January 15- February 15, 2021 Climate Watch is Audubon’s biannual community science program that enlists volunteer bird-lovers across North America to tally vulnerable bird species-our winter session begins January 15 and runs through February 15, 2021. Counting and documenting where birds are today and how they’re responding to a shifting climate is essential to helping protect them
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Please join Savannah Ferreira, Forest Health Specialist with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for an introduction to the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive forest and agricultural pest. Click here to view a recording of the Zoom conference that took place on December 15.
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Tuesday Dec. 15, 12-1 PM Registration Deadline: Monday, December 14, 2020. Register here. An Introduction to Forests, Carbon Sequestration and Markets webinar is for forest owners and land managers, offering an introduction to how forests store carbon, carbon markets, and opportunities in Pennsylvania.
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December 6-11, 2020 A partnership between VMSMA and UVM Extension Because we need to take our Maple Conferences virtual this year, we’re setting aside a whole week in December to bring you a Sunday evening Industry Panel and three separate interactive, online sessions each day (9am, 12noon, and 5pm). Registration will be required, (but it’s
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This exciting program brought naturalists from Audubon Vermont, Birds of Vermont Museum, and Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas together to talk about what is happening outside. Click here to view a recording of the Zoom conference that occurred on December 10.
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December 8, 7-8 pm This webinar will cover the topic of legal liability companies. LLCs are considered by some woodland legacy planning experts to be the most robust and flexible legal entity available to woodland owners wanting to leave a woodland legacy. We will provide woodland owners with an understanding of LLCs, how they are
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There are still two more Woodland Legacy Planning webinars to close out the year. We will be looking at trusts. Trusts can be a great legal structure to support your woodland legacy goals, and we will be taking an in-depth look. Attorney Sarah Tischler will cover what trusts are; the difference between wills and trusts;
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Join Dr. Ali Kosiba, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation’s Climate Forester, and Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester, for a webinar discussing the effects of climate change on our forests, and opportunities to manage for adaptation and resilience in a changing climate. Click here to view a recording of the Zoom conference
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December 15 12-1 pm Please register for link Animals such as bear, moose, and bobcat need large, undeveloped areas to survive. Vermont’s land links wildlife habitat between New York, New England, and Canada. Many people and groups are working hard to protect wildlife corridors so these animals can survive, and thrive. Join us as we
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Old growth forests are complex places-ancient, mysterious, and, frankly, messy. Learn about old growth forests in Vermont and in the northeast–what they are, why they are important in the face of climate change, and how you can recognize them. Click here to view a recording of the Zoom conference that was held on November 17,
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