Saturday, September 17 Bradford, VT Owner Boo Blodgett, along with forester Andy McGovern, will lead attendees on a tour of the Tree Farm, showing recent work that has been done on the property including areas of Timber Stand Improvement (TSI) thinning, a dam project completed on a pond, and areas of patch cuts that are
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Saturday, September 17 10 AM-1 PM Hancock Mountain Farm, 2333 VT Route 100 N., Hancock Looking to learn more about your forest? Does a waterway travel through your property? Consider attending this multi-organization event that will feature presentations and demonstrations from members of the VWA, Vermont River Conservancy, White River Partnership, and Vermont Coverts. The
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August 27, 2022 12-3 PM Birdseye Wildlife Management Area, Poultney, VT We will be meeting at the snowplow turnaround at the end of Birdseye Road. The Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife and the National Wild Turkey Federation are excited to announce an upcoming tour to view and discuss various projects implemented to improve habitat
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Sunday, September 11 2-5 pm Join SLT as they mark 35 years of community and conservation. They will have a featured speaker, live music from Chris Tagatac, free ice cream from Sisters of Anarchy, fun activities, and more—all while enjoying spectacular views of the newly conserved Ricketson Farm! Click here to register
Read More...Thursday, August 11 5-8 PM Langdon Street, Montpelier Since establishing his first Senate office in the then-slated-for-demolition firehouse in downtown Burlington in 1975, Senator Leahy has put historic downtowns at the center of his economic development agenda. When tragedy hit our downtowns, he made sure the federal resources were there to rebuild better. This event is
Read More...Sunday, September 18 7:30AM – 9:30AM Whetstone Woods, Brattleboro Location details will be provided after registration. Is it a non-breeding palm or blackpoll warbler? There’s a reason why the Peterson Field Guide to Birds has a special section called Confusing Fall Warblers – they are so confusing! Join VLT and guides from Southeastern Vermont Audubon
Read More...Saturday, September 10 9 AM-12 PM (Arrive at 8:30 to park, get acquainted, and share refreshments) Clover Hill Tree Farm, 20 Blanchard Rd, South Strafford Vermont Coverts cooperator Judith Falk and Orange County Forester David Paganelli invite you to their Clover Hill Tree Farm in South Strafford on Saturday September 10, from 9 AM to
Read More...Wednesday, August 24 5:30-8 PM Bluffside Farm, Newport Many landowners in the Northeast Kingdom are seeing a growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystem function on their land: invasive plants. Forests, farms, and even front yards in Vermont can be a haven for diverse natural communities and vegetation, which, in turn, support clean air, clean water,
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Tuesday, August 30 1-4 PM Wells Eastern red cedar, or eastern juniper, is most familiar in our region as a small tree that comes up in old, abandoned pastures. But its native and natural haunts are cliffs and ledge-tops, where thin, dry soils keep most other tree species from surviving. Here, eastern red cedar trees
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Tuesday, August 23 9 AM-12 PM Marsh-Billings National Historic Park, Woodstock Join us to explore how we might manage for some of the desired characteristics of old forests. We will learn how to recognize an old forest, what the desired characteristics are, and how to choose the best approach for achieving those characteristics. We will
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