Saturday, April 23 9-11 AM Woodstock Gerry Hawkes will lead attendees through his woodland and share on his management as well as tree species within the woodland, road and pond construction, show a gravity cable system that was used in logging operations, and regale some humorous but educational tales of various cable and horse logging
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Webinar – May 18 at 7 pm Field Walk – May 21 at 10 am Join Ali Kosiba, the Climate Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for a webinar discussing the importance of forests in mitigating climate change, ways we can manage forests with carbon in mind, and how forest carbon payment
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Saturday, April 9 9 AM – noon VT forester and tree farmer Dave Wilcox will lead the event, teaching on tree health, when and why to prune trees, and how to choose branches to remove. He will also speak on competition within the tree and from other plants that grow around the tree. Participants will
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Thursday, April 14th at 7 pm. Have you ever thought about hosting a woods walk but don’t know where to start? Join Vermont Tree Farm’s Al Robertson for a webinar for landowners who are interested in hosting a woods walk and need some help getting the details together. Register Here for April Eent
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Cancellation of March 3 Woods Walk Primer with Al Robertson. Due to unanticipated conflicts, Al has asked us to postpone his presentation and reschedule for Thursday, April 14th at 7pm. We will put a notice in our enews and provide a new registration link for those who would like to attend. Thank you for your
Read More...Saturday, March 12 1-3:30 pm Participants will learn to think like the animals they are tracking and connect with the forested landscape. Also, Lynn will give tips on identifying trees in the winter. Participants should dress very warmly for the outdoors and bring snowshoes. For decades, Lynn has been an environmental educator, tracker and a
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Saturday, February 26 1-3:30 PM Dummerston, VT Participants will learn to think like the animals they are tracking and connect with the forested landscape. Also, Lynn will give tips on identifying trees in the winter. Participants should dress very warmly for the outdoors and bring snowshoes. For decades, Lynn has been an environmental educator, tracker and a
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Wednesday, February 16 12-1 PM Join us for an introductory lesson in wildlife tracking by a National Park Ranger! In this virtual workshop, Ed Sharron, Science Communication Specialist and Park Ranger, will provide us with an overview into the art of wildlife tracking. We will learn how to identify the tracks and signs of many
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Saturday, February 26 1-3 PM Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, and Vermont Woodlands Association for a walk of a forest management project being implemented at the Maple Shade Town Forest (MSTF) in Westford. In addition to discussing forests, forest ecology and forest management in
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Wednesday, December 15 7:00pm – 8:00pm As the temperature drops and the snow begins to fall, now is the time to crack open a good book about the natural world. Join Land Ethic Vermont for a discussion of some of our favorite books on nature, science, conservation, and the great outdoors. Partners from the Vermont Land
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