Saturday, January 29, 10-11:30 AM The leaves have fallen and identifying the trees in your backyard has become more difficult. Join us for a tree identification workshop, led by our Natural Resource team, to learn the three B’s (buds, bark, branches) for identifying different species of trees in the winter and learn some fun facts
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Saturday, January 22, 10-11:30 AM The leaves have fallen and identifying the trees in your backyard has become more difficult. Join us for a tree identification workshop, led by our Natural Resource team, to learn the three B’s (buds, bark, branches) for identifying different species of trees in the winter and learn some fun facts
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Wednesday, January 19 7– 8 PM VLT and VT Fish and Wildlife will explore elements – other than trees – that can be seen in old forests in winter. Winter is a great time to see mosses, lichens and fungi. It is also a great time to see animal tracks, tree cavities, and mystery nests. Register online here.
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January 25, 2022 12-1 PM The introduced emerald ash borer threatens to functionally eliminate ash from forests in the northeastern United States generating significant cultural, ecological, and economic impacts. Effective insecticide treatments exist for protecting mature ash trees; however, these have largely been considered in the context of residential or urban settings. Given the importance of ash,
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Saturday, January 22, 2022 10 AM-12 PM Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a walk of an active forest management project at the Hinesburg Town Forest (HTF). Done well, modern forest management can be restorative and regenerative, helping create more diverse, vibrant, resilient forests with great wildlife habitat, helping forests recover from the
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January 18, 2022 12-1 PM The invasive pests, hemlock woolly adelgid and elongate hemlock scale are increasing their range in the Northeast, stressing this keystone species. Forest health specialists with Vermont’s Departments of Forests, Parks and Recreation Jim Esden and Savannah Ferreira will provide a brief history of each pest, their life history, mode of
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January 11, 2022 12-1 PM Invasive earthworms have probably been in Vermont for a few centuries. The early earthworm invaders were from Europe, but now new Asian species form a second wave of invasions. This webinar by Professor Josef Gorres, will look at what we know about earthworm invasions, their effect on forest soils and
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Wednesday, December 15 7:00pm – 8:00pm As the temperature drops and the snow begins to fall, now is the time to crack open a good book about the natural world. Join Land Ethic Vermont for a discussion of some of our favorite books on nature, science, conservation, and the great outdoors. Partners from the Vermont Land
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Session 2: Wednesday, December 8, 1-2 PM Every eight years, Vermont municipalities update their town plans to set the vision for moving forward and balancing an array of competing values. Natural resource issues are an important consideration in this balancing act. While every town is unique and different resources are present in each community, a
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Unit 2: From Planning to Action Note: This is a 3-session training course. You must sign up for all three sessions if you wish to take this class and receive the certificate. Session 1: Monday, November 29, 7-9 pm (Online) Session 2: Monday, December 6, 7-9 pm (Online) Session 3: Monday, December 13, 7-9 pm (Online) This training
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