Guided Wildlife Walk: Podunk WMA Tour

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Guided Wildlife Walk: Podunk WMA Tour

10 am to 1 pm, meet at the WMA parking area off Pennock and Maple Hill roads Join Vermont Fish & Wildlife biologists Tim Appleton and John Austin at the Podunk Wildlife Management Area in Strafford for a guided tour and discussion about the importance and uniqueness of a wildlife management area and how they

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Guided Wildlife Walk: Whipstock Hill Tour

9 am to 12 pm Join Vermont Fish & Wildlife biologist Travis Hart as well as members of the WHIPS organization for a guided tour and discussion of conservation efforts completed and planned for the future. The group will meet at the landing off Whipstock Road at the orange/red gate and walk through recent work

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Coffee with a Consulting Forester – Markus Bradley (webinar)

Join Vermont Coverts and Vermont Woodlands Association for an informal discussion over coffee with Consulting Forester, Markus Bradley. Markus, a partner with Redstart Forestry, is a licensed forester and invasive plant specialist. Markus works to support private landowners in their forest management. In addition, he has completed the Game of Logging safety training, manages a

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Coffee with Paul and Emma about Wood Utilization (webinar)

Join VT Coverts and VT Woodlands Association for Coffee with Vermont’s Wood Utilization & Wood Energy Program Leader Paul Frederick and Emma Hanson, Wood Energy Coordinator, both with Forest, Parks and Recreation. Paul’s focus is on maintaining a vibrant forest-based economy that helps to keep our forests forested while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. He

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Carbon and Carbon Markets (webinar)

Wednesday, August 19 4-5 PM Forests across the globe, including those that blanket Vermont, have tremendous potential to help us mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration and storage. Increasingly, there are a number of programs that aim to compensate forest landowners for providing this important ecosystem service. These programs include both regulatory and voluntary forest

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Old-Growth Forests: What They Are, Why They’re Important, and Opportunities for Management (webinar)

Wednesday, August 19 7-8:30 PM Old-growth forests can be defined as forested ecosystems that have developed somewhat independently over a long time, usually at least several centuries. In addition to being beautiful demonstrations of how forests naturally grow and develop, old-growth forests are incredibly valuable for our landscape. They are diverse and resilient, feature amazing

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Coffee with Joanne Garton of the Urban and Community Forestry Program (webinar)

Join Vermont Coverts and Vermont Woodlands Association for an informal discussion over coffee with Joanne Garton, the Technical Assistance Coordinator with the Urban and Community Forestry Program.  Joanne explained what the Urban and Community Forestry Program is and addressed questions about trees and roads, public tree inventory and management as well as community preparedness for

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Coffee with a Watershed Forester – Dave Wilcox (webinar)

Join Vermont Coverts and Vermont Woodlands Association for an informal discussion over coffee with a Watershed Forester, Dave Wilcox. The Watershed Forester provides technical training and information to land managers and the forest products industry related to protecting water quality during logging, as well as administering the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation’s AMP (Acceptable

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Chainsaw Safety for Women at Northeast Woodland Training

September 12:  Basic Chainsaw Safety, 8a – 4p, $200 (From NEWT) Beginner Chainsaw Use & Safety: This course is designed to introduce the safe handling of a chainsaw, as well as boosting the Beginner Use & Safety confidence level of anyone who has very little or no experience with a saw. This is a hands-on

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