Integrating Timber and Songbird Habitat Management

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Integrating Timber and Songbird Habitat Management

Wednesday, October 12 4:30-6 PM Waitsfield What makes a good “crop” tree? Crop trees are trees that produce benefits, such as food or shelter for wildlife, timber revenue for the landowner, or water quality protection. Join Women Owning Woodlands Vermont (WOW VT) at one of VLT’s properties where a Vermont Youth Conservation Corps crew is

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Identifying and Managing Invasive Plants on Your Land

Sunday, October 2 10 AM – 3 PM Button Farm, Colchester Honeysuckle, barberry, and buckthorn are a few of the non-native plants invading Vermont’s forests. Join WOW team members Caitlin Cusack and Lisa Sausville for an interactive workshop that will introduce you to these invasive plant species! We will spend the morning learning how to

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Forestry for the Birds at the Milton Town Forest

Saturday, October 1 10 AM-12 PM 599 Westford Road, Milton   Join Ethan Tapper, Chittenden County Forester, and Audubon Vermont for a free, public walk of the Milton Town Forest. We will discuss the new Forest Management plan and how the MTF will be managed for great bird habitat over the next 10 years. The plan

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Climate Walks with Ali Kosiba

Friday, October 7, 10 AM – 1 PM 448 Stigers Rd, Andover Click here to register. Join Ali Kosiba, UVM Extension Assistant Professor of Forestry, on a Woods Walk to learn about climate-adaptive management strategies you can take to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience to climate change. We’ll look at common conditions in Vermont’s forests that

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Forest Immersion Workshop with Lynn Levine

1-3:30 PM Join Naturalist/Forester Lynn Levine on a journey to connect with the forest, ourselves, and each other. We will explore sounds of birds, smells of flowers, the magic of ferns, the strength of trees, and much more, through science and storytelling. The forest is a place that provides the opportunity to be calm, creative, and curious.

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Managing Forests in a Changing Climate

Tuesday, October 11 9 AM – 12 PM Mud Pond Forest, Greensboro Vermont Land Trust is partnering with the University of Vermont and The Nature Conservancy to host a research experiment exploring effective ways to manage forests with a changing climate while also sustaining other values, including biodiversity conservation. We can help our forests stay

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Land Use Planning For Climate Change

Friday, September 30 10-11 AM Vermont’s Climate Action Plan calls for an all-hands approach and identifies a wide range of actions that municipalities can lead on, especially with respect to our pattern of land use and how that affects both mitigation and adaptation. It can be overwhelming to understand where to begin and what tools

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Knowing Your Options; Choosing The Right Tools For Your Town

Thursday, September 22 1-2 PM Are you interested in protecting your town’s natural resources? Do you have conservation goals in mind and are ready to take action? Maybe you are new to municipal planning and looking for ways to get involved?. Whether you are a town planner, landowner, or renter you can help define conservation

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Forest Stand Improvement workshop at Tucker Mountain Town Forest

Saturday, October 8 9 AM-12 PM Join Orange County Forester David Paganelli and semi-retired logger and passionate forestry volunteer Russell Barnes at a VWA Stewardship Workshop. Russell has done extensive forest stand improvement work at the Tucker Mountain Town Forest that consists mainly of crop tree release of young hardwoods and white pine. This workshop

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