Sunday, July 24 1–4 PM Farm Craft Vermont, 6608 Rt 116, Shelburne A BioBlitz is a community science effort to record as many species within a designated location and time period as possible. Everyone works together at a BioBlitz—scientists, families, students, teachers, and other community members—to get a snapshot of biodiversity. Smartphones and apps such as
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Thursday, July 14 7–8 pm Join Liz Thompson and the Vermont Land Trust for an evening virtual ramble through Vermont’s lowlands and highlands. Explore wetlands, river shores, lakeshores, upland woods, roadsides, and mountaintops to learn more about the native wildflowers that show themselves in July and August. Liz will share about the ecology of these
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Saturday, July 9 10 AM Join UVM botanists and long-time Jericho residents Cathy Paris and Dave Barrington for a casual, all-ages walk to discover what’s blooming in the Park at the height of summer. Our leaders will share their knowledge of Vermont’s fern flora, a group of special interest to them, and will teach us how
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Saturday, August 20 8:30 AM-5:30 PM Thetford Academy, 304 Academy Rd, Thetford Jon the Northern Woodlands crew for a fun day featuring hands-on workshops, talks, and woods walks. This program, featuring prominent authors, naturalists, and foresters will occur rain or shine. To learn more, see the agenda, and register, click here. Cost $195.
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Wednesday or Thursday, July 20 or 21 1-4 PM (Burlington/Montpelier) This workshop focuses on common tree health conditions that should factored into any assessment of tree risk in public places. Registration required, free and open to tree wardens, municipal staff, or other active tree stewards. Vermont Local Roads Scholar credits available. Click here to register.
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Wednesday or Thursday, July 20 or 21 8 AM-12 PM (Burlington/Montpelier) This hands-on workshop is focused on using ropes to safely guide trees to the ground while keeping workers out of the strike zone. Registration required; $25 for a single attendees, $40 for a team of two or more attendees from a single municipality. Vermont
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Thursday, July 14 7-8 PM Join us for an evening virtual ramble through Vermont’s lowlands and highlands. We’ll explore wetlands, river shores, lakeshores, upland woods, roadsides, and mountaintops to learn more about the native wildflowers that show themselves in July and August. We’ll learn about the ecology of these plants, their places in the ecosystem, how they
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Saturday, July 30 1-2:30 PM Cady Hill Forest, Stowe Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the conservation of Cady Hill Forest with Stowe Land Trust and Stowe Trails Partnership! Join us for a weekend of fun events celebrating the natural and recreational resources protected by this amazing project. On Saturday, July 30th we’ll host a guided walk through Cady
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Thursday, August 18, 2022 5-6:30 PM Red Wagon Plants, Hinesburg Late summer is an excellent time to create habitat for the birds and the bees in your garden. Join us for a late-season gardening workshop and birding outing with Gwendolyn Causer from Audubon Vermont. This is also a birding event! We will use both sight
Read More...Thursday, July 14 4-6 PM Granville School Resource Center, Granville Come join veteran Nature Journal Keeper, Clare Walker Leslie, for a fun and easy event learning simple ways to set up and keep your own Nature Journal. Tips and Tricks will be shown for the field methods of both writing and drawing your nature observations. Appropriate
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