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Exploring Vermont’s Natural Wonders

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 LibraryFletcher Room, 235 College Street, Burlington VT 05401

When: June 20, 2023 – 6:30PM-8:00PM

June 20, 2023 - 6:30 PM - June 20, 2023 - 8:00 PM

Endangered Bat Habitat Training

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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April 17, 2023 - 1:00 PM - April 17, 2023 - 3:00 PM

Endangered Bat Habitat Training

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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April 17, 2023 - 10:00 AM - April 17, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Endangered Bat Habitat Training

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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April 12, 2023 - 10:00 AM - April 12, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Treating Invasive Plants with Cost-Share Funding Workshop for Consulting Foresters

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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February 16, 2023 - 12:30 PM - February 16, 2023 - 3:30 PM

Bart Jacob Memorial Turkey Calling Contest

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.

April 16, 2022 - 6:00 AM - April 16, 2022 - 11:00 AM

Apple Tree Pruning and Releasing Workshop

Apple trees are an important food resource for  wildlife and the best way to improve apple tree productivity is to provide for direct sunlight. 

Join landowners Rusty and Kathleen Barber, biologist Matt DiBona with the National Wild Turkey Federation and forester Nick Smith for a FREE hands-on workshop to learn about and try simple techniques for pruning and releasing apple trees. Find out which tools to use, how much to prune, how and where to make the pruning cuts, and when it should be done. Bring along your gloves, pruning saw, loppers and clippers to try your hand at making some cuts. Please dress for the weather, we will be outdoors. 

When: Saturday, March 19 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: 307 Deweysburg Rd in Peacham/West Danville | map

The workshop is free and open to the public and is sponsored by Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife and the National Wild Turkey Federation. 

Registration is not required but requested.  For more information or directions contact Lisa Sausville at lisa@vtcoverts.org or calling 802-877-2777. 

March 19, 2022 - 5:00 AM - March 19, 2022 - 8:00 AM

Camel’s Hump State Forest Habitat Improvement Project

Habitat improvement Project on Camel’s Hump State Forest with the NWTF Lake Champlain Longbeards.

8am meet at the Honey Hollow parking lot. Bring safety equipment and have a face covering available. Lunch at 12.

For more information contact Ron Lafreniere. Home phone: 802-434-4274  Cell: 802-730-7660 Email: ronlafreniere@outdrs.net

April 10, 2022 - 4:00 AM - April 10, 2022 - 12:00 PM
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