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Wilderness and maritime education, leadership training and skill development programs for kids, groups and individuals are listed here. There are a variety of outdoor leadership programs in and around Vermont. Take your time and talk to the instructors until you are confident that you will receive the instruction that you need. 
For specific recreational skills, go to the Vermont Recreation Directory  HERE

Calendar Of Courses    ~        Conservation Education    ~    Organizations

Leave No Trace    ~    College Programs      ~    Hunter Education Courses  

Boat Building ~
Communications ~ 
Defensive Firearms Training ~ Environmental Studies ~
Leadership Skills ~
Retreats and Spas/ Health and Wellness
Ropes Course/ Climbing Instruction ~ 
Survival ~
Team Building
Whitewater Leadership ~
Wilderness Ethics ~
Wildlife Habitat and Conservation ~ 

Survival

Kroka Expeditions
Marlow, NH

ROOTS School LLC
Montpelier, VT.

The Wilderness Learning Center
Chateaugay, NY

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Wilderness Leadership Skills
Wilderness First Aid/CPR, Orienteering, Search and Rescue, Survival

Northern Vermont Chapter American Red Cross

Bolton Adventure Center
Bolton, VT.

HeadNorth
Plymouth, VT.

Hulbert Outdoor Center
Fairlee, VT

Kroka Expeditions
Marlow, NH

Green Mountain Club
Waterbury Center, VT

Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center & Climbing School
Rutland, VT.

Petra Cliffs
Burlington, VT.

The Wilderness Learning Center
Chateaugay, NY

Vermont Adventure Tours
Rutland, VT.

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Whitewater Leadership

Adirondac Rafting Co.
Lake Placid, NY

Clearwater Sports
Waitsfield, VT.

Moxie Outdoor Adventures
The Forks, ME

Zoar Outdoor Center
Charlemont, MA

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Communications

Ham Radio

The Wilderness Learning Center
Chateaugay, NY

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Ropes Courses And Climbing Instruction

Bolton Adventure Center
Bolton, VT.

Hulbert Outdoor Center
Fairlee, VT

Petra Cliffs 
Burlington, VT.

Vermont Adventure Tours
Rutland, VT.

Zoar Outdoor Center
Charlemont, MA.

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Environmental Studies

Scott L. Davison
Vermont

The Wilderness Learning Center
Chateaugay, NY

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Wilderness Ethics

Bolton Adventure Center
Bolton, VT.

Hikeu Adventure Guides, LLC
Fairfax, VT.

Hulbert Outdoor Center
Fairlee, VT

Green Mountain Club
Waterbury Center, VT

Know The Earth Institute & Guides
Poultney VT.

Kroka Expeditions
Marlow, NH

The Wilderness Learning Center
Chateaugay, NY

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Wildlife Habitat

Keeping Track
New England & NY

Scott L. Davison
Vermont

Upland Fauna
VT, NH

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Outdoor Education and Information Organizations

Vermont Astronomical Society

National Outdoor Leadership School    |    Association for Experiential Education

College Programs

Intercollegiate Outing Club Association

Castleton State College    |    Johnson State College    |    Sterling College    |    University of Vermont    |    Saint Michael's College    |   

Lyndon State College    |    Green Mountain College    |    Marlboro College    |    Middlebury College

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Company Listings

Scott L. Davison                                                                                                                        South/Central Vermont
Nature Programs & Interactive Training
P.O. Box 562, Woodstock, VT. 05091
Phone: 802-457-2810
Email: cwpiper@vermontel.net
Scott is a teaching naturalist, creating and delivering a variety of environmental and conservation related programs for students for elementary schools, colleges and Elderhstel groups since 1996. He also offers professional training for interpreters and docents in a wide variety of organizations including museums, state & national parks and nature centers. Custom programs and workshops are available. Nature education programs include: * Tracking on Snowshoes, * Winter Ecology, * Birds of the Seasons, * Backyard Habitats, * Bogs, Frogs and Old Logs, * Awareness through Journaling, * Earth Sustaining Lifestyles and * Forest Ecosystems.

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Upland Fauna                                                                             Statewide in Vermont and New Hampshire

Ecotours, Natural History, Snowshoeing, Tracking, Lectures
Dr. Alcott Smith
P.O. Box 897,  Hanover, NH   03755
Phone 603-448-6352 HM      Phone / Fax  603-448-6352
Your opportunity to become one and the same with nature. Upland fauna presents wildlife tracking instruction, woodland explorations, back country outings, recreational, and educational programs. Lectures on black bear, Vermont reptiles (includes timber rattlesnakes, tracking and sign reading, wildlife habits and habitat and winter wildlife in Vermont. All season excursions.  

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