Join us for our 1st VWA Program Forum Thursday, April 29 We’d like to share with you the programs and partnerships that we’re excited about: Woods, Wildlife, Warblers; Women Owning Woodlands; Land Ethic Vermont. Watch Video Here
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Watch here! An Exploration of Forests and Forestry, by Michael Snyder. When you find a great book, do you wish you could chat with the author? Now you can. In this webinar Mike will be discussing Chapters: 12. Do we have to choose between tapping maples for sugaring or growing them for timber? 13. What’s the difference
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March 25, 2021 7-8 pm The Abenaki people, who have lived on the land we now call Vermont for thousands of years, are an essential part of Vermont’s sugaring story. In a conversation between Chief Don and VLT forester and sugarmaker Caitlin Cusack, we’ll explore the Abenaki relationship to the land and how the maple story is
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Watch here! Ever wondered where bats go during the day or in the winter? Vermont has nine species of bats that may be roosting under tree bark, in tree cavities, in rocky outcroppings or talus slopes, in caves and abandoned mines, inside barns and attics, and hopefully in your bat house. Join VT Woodlands Association
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View the video here. Chapters 9, 10, 11 were discussed.
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March 11, 2021 1-2 pm Winter is a busy time for our animal neighbors. Come along on a virtual wildlife tracking tour through Vermont’s woods so you can tell which animal left those tracks. Register Here
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February 22, 2021 12-1 PM What is that tree? Many of us can identify trees like maple and oaks by their leaf shape but once those leaves are on the ground tree identification can be a little tricky. How do you identify a tree in stick season? Let us help you! Join VLT foresters to
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Tuesday, Feb 9 7-8 pm With remote meetings dominating the way business is done by legislators, learn some techniques to access legislative sessions and navigate the Vermont Legislative website. VWA is pleased to bring you a webinar presented by Action Circles to help you understand the current virtual legislative environment, contact your senators and representative,
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February 4, 2021 7:30 PM An Exploration of Forests and Forestry, by Michael Snyder. When you find a great book, do you wish you could chat with the author? Now you can. Every first Thursday of the month* at 7:30pm, Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation Commissioner Michael Snyder will join us for a reading and discussion of
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Tuesday, Feb 2 7-8 PM Wildlife habitats are interconnected throughout a watershed, especially those habitats associated with riverine systems. For over a decade, Farley Brown, faculty at Sterling College (past VT Coverts Executive Director), and her students have been exploring and assessing aquatic habitats throughout the Black River watershed in Orleans County. Brown will take
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