Connections

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…

CHC Partners with NEFF
Posted 3/2/24
Read about the collaboration of their collective mission to conserve and maintain the biodiversity of regional forests and woodlands

Charlie Hancock receives Community Leadership Award
Posted 9/12/24
The 2024 Vermont Community Leadership Award was presented to Charlie Hancock of Montgomery, Vermont at the 5th annual VT Community Leadership Summit on August 6, 2024

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.

Eastern Franklin County Conservation Commissions meet
By Sarah Downes
Posted 6/4/24
A brief review of the meeting of several local conservation committees and their plans for the future

Cold Hollow Mountain History; The Road Not Taken by Nancy Patch
By Nancy Patch
Posted 3/2/24
Read about how a part of the Cold Hollow Mountain range was once slated for ski resort development

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.

CHC Co-founder Nancy Patch honored
Posted 6/4/24
Vermont Woodlands Association honors Nancy Patch with the 2024 Kathleen Wanner Outstanding Service Award

A CHC Reading List
Posted 6/6/21
Looking for your next beach read or lounging in the shade of a large tree read? Look no further than a list compiled by the Board members, staff, and Woodlots landowners of Cold Hollow to Canada. We…

Supporting Songbirds in the Cold Hollow Region
By Liza Morse, Administrative Coordinator, Cold Hollow to Canada
Posted 7/6/20
Learn more about the work Cold Hollow to Canada and the landowners in our Woodlots Program are doing to support songbird habitat in the Cold Hollow region.

Cold Hollow Land Conservation Fund Update: “The Land Belongs to the Future”
Posted 4/30/19
Update courtesy of Vermont Land Trust. Read more about the two properties now protected under conservation easements with the help of the Cold Hollow Land Conservation Fund.

Emerald Ash Borer: What to do to save our ash trees
By Nancy Patch, CHC Vice Chair
Posted 11/7/19
Nancy Patch discusses the impact Emerald Ash Borer will have on our forests and what landowners can do.

Preserving a Special Place
By Matt and Barb Paggi, Landowners with CHC's Woodlots Program
Posted 7/6/20
Matt and Barb reflect on the permanent conservation of their property in Belvidere.

VT Coverts Training Opportunity
Posted 3/2/24
Register for Upcoming Training Sessions

Annual Gathering: Save the Date
Posted 6/6/21
We are thrilled to announce that Judith Schwartz, author of The Reindeer Chronicles, will be speaking at our annual gathering in October. We invite you to join us on the evening of Thursday, October…

Setting the Table for Songbirds
By Bridget Butler, The Bird Diva & CHC Program Director
Posted 1/25/18
You can enhance the backyard or woodland buffet for birds with a little planning this spring. Meet two species of shrubs that are great picks for wildlife in our region.

Demystifying Succession Planning
By Emma Sass, UVM Forest Research Technician
Posted 8/21/18
The future of the forested landscapes across the Cold Hollow to Canada area—and across Vermont—will be strongly shaped by the legacy planning occurring over the next several decades. Planning for…

Of Bears and Beech: Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Deerfield Wind Black Bear Study
By Liza Morse, CHC Administrative Coordinator
Posted 4/30/19
Read more about Vermont Fish & Wildlife's Deerfield Wind Black Bear Study and CHC Administrative Coordinator Liza Morse's experience out in the field with project biologists.

A Collection of Fall Poems
By Geof Hewitt
Posted 11/7/19
A collection of fall poems by CHC Woodlots landowner and Vermont Slam Poet Laureate Geof Hewitt.