Saturday, June 18 Mercy Ecospirituality Center, Benson Participate in Mercy Ecology’s BioBlitz, a field study to record all the living species within the land. This is a second BioBlitz, building on the one conducted in spring 2017, to provide an extended picture and count of the plants, animals, and other organisms that live on the
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Sunday, June 5 (rain date: Tuesday, June 7) 10 AM-12 PM (rain date-time: 4-6 PM) Old Turnpike Road, Bethel The Department acquired the farm field along Rt 107 in Bethel in the 1960s in part to protect Parkers Hole for Atlantic Salmon returning to the White River Hatchery. The field remained in agriculture until 2015 when the Department
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Saturday, June 4 (rain or shine) 10 AM-12 PM Intervale WMA, Intersection of Shipman’s Lane and Pine Island Road, Colchester Join biologist Toni Mikula for a tour of one of the department’s newest additions at Intervale WMA in Colchester. You will tour the property, look at wildlife, and learn about how the department is turning this former dairy
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June 1 – Stowe, VT June 2 – Tupper Lake, VT 7:45 AM–3 PM Employees, foremen and owners of Master Logger Certified companies should join us for an outside, interactive workshop that will cover protecting Water Resources through BMPs, harvest planning, and oil/diesel spill best practices. There will also be a bonus session on fighting
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Tuesday, May 24 (rain date: Thursday, May 26) 4-6 PM Otter Creek WMA (WMA pull off from Route 7 at the Danby/Mt Tabor town line) Otter Creek WMA in Danby and Mt Tabor is 1,139 acres and includes floodplains along Otter Creek and foothills of the Green Mountains. This walk, led by Department staff Will Eldridge and Joel
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Saturday, May 21 10 AM – 12 PM 493 West Road, Sandgate Join Soil Conservationist Olivia Carlson of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Habitat Biologist Travis Hart of Vermont Fish & Wildlife to walk through untreated and treated areas of invasive plants to identify these invaders and discuss control methods. Please dress for the
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Save the Date! Saturday, October 29 Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee Click here to register!
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Saturday, August 27 12 PM 481 Krivak Road in Sharon Recent Logging Operation. Are you interested in conducting tree girdling in your woodland? Are you thinking of renovating a pond on your property? Consider attending a Woods Walk hosted by VWA on Saturday, August 27. John Manchester and consulting forester Markus Bradley will co-lead the Walk.
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Walk in the Woods Saturday, August 27 11 AM Pfälzerwald Tree Farm, Sheffield At this year’s Walk, Tree Farmer Al Robertson will lead attendees on newly constructed trails and to see different trail construction methods. Attendees will view resilience plantings and check on the progress of last year’s plantings. After the walk, there will be
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Visit us in the Forestry Building! August 16-20 Rutland Come to the Vermont State Fair and visit the Philbrook Forestry Building, providing education since 1996. The 2022 display once again focuses on providing education on Vermont’s forests and how they are managed sustainably.
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