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Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s annual spiny softshell turtle beach cleanup day is Saturday, October 19, and the department is looking for volunteers to help. 

The event is rain or shine, so participants are asked to dress in layers of warm clothes and to bring water and work gloves.  Some hand tools will be provided but attendees are also encouraged to bring their own -- such a leaf rake and trowel, and to bring their own lunch.  Families and kids are welcome. 

Where: North Hero State Park, North Hero VT

When: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 10:00am-2:00pm

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Dead Creek Wildlife Day offers something for everyone.

The day is filled with wildlife demonstrations and guided nature walks. Come for an hour or stay for the day!

Saturday, October 5, 2024
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department's Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area

Free Admission and Parking

Be sure to visit our Visitor Center, featuring interactive displays and wildlife exhibits!

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Vermont Fish & Wildlife and students from VT State University at Castleton invite you to the 11th annual Green Mountain Conservation Camp Halloween Festival & Jack-O Lantern Hike. Wear your costume and stop by for some fun festive wildlife-based crafts and activities. All ages are welcome. The event will be held at the Kehoe Conservation Camp on 636 Point of Pines Road in Castleton VT on Wednesday, October 30th from 6-8pm.

The festival will feature live animals, nature-focused walks, kids’ activities, presentations by environmental and nature organizations, and demonstrations that include the return of Vermont Game Warden Canine Units. There will be food offered by a variety of local vendors as well as wildlife art, craft, book, and gift vendors there through the day.  

This is a family-friendly festival with an emphasis on the wildlife and natural resources of Vermont.

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The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is inviting families to attend its annual Halloween Wildlife Festival and Jack-O’-Lantern Hike at the Kehoe Education Center on Point of Pines Road in Castleton on Friday, October 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. 

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For more information about this event, contact Corey Hart at corey.hart@vermont.gov or 802-565-5562

NWTF is hosting a Wild Game Dinner being held at the Waterbury Fire Station in Waterbury VT. 

For more information, please contact Ron LaFreniere at (802) 434-4274.

Join Fish & WIldlife Department staff in our annual effort to help Vermont's endangered spiny softshell turtles by cleaning up their nesting beaches on Lake Champlain. Volunteers will pull up vegetation on nesting beaches to prepare turtle nesting sites for next year.

We will meet at North Hero State Park at 10:00 a.m.  After finishing at North Hero, the group will carpool to another site in Swanton. 

Please dress in layers of warm clothes and bring water, work gloves, a leaf rake, short-handled tools such as trowels, and your lunch.  Families and kids are welcome.  The cleanup may run until 4:00 p.m., although participants can choose how long to assist.

To get to North Hero State Park, follow Route 2 north past Carry Bay in North Hero.  Take a right on Lakeview Drive, just before Route 2 swings west toward Alburgh.  Follow Lakeview Drive almost to the end until you reach the North Hero State Park entrance sign on the left.  Drive to the end of the road always bearing right. 

For more information, please contact Toni at Toni.Mikula@vermont.gov

Start Time: 10 am
Location: North Hero State Park, 3803 Lakeview Drive, North Hero, VT 05474 | map
What to Bring: water, work gloves, bug spray, sunscreen

Come enjoy a fun-filled day helping to clean up the nesting beaches for the threatened spiny softshell turtle. We will be clearing the beach of weeds to get it ready for next year. Afterward, we will carpool to another site in Swanton. This is a family friendly event to help support the conservation of this unique turtle species. Stay for an hour or stay for the day.

For more information contact Toni.Mikula

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, along with several local, state and federal conservation partners, will be celebrating World Fish Migration Day on Saturday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 28 with in-person and online activities.

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Participants will have a chance to observe and learn why we band birds while also learning about ID techniques both up close and afar. There will be several other educational stations to explore including Bird ID With Binoculars and Bird ID using study skins.

Location: Dead Creek WMA HQ (see map)