Events
Bolton Potholes Cleanup & Improvements Info Session
Saturday November 7, Smilie Elementary School, 1-3 pm
Meet at the Smilie School parking area to learn more about proposed changes to the swimming hole access, lend a hand to clean up a potential outdoor classroom space, as well as the conserved land and town property.
Planning for the Next Riverbend: A Free Estate Planning Workshop
Thursday, November 12, 10 - 11 a.m., Zoom
We invite you to join Certified Financial Planner™ Priscilla Gilbert of CenterPoint Financial, who will help navigate challenges with estate planning. She will share key factors to consider when developing an estate plan, explain the latest Social Security nuances, highlight opportunities to reduce tax burdens for yourself and your heirs, and share ways you can have a lasting impact on the causes you care about.
News
Reflections: Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities.
Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities. These phrases may be scrubbed from our national lexicon, but they won’t be scrubbed from our work.
Gratitude and Solidarity for our AmeriCorps Members
We stand in gratitude for, and solidarity with, AmeriCorps members across the state and across the nation whose service has come to a sudden close. Isla and her predecessor Addie have shown us how remarkable these people are and how much better organizations can serve their communities with AmeriCorps members on their teams.
Planting Trees with a Little Help from Our Friends
More than three dozen amazing volunteers came together to dig holes, plant trees, and deliver the mulch and water that will help the trees thrive at two Southern VT sites.
Notes from the Field: Tracking Amphibian Migration
Field notes from an exciting night out on the road, helping amphibians migrate in early April.
Restoration at an Alluvial Fan Site: Willow Harvest, Propagation, and Planting Project
In an exciting partnership with Black River Action Team, we're working on a project to restore an alluvial fan site in Plymouth, VT. The focus of this project is to harvest and plant willows at the site, aiming to enhance the ecosystem and support wildlife habitat along this beautiful confluence.
How to Build a Beaver Lodge
Naturalist Patti Smith and her column The View from Heifer Hill: How to Build a Beaver Lodge describes Patti's experience learning from the best instructors themselves, the beavers.
A River is Nothing Without it’s Buffers
Read Sam Brondyke, a senior at Montpelier High Schools opinion on river buffers.
From Flow to Erosion: Exploring the Wonders of a Stream Table
4-6th Grade explores river dynamics with the stream table, reimaging Vermont towns and finding solutions.
The River Primeval
Naturalist Patti Smith and her column The View from Heifer Hill: The River Primeval, describes the days of the river primeval, logjams, and ample beaver real estate.
Recreation: The people long for natural rivers
Read a reflection of a recreational walk with Sam Brondyke, a senior at Montpelier High School.
Exploring the Watershed Landscape: How do we clean this up?
Reflection from an event where kids at the library were exploring a fun and interactive watershed model demonstrating the sources and effects of water pollution and exploring what a watershed really is.
Welcome Amy O’Meara!
We are delighted to welcome Amy O'Meara to our Board of Directors! Amy's expertise in sustainability and engaging with business leaders, coupled with her passion for nurturing and protecting the diverse ecosystems Vermont has, makes her a perfect fit for our work. We are excited to have Amy join us and look forward to the undeniable impact she will make on our organization and Vermont's rivers.
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