Vermont Tree Farm Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Saturday, October 1 Irwins’ Tree Farm, Lund Lane, Granby Agenda: Registration 9:30 AM Welcome remarks 10 AM Walking tour 10:30 AM Lunch 12 PM Sugarhouse tour and/or Sawmill demo 1 PM Departure 2 PM Irwin Family named Tree Farm of the Year This year’s Vermont Tree
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Saturday, June 11 9-11 AM Buck Family Maple Farm, 1 Clermont Road, Washington The maple season may be over for this year, but sugarbushes play a role year round in the forest. Join us for a tour at Buck Family Maple Farm to learn about the sugarbush’s role as habitat for birds and other wildlife.
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Thursday, April 28 5:30-7:30 PM Wiessner Woods Spring beauties, Trout lilies, Trillium, Dutchman’s breeches: spring ephemerals are some of the most beloved signs of the changing season. These fleeting wildflowers emerge briefly each year before the forest canopy has filled in, soaking up sun and taking advantage of moist spring soils. Findable for only a
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Saturday, June 11 (rain date is Sunday, June 12) 10 AM-12:30 PM Dummerston. Lynn is a naturalist and environmental educator and is the author of the recently published book, “Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Pocket Guide to Common Ferns of the Northeast.” Identifying Ferns the Easy Way is the Winner of the 2019 Informational Nonfiction
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Friday, April 22 10 am-1 PM Muddy Brook Wetland Reserve Join Winooski Valley Park District Staff and other volunteers celebrating Earth Day by helping to improve important shrubland habitat. Parking at trailhead off Van Sicklen Rd. in South Burlington. There is limited parking so please reach out to timlarned@wvpd.org if you are planning to attend. Mud Boots
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Tuesday, April 26 6-7 pm (But we’ll stick around for questions) In the Cold Hollow to Canada Woodlots program, landowners have an opportunity to learn about their land, get to know local land stewards, and consult with professionals about land management, wildlife habitat, and more. This is a chance to meet other groups in Vermont with
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Webinar – May 18 at 7 pm Field Walk – May 21 at 10 am Join Ali Kosiba, the Climate Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for a webinar discussing the importance of forests in mitigating climate change, ways we can manage forests with carbon in mind, and how forest carbon payment
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Wednesday, April 20 12-1 pm Have you been wanting to plant trees on your property, but are not sure how to start? Join for a virtual introduction to planning a tree planting. Bill Musson, a Forester with Redstart Forestry, and Ron Rhodes, the Director of Restoration Programs with the Connecticut River Conservancy, will provide the
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Thursday, April 21 7-8:30 PM How well do you know the Timberdoodle? Join the Friends of Missisquoi and Green Mountain Audubon as they welcome University of Maine PhD student, Liam Berigan, to share the work he has been doing tracking the American Woodcock. Liam will cover the ecology of this forest-dwelling shorebird and then delve
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Thursday, April 14 12-1 pm Join to learn more about this opportunity, ask questions and meet the VYCC Forestry Program Director! Click here to register. Registration is required to participate. Can’t make it for the live webinar? Go ahead and register and we’ll send you a link to the recording when it’s available.
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