Events
Passing Lands Pop-up
Join us to plan for the future of your land on Wednesday, December 18th! You are invited to a forum to meet one-on-one with land managers, conservation, financial and estate planning professionals to answer questions about your woodlands, your specific situation at…
Forestry for the Birds at the Hinesburg Town Forest
You are invited to join the Carpenter-Carse Library, Audubon Vermont, Woods, Wildlife and Warblers and the Chittenden County Forester to discuss forests, birds, forest bird conservation and the ongoing active management of the Hinesburg Town Forest on Tuesday, January 7 from 7:00…
Climate Change: Past, Present and Possible Futures of Global Climate
Join NPS Science Communication Specialist Ed Sharron on Saturday, January 11th, 9-11am for a 2-hour presentation that explores Earth’s past, current, and possible future climate. Also learn about the latest findings and most promising ways being explored to drastically reduce our climate…
Winter Tree ID
Join us on Saturday, January 25th, 10am – 12pm for a workshop with Jon Bouton to learn how to identify common Vermont trees and shrubs during the winter months, focusing on their twig, bud, needle, and bark characteristics. An indoor discussion will…
Winter Wildlife Tracking Intensive
Learn how to identify the tracks and signs of the many critters that share your backyard and national parks on Saturday, February 1st, 9am-1pm. We’ll start with a 1 hour indoor presentation exploring tracks and animal movements, then head out into the…
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Monitoring
Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a destructive invasive insect that has already been detected in southern Vermont, including Windsor County. Join Jim Esden on Saturday, February 8th from 9am-12pm for this workshop to learn how to identify HWA-infested hemlocks and what landowners…
Cold Comfort: Winter Wildlife Adaptations
Vermont wildlife knows how to get creative when it comes to the winter months. Join NPS Science Communication Specialist Ed Sharron on Saturday, February 22nd, from 10am-12pm to learn who is active and who is hibernating during these harsh winter months. Ed…
Trees for Streams
Join us on Saturday, February 29th from 9-11am to learn about riparian buffers along our streams and their impact on water quality. Lisa Niccolai and Ron Rhodes will cover river restoration techniques and design, tree and shrub ordering and planting, potential funding…
Winter Wildlife Tracking at Saint-Gaudens NHP
Learn about how to identify the tracks and signs of the many critters that share your backyard and national parks on Saturday, March 7th from 10am-12pm. We’ll start with a 1 hour indoor presentation exploring tracks animal movements, then head out into…
iNaturalist Tutorial
Join the National Park and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies on Saturday, March 21st from 9-11am for a workshop on how to use the citizen science tool iNaturalist to collect data and learn about the species that surround us. Please bring your…