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Dartmouth Students Select VINS to Receive Pop-Up Foundation Grant

In June 2019, 16 students in Dartmouth College’s course “Leadership in Civil Society: Philanthropy in the Nonprofit Sector” invited grant applications to their “pop-up foundation,” formed for the purpose of the class. The students selected VINS, which received $5,000 for its educational programs.

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Join Us Among the Trees at VINS

Over the winter, a remarkable transformation has been happening quietly along the banks of the Ottauquechee River in Quechee, VT. At the VINS Nature Center, poles and a walkway have picked up where the nature trail leaves off, lifting off from the forest floor and rising into the treetops.

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New Outdoor Classroom

This fall, the “classroom” for many Vermont and New Hampshire children will be in the middle of the woods. A $52,000 grant from Boston-based Jane’s Trust is allowing the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to build an outdoor classroom at its Quechee, VT Nature Center.

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VT Nature Newsletter

Bird Migration

VT Nature

Fall/Winter 2024-25

Learn about the legacy of VINS, wild bird rehabilitation, baby bird volunteers, a migratory journey, and more!

Manu

VT Nature

Spring/Summer 2024

VINS strives to be a leading voice in conservation, preservation and environmental education.

Fall 2023-2024 VT Nature

VT Nature

Fall/Winter 2023-24

A VINS publication including articles on American Kestrel Monitoring, VINS School Spotlight, and more!