WORKSHOPS
Women and Their Woods Workshop
April 27-29, 2012
Riverledge Farm, Grafton, VT
If you are a female forest landowner, either by choice or circumstance, who would like to learn about forest management and have an opportunity to meet and network with other female forest landowners then this is designed just for you. More details TBA.
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VT SOUL Tree Steward Training
Winter Session February 11 through May 12, 2012
Including 8 Wednesday evenings 6pm-9pm, February 15 to April 4, 2012, and
Three Saturdays, February 11th, March 10th and May 12th
The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program offers a course called Stewardship of the Urban Landscape (SOUL) that prepares participants to become stewards of the forest in which they live. The SOUL course includes eight evening sessions taught through Vermont Interactive Television (VIT), as well as three Saturday hands-on classes. The curriculum content is divided between technical sessions on trees, including topics such as tree biology, tree identification, and tree care (i.e. planting, pruning and maintenance) and applied sessions on working effectively within the community. Presenters for the course are professionals in the field and represent a variety of organizations.
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Invasives Prevention and Management for Foresters, Loggers and Land Managers
A Training on Incorporating Best Management Practices into Land Management Activities
Participants can choose from four workshops in the Spring 2012:
May 22, 2012: Old Gray Barn, Rupert, VT
May 29, 2012: Hinesburg Town Hall, Hinesburg, VT
COST: $45 per workshop (lunch included)
Registration required. For a registration form and more information go to www.nature/vermont/weeds or call 802-229-4425.
Download registration and training information.
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The Rutland County Audubon offers events throughout the year. Please visit the Rutland County Audubon website for their full schedule.
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Additional Webinars and Informational Websites
http://www.forestrywebinars.net/
Southern Regional Extension Forestry
http://www.unri.org/webcasts/
Urban Natural Resources Institute – An Initiative of the USDA Forest Service – Northern Research Station
http://rnrext.cas.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/default.html
Pennsylvania Extension Forestry
http://www.deerandforests.org/
Deer and Forests – would be of interest to some of the foresters.
