As landowners, professionals and people who care about Vermont’s forests, you play a pivotal role in the future of Vermont’s forests. Join VT FPR staff and VWA leadership for a virtual stakeholder input session on Vermont’s Forest Future. The purpose of this session is to explore stakeholder views about the future of the Vermont Forest
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Join Lynn for an afternoon in the woods looking at track and learning to think like an animal. Along the way, Lynn will give tips on identifying trees in the winter. Participants should dress appropriately for the outdoors and bring snowshoes. All workshop participants will be provided with their own copy of Lynn’s book, Mammal
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Saturday, December 10 9 AM-12 PM Northfield, VT Hosted by Brad Johnson, Third Branch Horse Logging. This workshop will focus on the UVA (Current Use) program and how individual landowners and foresters can fully utilize the program to promote short- and long-term management goals to prep for the plan update in April 2023. The late
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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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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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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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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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Saturday, October 15 9 AM-12 PM The walk will highlight the over 50 years of intensive hardwood management at Hawkes Tree Farm in Woodstock, owned and managed by Gerry Hawkes. He will lead the walk and share about the work that has transformed the property from being overstocked with low-quality trees to a healthier woodland
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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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Saturday, October 15, 10 AM – 1 PM 380 Wells Rd, Wolcott PLEASE – NO DOGS 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
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