Saturday, Sept. 8, 10–11:30 a.m. — Recognizing Trees A family friendly woodland exploration to learn about year round tree identification. Mark Mikolas will lead this walk and share his approach of recognizing the key characteristics of each tree species, that make them easily recognizable. This is the technique explained in his book, A Beginner’s Guide […]
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WRWA Annual Meeting: Celebrating the “Career in the Woods” of Bill Guenther
Saturday August 25, 8:30 a.m. – late afternoon In Newfane — Newfane Hill Old Common, Newfane Village Common (The Green), and at Bill’s place on Bensch Mountain. This Annual Meeting will be a big one with optional events from 8:30 a.m. to late afternoon (maybe into the evening!). First, a tour of the Newfane Town […]
Elysian Hills Walk
Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 6-7:30 p.m (Rain date: August 16), Elysian Hills, 223 Knapp Road, Dummerston Information: 802-258-0431 Directions: Coming from I-91 south, take Exit 3, go 3/4 around the round-a-bout and north on Route 5 about a mile. Take Middle Road on left about 1 1/2 miles to Tucker Reed Road on right. Go up Tucker […]
Cersosimo Lumber Company Facility Tour
Thursday, July 26, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. On Thursday, 26 July, the Cersosimo Lumber Company will host WRWA at its facility in Vernon, Vermont. This sawmill operation produces hardwood lumber and White Pine lumber from local forests that reaches markets all over the globe. Eric Parenti, the Chief Forester will be our tour guide. […]
Natural Tree Art: The Work of artist Dan Ladd
Saturday, June 16 at 10 a.m., Putney Village We will tour a property in Putney Village that has some interesting botanical manipulations that have created a special type of art form from trees. We will meet behind the Putney Town offices (right in the center of Putney Village) and car pool a short distance up […]