Do you want to teach Vermonters to be safe, ethical, and legal while hunting? Do you have a passion for hunting and want to share that passion with others?
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is hosting an instructor training course on Saturday, June 4th at the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison VT.
This interactive field course gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural resource experts taking place at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury VT.
Now in its 37th year, “Wildlife Management and Outdoor Education Techniques for Educators,” is a one-week, three-credit graduate course taught by Vermont Fish and Wildlife and other Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) staff through Castleton University. Click here to read more.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach Hunter Education courses in Vermont.
When: June 5, 2021 | 9:00am-3:00pm
Where: North Country Sportsman Club in Williston VT
This course takes a hands-on, experiential approach to teaching pre- kindergarten through twelfth grade and non-formal educators about fish and wildlife management and outdoor education techniques.
A one-week course held in July at the Buck Lake Green Mountain Conservation Camp, for formal, non-formal, and pre-service educators of all disciplines and grade levels. Educators interested in integrating environmental topics into their curriculum can learn about Vermont's wildlife and fisheries from professional biologists, foresters and educators through hands-on activities.
Three Graduate-level credits from Castleton University are available. There is also a non-credit option.
Tuition: $650 - Note: TUITION FOR THIS COURSE IS PAYABLE TO VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, Attn: Educator's Course - Ali Thomas, 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2, Montpelier VT 05620-3702. Questions about payment? Please contact instructor, Alison Thomas.
For more information email Ali Thomas (alison.thomas@vermont.gov).
Registration is now full, to be put on the waiting list or for info on upcoming trainings email corey.hart@vermont.gov
Location:
Kehoe- Green Mountain Conservation Camp
636 Point of Pines Rd.
Castleton VT 05735
All Covid-19 protocols including face coverings must be followed. Additional information will be sent via email upon registering.
Join this dynamic and engaging weekend that offers fun for the whole family in the great outdoors! Expert instructors lead workshops on a variety of topics in outdoor recreation, conservation, and ecology with a focus on nurturing family relationships. Instructors provide hands-on experience and encourage participants to ask questions. The variety of classes includes wildlife, forestry, orienteering and GPS, hiking, fitness, camping skills, kayaking, firearm safety, fishing, and much, much more.
This program is a joint effort by UVM Extension and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Forests, Parks and Recreation to promote, address, and instill in the general public a basic understanding of environmental conservation, safety and fun in the out-of-doors. Tickets on sale June 1.
Deadline to Register, April 5th!
10th Annual Jakes Day- Hosted by NWTF
Event Date: April 19, 2020
Where: Waterbury Stowe Fish & Game Club, Route 100 Waterbury Center VT
Contact Ron Lafreniere ronlafreniere@outdrs.net or by phone (802) 434-4274 for registration and/or for more information.
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer instructor with the Vermont Hunter Education Program? Then this is the class for you! You must complete all paperwork before the first day of class.
Download Instructor Application Package
Date: Saturday, August 24 - 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: E. Kehoe Conservation Camp, Castleton VT
The Junior Waterfowl Hunter Training Program is a joint educational effort of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Ducks Unlimited, Delta Waterfowl, the Sportsman’s Club of Franklin County and volunteers to teach young hunters about waterfowl hunting. The program focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, respected individuals who strive to learn all they can about waterfowl and to become knowledgeable in firearms safety, hunter ethics and wildlife conservation.
Mentors and youths who would like to participate in this year's program must pre-register with the Refuge by Friday, August 6. Participation in the program will be limited to 30 enrollees.
To register for this year's program, call refuge headquarters at 802-868-4781. Please include the mentor’s name and youth's name and age, address and telephone number.
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is hosting a hunter education weekend for adults that will be focused on turkey hunting during the final weekend of Vermont’s spring turkey hunting season, May 24, 25 and 26.
The event will be held at the Northwood’s Stewardship Center, 154 Leadership Dr, Island Pond, VT 05846.
A $60 fee will cover food and lodging for participants who may stay in the bunkhouse or in their own tent.
Contact Nicole Meier for an application by email at Nicole.Meier@vermont.gov or by phone at 802-828-1193. Completed applications must be turned in by May 10.
