Hi all,

I'm reaching out this morning to share a walk that I have coming up in Westford this Saturday (2/17) as part of Westford's Winter Festival -- see details below!

My article for this month is about managing forests for birds -- check it out here: https://mcusercontent.com/58398f7a782118e355bf99377/files/4b90412e-6660-b481-8bbc-953e49f87c[...]pdf
Embedded in this article are about 20 links to other articles and YouTube videos, for folks that want to dig a little deeper.

Micro-scale Forest Management at the Maple Shade Town Forest
Saturday, February 17
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, for a walk of a forest management project at the Maple Shade Town Forest in Westford. We will visit the project and talk about forests, forest ecology, natural history, and how to manage forests for wildlife, birds, carbon and climate change, old-growth characteristics and more!
This event is free and open to all. To join, just show up! Meet at 1:00 PM at the Westford School on Brookside Road in Westford, ~ 1 mile south of the intersection with VT-128. Be dressed for the weather and ready to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces. Email ethan.tapper@vermont.gov with questions.

ODDS AND ENDS

Check out some of my highlights from last year in my 2023 "A Year in Review" email, here: https://mailchi.mp/c04c8fddd860/2023-a-year-in-review

The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change project at the Catamount Community Forest is completed (although the research is ongoing)! Check out a compilation of articles, videos and other resources at the Catamount Community Forest LinkTree, here: https://linktr.ee/CatamountCommunityForest

Check out my YouTube channel, sign up for my email list, read my article archive, stay posted about my various projects and see other links and resources at my LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/ChittendenCountyForester

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Best,
Ethan Tapper
Chittenden County Forester
ethan.tapper@vermont.gov
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