Caring for Vermont's Waters: What We Can Do! will be held at Green Mountain College in Poultney on Saturday, September 29, from 8:30am - 3:30pm, with an optional field trip to the Poultney River to follow.
The Summit is a day-long educational and networking event for community volunteers engaged in planning and caring for natural resources, with a particular focus on Vermont's waters. It's not too late to register!
Admission is $40 for AVCC members and $55 for non-members.
This year's Summit keynote speaker, former State Representative David Deen, will speak about fighting for water protection under the golden dome in Montpelier. Breakout sessions will focus on the following topics, among many others, led by experts from the Department of Environmental Conservation, Fish & Wildlife, UVM, Bennington College, and more:
Obtaining higher levels of protection for wetlands, streams, and rivers;
Protection and restoration of fish, amphibian, and reptile populations;
Drinking water and wellhead protection areas;
Social media for communication and impact
There will also be an optional post-Summit field trip with river scientist Shayne Jaquith from The Nature Conservancy: an afternoon field walk to the banks of the Poultney River along a flat trail through various terrain. To learn more about the Summit and to register, go to http://vtconservation.com/conservation_summit/.
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