What is the Family Forest Carbon Program? Developed by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy the Family Forest Carbon Program enables family forest owners in Vermont and the Northeast to access climate finance from carbon markets with the goal of increasing the adoption of climate smart forestry practices to grow more resilient forests,
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Bundle up and join the team from Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Forest Center for a guided snowshoe hike exploring the park’s forest! This outdoor workshop is a follow up to the virtual tracking presentation and will be led by Ed Sharron. Together we will examine animal tracks left in the snow and the other signs
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This virtual presentation will be hosted by Science Communication Specialist and Park Ranger Ed Sharron who will provide us with an introduction into the art of wildlife tracking. We will learn the basics of identifying common Vermont mammal tracks, scats and other signs. Knowing how to read these clues is a wonderful way to gain
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Let’s face it, there’s a bit of bias in the birding world when it comes to females. Think of this presentation as the lost legacy of women in ornithology and the celebration of noticing female birds. Join WOW Vermont as we host Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, for a webinar on breaking down why this
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The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture will be hosting a workshop for consulting foresters to learn about treating invasive plants with cost-share funding. If there is bad weather, the workshop will be held on March 9th, 2023. Invasive plants, such as honeysuckle and buckthorn, can impact the ability
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Join Lynn for an afternoon in the woods looking at track and learning to think like an animal. Along the way, Lynn will give tips on identifying trees in the winter. Participants should dress appropriately for the outdoors and bring snowshoes. All workshop participants will be provided with their own copy of Lynn’s book, Mammal
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December 7-9, In-Person Dec. 10 University of Vermont Extension and Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association are pleased to host the 2022 Vermont Maple Conference! This year, we’re offering three online, interactive conference days December 7-9 and one in-person day December 10 at Vermont Technical College (VTC) in Randolph. We are excited to partner with Vermont Agency of
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Wednesday, December 7 6:30-8 PM The Lyme School, Lyme, NH Presented by Northern Woodlands New Hampshire’s wooden boat builder and outdoorsman Kevin Martin will discuss his new book Big Trees of Northern New England. Learn how he got involved with the Big Tree Program and how it relates to his boat building. He will also
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Thursday, December 1 1-2 PM What led people like Aldo Leopold, Benton MacKaye, Ernest Oberholtzer, and Howard Zahniser to become advocates for our parks, forests, and wilderness areas? While researching his latest book, This Land Was Saved for You and Me: How Gifford Pinchot, Frederick Law Olmsted, and a Band of Foresters Rescued America’s Public Lands,
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Saturday, December 10 9 AM-12 PM Northfield, VT Hosted by Brad Johnson, Third Branch Horse Logging. This workshop will focus on the UVA (Current Use) program and how individual landowners and foresters can fully utilize the program to promote short- and long-term management goals to prep for the plan update in April 2023. The late
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