It’s Friday afternoon in late August, but the workday is still in full swing for the Vermont Youth Conservation Corp crew at Vermont Family Forests’ Abrahams Knees property in Lincoln. Read all about their forest access-building work for VFF.
Into the Forest: Monitoring Small Mammals for the Colby Hill Ecological Project
Tagging along with mammalogist Chris Gray when he’s monitoring small mammals for the Colby Hill Ecological Project means getting up early. The sun has yet to crest the Green Mountains when we meet at 6am on a dewy, fog-draped August morning at the entrance to Vermont Family Forests’ Guthrie-Bancroft land in Lincoln. Within minutes we’re striding through the rain-soaked field on …
Erosion Control at Seth Hill Waterworks in Lincoln
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024Time: 10am-12pmPlace: Parking area for Seth Hill Waterworks, at the end of Water Works Road in Lincoln. Event is free, but please register on EVENTBRITE so we know how many people will be coming. How do you build and maintain erosion-resistant access roads, especially in this time of increasingly powerful storm events? Why avoid using culverts …
13th Annual Woodwinds in the Middle Barn
Come savor the music of the Full Circle Recorder Ensemble at Vermont Family Forests’ beautiful Wells Farm in Lincoln. Appetizers and refreshments to follow.
Conserving Herps on the Lands of the Watershed Center
For more than 25 years, herpetologist Jim Andrews has monitored reptile and amphibian populations for Vermont Family Forests’ Colby Hill Ecological Project (CHEP). When Lester and Monique Anderson initiated this long-term ecological study in 1998, their intention was for this on-going research to help inform forest conservation efforts across the greater landscape. As an extension of Jim’s CHEP monitoring work …
A Place for the Birds
The Lands of the Watershed Center have been a cherished part of the Center-West Ecoregion ever since a group of community members jumped into action to purchase the Vergennes Waterworks when it came on the market in 1995. The acreage of this conserved area in Bristol and New Haven has grown over the years—from the original 665-acre Waterworks parcel, to …
Restoring the Fred Pierce Barn
We’re in the midst of restoring the barn at Vermont Family Forests’s Fred Pierce Place. Take a look!
Game of Logging Chainsaw Training, Fall 2024
The Game of Logging training program combines Scandinavian logging techniques with the latest systems for working safely around trees.
Our 2023 Annual Report
“When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging, the saying goes. It’s a no-brainer. Yet here we are. Climate change is breathing down our necks and blowing down our trees. It’s time to put down the shovel and move from the hole to the whole.” —David Brynn, VFF Executive Director, from 2023 VFF Annual Report Our 2023 Annual Report …
Gifts for Forest Friends of All Ages
We just got in a shipment of new t-shirts! In addition to restocking our gray, US-grown cotton t-shirts (see below), we’ve printed new, US-made, 100% organic cotton t-shirts especially for the smallest friends of the forest. Printed front and back–check them out below! We have the kids t-shirts in the following sizes:Infant 12-18 months, 18-24 months (canary yellow only)Toddler S(2), …
