monica Przyperhart, Cold Hollow to Canada's new Woodlots Program Manager.

Meet Sophie Mazowita, CHC's new Conservation Science & Administrative Coordinator
Posted 11/24/21
An introduction from the latest addition to the CHC team.

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…

Wildlife in Waterville
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 11/24/21
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 opossum--along with Michael Clough, of the Southern…

The Honey Maple Tree
By Jessica Boone, CHC Board Member & Woodlots Program Member
Posted 7/29/21
Read more about the sweetest tree in the Cold Hollow region!

The End of the Session
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 6/2/22
Updates on state legislation that impacts our forests and how we manage them

Growing Up, Growing Out
By Charlie Hancock, Board President
Posted 8/18/22
Charlie Hancock reflects on CHC's history, and shares exciting news about the organization's growth.

Living Planet Report 2022: the global context of our bioregional mission
By Greg Mikkelson
Posted 11/9/22
Former board member and ecologist Greg Mikkelson shares how the WWF's 2022 Living Planet Report can inform our work in the Cold Hollows.

Welcoming Three New Board Members
Posted 6/2/22
A big CHC welcome to Sarah Downes, Carissa Stein, and Renee Reiner!

Bird-friendly Maple: Partners in Action
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 8/16/22
CHC, Audubon Vermont, and VYCC join together for a wildlife-friendly project in Belvidere.

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…

Vermont's Climate Action Plan: A Roadmap for Resiliency and Adaptation
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 11/24/21
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.

Behind the Scenes at CHC: "Slow birding"-style gratitude for CHC's grant funders
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 6/2/22
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 on a Belvidere sugarbush, to plan the logistics of…

Tales from a Birder Broker Walk
By Ali Wagner
Posted 8/16/22
What happens when a landowner teams up with an experienced birder for an early morning walk? Notes from a June outing in Richford.

Thinking Forward: Planning for Conservation
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 3/6/23
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 Montpelier under the Golden Dome. Read more from Charlie…

Winterberry in the Hedgerow
By Jane Dorney
Posted 11/23/22

You Have Guests in Your Backyard—how will you host them?
By Carissa Stein
Posted 6/2/22

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.

SAVE THE DATE - CHC Annual Gathering
Posted 8/21/18
We'll gather at the Montgomery Grange Hall for a catered dinner and enjoy speaker Tom Butler from the Foundation for Deep Ecology. Suggested donation is $15.

CHC Welcomes Board Members Jenny Goyne & Greg Mikkelson
By Cold Hollow to Canada
Posted 4/6/20
Meet new CHC board members Jenny Goyne and Greg Mikkelson.

Thinking About Wood Heat—In June
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 6/2/22
At this time of year, I daydream of swimming in lakes and camping under the stars. My garden is planted, I'm harvesting spinach, and my kids are rejoicing over the opening of the local creemee stand. It’s not the time of year when I spend a lot of…

What does the Green Comet and CHC have in common?
By Nancy Patch
Posted 3/6/23

POEM: Ode to Wood by David Budbill
Posted 9/1/17
David Budbill, a Vermont poet, left us a legacy of poetry about living in rural Vermont when he died last year. Wendell Berry called the poet’s work “a delight and a comfort”.

Why Wilderness?
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice-Chair
Posted 8/21/18
There are really big things going on in the Cold Hollow to Canada region. If you have not yet heard, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has bought out their Vermont Land Trust (VLT) partner for the Calavale property that includes the Burnt Mountain…

Celebrating Birder Broker's Successful First Year
By Bridget Butler, Bird Diva Consulting
Posted 4/6/20
Bridget Butler shares the results of the first season of Birder Broker.

Summer Tracking
By Joan Hildreth, CHC Board Member
Posted 9/1/17
As wonderful as it is to look for sign while enjoying the splendors of summertime - including lush greenery, wildflowers, singing birds, warmth, sunshine (well, at least some of the time!) – summertime tracking provides some challenges when it comes…

Lynx in Vermont
By Kim Royar, Wildlife Biologist for the State of Vermont
Posted 1/25/18
Here's a brief history of the Canada Lynx in Vermont by Kim Royar, Fish & Wildlife Biologist and Special Assistant to the Fish & Wildlife Commissioner.

Cold Hollow to Canada welcomes Board Member Jessica Boone
Posted 8/1/19
Since our last newsletter, we are happy to announce the addition of Jessica Boone as the newest member to our Board. We could go on and on about Jessica, but we will let her introduce herself in her own words. Suffice to say, we are fortunate to have…

CHC Supporting Research: Vermonters Turn to Nature During the Pandemic
By Joshua Morse (adapted from the University of Vermont press release, "In Pandemic, People are Turning to Nature—Especially Women")
Posted 2/12/21
Paying more attention to wildlife during the pandemic? Spending more time in your garden? You may have something in common with the 3,200+ people across Vermont who took a University of Vermont survey about how the pandemic is shaping their…

CHC Works with FEMC to Develop Keeping Track Portal and Database
By Liza Morse, CHC Administrative Coordinator
Posted 4/6/20
Read about the portal and database FEMC is developing for CHC's Keeping Track Monitoring Program.

Where We Go from Here
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 7/6/20
Charlie Hancock introduces the CHC summer newsletter.