Connections

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!) –…

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…

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…

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.

The Hungry Caterpillar
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice President
Posted 7/29/21
Is it a biblical plague raining down, a crawling nightmare, a horror story worthy of Hitchcock’s The Birds? No, it’s an episodic outbreak of Lymantria dispar dispar (LDD). Let me explain. Lymantria…

Thank you, 2021 Donors!
Posted 2/13/22
Sustaining (monthly) Sara Lourie, Titus & Jane Presler Stewards (Over $1000) Everett & Susan McGinley, Renee Reiner, Lew & Claudia Rose Canada Lynx ($500-$1000) Anonymous, Nancy Patch, Nick…

Starting a Town Conservation Fund
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 4/4/18
On Town Meeting day, Montgomery voted to establish a Municipal Conservation Reserve Fund. This is the second such fund established in the CHC region, with Enosburgh voters establishing a Conservation…

Stronger Together
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 2/1/19
On behalf of the Cold Hollow to Canada board, I want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy New Year, and thank you for your continued support of our work toward a vision of a healthy and intact…

Opportunity for Landowners with Streams
By Annette Goyne
Posted 7/21/23
Free Stream Wise assessments for Franklin County residents

Overbrowsing and the Importance of Landowners
By Andrea Shortsleeve, Habitat Biologist, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
Posted 11/16/20
Habitat Biologist Andrea Shortsleeve discusses the problem of overbrowsing and what landowners can do about it.

Investing in the Future of our Working Lands, and the Communities that Depend on Them
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 8/1/19
Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair and member of the Working Lands Enterprise Board, explains the importance of the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative.

From Woodlot to Woodlots
By Monica Przyperhart
Posted 11/24/21
People ask why I hold onto my land. After all, I live in Vermont, and it’s a full 3,000 miles away, in California. It’s partly nostalgia. I grew up on this land, and I long for my kids to climb the…

Exploring eBird
By Sophie Mazowita, CHC Community Science Coordinator
Posted 8/19/22
eBird is a worldwide community science project and a powerful tool for birdwatchers of all experience levels. Following up on a workshop series hosted by CHC in July, learn how to contribute your bird…

Cold Hollow to Canada and the United Nations
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice Chair & Co-Founder
Posted 8/1/19
Did you know that the Cold Hollow to Canada region sits within a United Nations Internationally designated Biosphere Reserve? Read more about the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Reserve here.

Emerald Ash Borer in Vermont
Posted 4/4/18
What is emerald ash borer? What kind of damage does it do? Learn more here.

CHC Welcomes a New Administrative Coordinator
By Liza Morse, CHC Administrative Coordinator
Posted 2/1/19
am so excited to be joining CHC as the new Administrative Coordinator. I have been working actively with Bridget, Charlie, and Nancy to ease the transition as I attempt to fill Bridget's un-fillable…

Carbon Sequestration for Climate Mitigation
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice-Chair
Posted 4/4/18
Cold Hollow to Canada has been a leader in Vermont when it comes to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies. Our Woodlots Project was one of the first pilot demonstration forest projects,…

Mammal Camera Project: In Search of Canada Lynx & Other Mammals
By Joan Hildreth, CHC Board of Directors
Posted 4/4/18
Cold Hollow to Canada (CHC) administers two very important citizen science programs, the Keeping Track Monitoring Program (KTMP) and the WildPaths Project. Both have played key roles in increasing our…

Spring in the Cold Hollows
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 4/30/19
The full version of Board Chair Charlie Hancock's welcome to the Spring Connections newsletter.

Bird-Friendly Maple and the Cold Hollows
By Jessica Boone, CHC Board Member, and Liza Morse, CHC Administrative Coordinator
Posted 8/1/19
Read more about the Bird-Friendly Maple program and hear the reflections of a Bird-Friendly Maple producer right here in the Cold Hollow Mountains.

Resiliency: Our Communities, Our Forests
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 11/7/19
Charlie Hancock introduces the CHC fall newsletter.

A Springtime Reflection, in 2020
By Jenny Goyne, CHC Board Member
Posted 4/6/20
Jenny Goyne reflects on the importance of nature during the coronavirus pandemic.

Thank you, 2020 Donors!
Posted 2/12/21
Stewards (Over $500) Thomas & Cecile Brannon, Farnsworth Fund, Everett & Susan McGinley, Nancy Patch, Renee Reiner, Lew & Claudia Rose Sustaining (monthly) Sara Lourie, Titus & Jane Presler Canada…

Nancy Patch Receives Arthur Gibb Award
Posted 11/24/21
On October 23, CHC's Board Vice-President Nancy Patch was honored with the Arthur Gibb Award from the Vermont Natural Resources Council. VNRC presents the award annually to a Vermont resident who has…

Giving Game Cameras a "Soak" in the Cold Hollows
By Joshua Morse, University of Vermont
Posted 6/6/21
After a pause in operations due to COVID, University of Vermont PhD candidate Josh Morse returned to the Cold Hollows to check on his game cameras. Click here to read a project update.

WildPaths Season Three Begins
By Bridget Butler, CHC Program Director
Posted 4/4/18
Here we are headed into Season 3 of the WildPaths Project with lots of momentum and interest building in the wildlife connectivity community. This year we're encouraging all our volunteers to use…

Adapting Forests to Climate Change - Healthy Forests Are Not a Luxury
By Keith Thompson, Private Lands Program Manager & Joanne Garton, Special Projects Coordinator at VT Forest, Parks and Recreation
Posted 2/1/19
The two dry summers of 2016 and 2017 marked a challenging time for trees. Lack of water, high temperatures, and dry soils added to the growing list of environmental stressors that often tax Vermont’s…

Birder Broker: Matching Landowners with Birders for Conservation
By Bridget Butler, Bird Diva Consulting
Posted 4/30/19
Want to learn more about the birds on your property? Want to go birding in previously un-surveyed parts of Vermont? Register for Birder Broker today!

Reflections on Cold Hollow to Canada's Annual Gathering
By Jessica Boone, CHC Board Member
Posted 11/7/19
Jessica Boone reflects on this year's Annual Gathering.

Delayed Implantation in American Black Bears
By Lucy Rogers, CHC Board Member
Posted 2/1/19
The Northern Forest is chock-full of plants and animals with impressive adaptations: peregrine falcons that can reach diving speeds exceeding 200 mph, porcupines with hair that has evolved into…

Why Natural History Matters
By Kent McFarland, Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Posted 11/7/19
Kent McFarland, Conservation Biologist for Vermont Center for Ecostudies and Co-Host of VPR's Outdoor Radio, summarizes his talk at this year's Cold Hollow to Canada Annual Gathering.

Conservation Easements 101
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 2/1/19
Donating, or selling, a conservation easement is not a decision to be taken lightly. By definition, a conservation easement is forever, so before considering if it may the right thing to protect your…

Young Writer's Project Invasives Challenge
By Liza Morse, CHC Administrative Coordinator
Posted 2/1/19
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is aptly named, as a bright metallic-green beetle whose larvae bore into ash trees and feed underneath the bark, disrupting the tree’s ability to transport water and…

Big Questions About Big Maple
By Cold Hollow to Canada Board
Posted 4/30/19
Read more about the big questions the CHC Board raises in response to the changing maple industry in Vermont.

Hybrid Science: Students, Storytelling, and Coyotes in the Green Mountain State
By Joshua Morse, University of Vermont
Posted 11/7/19
University of Vermont graduate student Joshua Morse describes his partnership with Cold Hollow to Canada and his research on Vermonters' perspectives on coyotes.

Expanding the Woodlots Program
By Everett McGinley, CHC Treasurer and landowner in CHC's Woodlots Program
Posted 7/6/20
Learn more about our plans to expand the Woodlots Program.

The Dinosaur and the Warbler
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 6/6/21
Read about how our work to create early successional habitat can support a diversity of bird species in the Cold Hollow region.

Forest Carbon: A Natural Climate Solution and Tool for Advancing the Pace of Conservation
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board Chair
Posted 7/6/20
Learn more about the carbon aggregation project from Cold Hollow to Canada and the Vermont Land Trust.