This hands-on event will highlight locally sourced pizzas with ingredients foraged, hunted and harvested right here in Vermont.
The Vermont Wild Kitchen Program connects people to the land, their neighbors and the wild -- and local foods that make Vermont special -- bringing everyone together around one table.
This hands-on event will highlight locally sourced pizzas -- from the dough to the toppings -- with ingredients foraged, hunted and harvested right here in Vermont.
Hosted by Shane Rogers, a dedicated volunteer known for Vermont Wild Kitchen’s popular cooking seminars, the evening will include local ingredients from farmer Tyler Renaud of Field Stone Farm. Participants will craft their own pies using springtime wild edibles, venison sausage, and seasonal farm ingredients.
The event will be held on Wednesday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the United Church of Northfield.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
