November 11, Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. — The BIG Tree Tour (rain or shine) Bill Guenther, Windham County Forester, will once again lead a daylong tour to view some of the largest trees in Windham County, either champions or significant trees on the Vermont Big Tree Register. The tour is free and open to the […]
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Into the Woods with Our Children
April 7, Friday, 7 PM. Into the Woods with Our Children Renowned naturalist Lynn Levine of Dummerston will reveal her hands-on approach to awakening in youngsters an enduring love of the natural world. A focus of her talk will be how to break down barriers so children will want to go into the woods, rather […]
Visit to Harvard Forest
On Saturday April 23, 2017 Eight WRWA members and friends viewed the stunning dioramas at the Harvard Forest’s Fisher Museum in Petersham, MA, enjoyed a picnic lunch outside the museum, and visited selected sites in the large forest. The 3,750-acre Harvard Forest is owned and managed by Harvard University. Founded in 1907 as an ecological […]
Winter Tree Identification and Potluck
CANCELED Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 10 a.m. — Winter Tree Walk and Potluck Lunch NOTICE: – The report from the Taylors is that the dirt roads needed to access their house are deep, greasy mud overlaying slick ice. The forecast for the 2 days – mostly above freezing and with more precipitation – suggests that […]
Bobcats in Vermont
Tuesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. — “Bobcats in Vermont,” Kim Royar, Dep’t. of Fish and Wildlife Winston-Prouty Center, 130 Austine Dr., Holton Hall, 4th Floor, Brattleboro, Vt. Kim will review the life history of bobcats and the results of a study done in the Champlain Valley to learn more about the bobcat’s home […]
