Wednesday, April 13 12-1 PM Join Audubon Vermont’s Gwendolyn Causer as she hosts Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologists Doug Morin and Jaclyn Comeau. They will discuss how to attract birds with native plants instead of birdfeeders. They will share information about Audubon’s Native Plants for Birds Program, the benefits native plants have for birds, along
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Saturday, April 9 1-3 PM Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a walk-through of Wheeler Nature Park in South Burlington. As County Forester, Ethan advises landowners, municipalities, and conservation organizations on how to care for and responsibly manage their forests for wood, water, air, wildlife, carbon sequestration and storage, climate change resilience and more. He
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June 29-30, 2022 Looking for a chance to network and learn with private forest landowners like you in a beautiful location? The 2022 National Conference of Private Forest Landowners is your chance. Meet us in picturesque Portland, Maine on June 29-30, 2022. Registration is now open. You’ll have the chance to meet landowners from Oregon to Maine
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June 9-10, 2022 Join us in person at Burke Mountain for what has become the industry’s marquee event that brings together people and businesses from across Vermont’s forest economy. This year’s Summit will include keynotes and panel discussions on a range of topics of interest to Vermont’s forest economy businesses and partners. Among our keynote speakers is Bettina Ring, Chief
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Do you want the latest in everything from the science of forest carbon to climate-friendly management to forest carbon markets? Then sign up for one or more of the upcoming series of forest carbon training webinars coming up in May. Designed for professional foresters, these webinars will also be useful for any forest landowner interested in the topic. Please pass this along to anyone you think
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Saturday, April 9 9 AM – noon VT forester and tree farmer Dave Wilcox will lead the event, teaching on tree health, when and why to prune trees, and how to choose branches to remove. He will also speak on competition within the tree and from other plants that grow around the tree. Participants will
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Saturday, March 26 1–3 PM Whether you are a forester, landowner, or enjoyer of the outdoors, being able to identify trees enriches your understanding of forests and how to take care of them. Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for a tree identification walk of the
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Tuesday, April 5 7-8 pm VCE biologist Jason Hill hosts Dr. Christine Cairns Fortuin (University of Georgia, Forest Entomology Lab) to discuss Forest bees: The role of forest resources in wild bee conservation and management. Dr. Cairns Fortuin’s research “focuses on wild and native bee species in southeastern forests, and how forest management, pesticides, and
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Saturday, April 23 9 AM – 12 PM 218 Dickerman Hill Rd, Chelsea Tunbridge Conversation Committee and Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife invites the community to a walk in the woods of Cooperator Larry Mengedoht to view 10 years of forest management focused on improved wildlife habitat on his 110-acre parcel. The walk will be
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Wednesday, March 23 12-1 PM The Northern forests of Vermont are home to some of the greatest diversity of breeding bird species in the United States. Species like the Black-throated Blue Warbler, Canada Warbler, Wood Thrush, Bicknell’s Thrush, and dozens more have large portions of their population breeding in the northeast. But the populations of
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