Workshop

Join Vermont Fish & Wildlife and local artisan Nora Woolf of the Woolf Den Homestead to learn all about turkeys with an option to sign up for a workshop ($55) to develop a new skill of building a turkey tail broom!

The Dead Creek visitor center will be open to the public all day. The special workshop will run from 10am-12pm

Where: Dead Creek Visitor Center, 966 VT RT 17, Addison VT | Map

When: May 4, 2025, 10:00am-4:00pm

Interested in trapping through the winter? Join us as we learn about trapping through the ice for beaver. Topics we will cover include:

1. BMP trap set types that can be used under water.
2. Students set BMP traps with instructor assistance.
3. Check BMP traps that have been set previously.
4. How to increase selectivity.
5. Pelt care.

This is not a trapper education certification course. You will not be eligible to purchase a trapper license after this workshop.

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Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a Let's Go Fishing Instructor? Join us for this one-day training where participants will be trained and guided to becoming a certified Let's Go Fishing Instructor. 

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Join Community Ecologist, Bob Zaino, co-author of Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont, for a pictorial tour of Vermont’s natural communities, their fascinating stories, and wondrous plants and animals. From oak forests to boreal cliffs, Vermont is ecologically diverse.

Location: Fletcher Free Library, Fletcher Room, 235 College Street, Burlington VT 05401

When: June 20, 2023 – 6:30PM-8:00PM

Presented by Alyssa Bennett, Small Mammals Biologist Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Includes an indoor presentation and an outdoor training component in the woods surrounding National Life. Please dress accordingly.

Open to landowners, land managers, consultants, foresters, biologists, regulators, loggers, and more!

Where: Dewey Building, 1 National life drive, Montpelier

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Presented by Alyssa Bennett, Small Mammals Biologist Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Includes an indoor presentation and an outdoor training component in the woods surrounding National Life. Please dress accordingly.

Open to landowners, land managers, consultants, foresters, biologists, regulators, loggers, and more!

Where: Dewey Building, 1 National life drive, Montpelier

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Presented by Alyssa Bennett, Small Mammals Biologist Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

Includes an indoor presentation and an outdoor training component in the woods surrounding National Life. Please dress accordingly.

Open to landowners, land managers, consultants, foresters, biologists, regulators, loggers, and more!

Where: Dead Creek Wildlife Area, 966 VT Rt 17, Addison VT 

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WORKSHOP IS FULL - REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

When: Thursday, February 16th, 2023, | 12:30 to 3:30 pm
Location: Canadian Club, 414 E Montpelier Road, Barre VT | map

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture are hosting a workshop for consulting foresters to learn about treating invasive plants with the cost-share funding offered by the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). This workshop will help consulting foresters learn how to move through the EQIP application process and plan successful invasive plant treatments in order to get good results for their clients. 

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Learn the basics of turkey hunting at this evening event with expert turkey hunter, Bob Etzweiler. Learn about scouting, ethical and safe hunting, turkey calling, and more!

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Sportsmen Inc., 2081 Creamery Road, Guilford VT 

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Annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest. Contestants must be registered by April 8. 

The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 Point of Pines Road, Castleton, VT 05735. 

Calling competition will be for prizes in age groups 0-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-18.  

For more information contact Tom Wilson (802) 394-2445 powertomove@hotmail.com.