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Walk in the Woods Schedule 2009 - 2010
Date Time Event/Location County The Tour Leaders/Partners Please Note
July 16, 2009 5:30–7:30 PM Black Gum Swamp, Windham This is a unique forest that supports a Bill Guenther, Windham The trail is a fairly easy
J. Maynard Miller fairly extensive system of several County Forester; walk. Please wear sturdy
Memorial Forest, swamps that include black gum Woodland Owner's walking shoes/boots.
Vernon (Nyssa sylvatica). There are some Association; Brattleboro Bring water.
trees here that are purported to be Reformer; Rutland Herald;
over 400 years old. We will walk a Valley News
fairly easy loop trail around the main
swamp and explore the unique
ecology that this forest offers.
Aug. 8, 2009 9:00AM - Noon Dodd Farm Block, Rutland The walk will start at the Recreation Eric Hansen, Rutland The hike to the timber
West Rutland Town Area at the end of Fairview Ave. in County Forester harvest area will take
Forest W. Rutland to an area on the adjacent about 20 minutes and
town forest that was clear-cut in the there is a fairly steep
winter of 2007. Discussion topics section of trail.
will include the challenges and
opportunities of managing forestland You will need: water,
for multiple objectives. Specific good footwear, and lots of
topics will include the creation of questions! This event will
early successional habitat through be held rain or shine so
clear-cutting, the concept of planting dress for the weather!!
desirable tree species following a
harvest, management of invasive
species, and other pertinent
management issues.
Sept. 26-27, 11AM-1PM both Marsh-Billings- Windsor Conservation forestry field day. Jon Bouton, Windsor Marsh-Billings-
2009 days (tentative) Rockefeller National Learn how to better manage your County Forester; Ben Rockefeller National
Historical Park woods for water quality, carbon Machin, Redstart Forestry Historic Park; American
sequestration and wildlife. and Consulting Forest Foundation
Oct. 10, 2009 9AM-3PM Clover Hill Tree Farm, Orange Topics available for discussion: David Paganelli, Orange Wear walking shoes and
S. Strafford - Timber Management County Forester, Markus bring your own lunch.
- Timber Stand Improvement Bradley, Redstart Forestry
- Reclamation of open land and Consulting; Paul
- Apple tree release and pruning Harwood, Harwood
- Forest road construction and Forestry Services, Inc.
drainage
- Trail building
- Control of invasive, exotic plants
- Fall foliage
- Tree ID
- Boundary maintenance
Oct. 17, 2009 TBA 2009 Tree Farmer of Orleans Ross Morgan, Forester;
the Year, Trevor Trevor Evans, property
Evans, Schuler Road, owner.
Derby
Nov. 1, 2009 10AM – 2PM Lord's Hill Natural Washington Moderate hike to view and discuss Russ Barrett, Washington 10-15 people
Area, Old Growth Old Growth Forest characteristics County Forester;
Forest, Marshfield and summary of data collected for VT Dept of Forests, Parks &
Lord's Hill Recreation; Marshfield
Conservation Commission
Dec. 2009 TBA Windham
Jan. 9, 2010 1OAM-4PM Brattleboro Windham Animal Tracking. We will be Lynn Levine, Forest*Care Bring snowshoes and
walking at a site adjacent to a dress warmly. If you
wonderful wetland where we should need snowshoes please let
find a great variety of animal tracks us know.
and sign. We will be walking quite Max. 15 people.
slow following the animal’s tracks
and trying to feel like we are the
animals we are tracking. We will try
to identify both species and "read"
the track to figure out the behavior of
the animal.
Feb. 6, 2010 Noon – 4PM Merck Forest Bennington Winter recreation - enjoying Nate Fice, Bennington
Vermont’s forests in winter can open County Forester; Merck
your eyes to the beauty of our natural Foundation
resources. Join us for a winter woods
walk to learn about recreational
opportunities and safety, despite the
cold and snow. Hear about trees and
forests and what’s going on in your
woods, even though the leaves are
gone and wildlife can seem scarce.
March 2010 TBA Visit a sugarbush Franklin/ Nancy Patch, Franklin &
Grand Isle Grand Isle County Forester
April 2010 TBA Hinesburg Town Chittenden Management for birds Mike Snyder, Chittenden
Forest County Forester; Vermont
Audubon
May 2010 TBA Wildflower Walk TBA The Nature Conservancy
