Wildlife Crossings in Dummerston

Past event
Dec 3, 2019, 7 PM

Wildlife Crossings in Dummerston
and the Mammals that Use Them

Kim Royar – Wildlife Biologist for Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

WHEN: Tuesday Dec. 3 Time: 7 PM
MEETING PLACE: Downstairs in the Dummerston Church, at the corner of Middle and East-West Roads

FREE. CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

Kim will present a program about Wildlife Corridors and how to identify them. A wildlife corridor is the critical link of wildlife habitat, which joins two or more larger areas of similar wildlife habitat. By providing landscape connections, it enables migration, colonization and interbreeding of plants and animals. Corridors can function as a sequence of stepping stones across the landscape.

Following Kim's presentation, we will use large maps of Dummerston to learn how to identify places where animals most often cross the road, including information provided by participants.

Kim will be bringing animal pelts and bones so that we can become even more familiar with the animals that inhabit our town.

Kim Royar is a wildlife biologist with the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. She has worked for the Department for 38 years in various roles, including Deputy Commissioner, Habitat Biologist, Furbearer Biologist, and Private Lands Biologist. She is passionate about maintaining Vermont's beautiful landscape for both wildlife and future generations of people.

The event is sponsored by the Dummerston Conservation Commission

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