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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Wednesday, August 3 (raindate Thursday, August 4) 9-11 AM 894 Howard Hill Road, Andover The tour will look at an area of northern hardwood forest where American beech was out of control in the understory. Two years ago, every beech tree in the area was severed/girdled to promote the growth of non-beech tree species. The
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Saturday, July 16 9 AM Brookfield, VT The walk will be led by Rick Bizzozero and consulting forester Ryan Kilborn. The walk will feature timber marking for an upcoming harvest designed to regenerate a white pine stand. Consulting forester Ryan Kilborn will talk about methods that will be employed for regenerating stands in the forest.
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Saturday, June 4 8-10:30 AM Pfälzerwald Tree Farm, 1619 Berry Hill Road, Sheffield Join Steve Hagenbuch, Senior Conservation Biologist and Forester with Audubon Vermont, on a bird-focused tour of the Pfalzerwald Tree Farm. Steve, who also serves on the VWA Board, works with private landowners, municipalities, foresters, and land managers to promote management activities that
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August 6 9 AM- 12 PM 652 Stony Brook Road, Northfield We invite loggers, foresters, landowners, and any else who has interest in talking about this topic. We will cover the pros and cons of traditional stumpage and percentage pay systems and also TBHL’s alternative by the thousand payment system; we will look at goals, outcomes,
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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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SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, June 14 9 AM-3 PM Berlin VT The Vermont Tree Farm Program and VWA invite you to participate in 2022 Tree Farm Inspector Field day. This free event is chock full of invaluable information plus great food and giveaways! We are also celebrating this year’s Inspector Award Winners! *Continuing Education credits are
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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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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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