Join Women Owning Woodlands Vermont (WOW VT) and the Vermont Land Trust at one of VLT's properties in Waitsfield where a Vermont Youth Conservation Corps crew is working on a forest management project called a crop tree release with canopy gap formation.

What makes a good crop tree? Crop trees are trees that produce benefits, such as food or shelter for wildlife, timber revenue for the landowner, or water quality protection.

For this project, crew members are cutting some trees in order to give space to preferred crop trees, such as black cherry. Black cherries are an important food for wildlife, especially songbirds who are fueling up for the long journey south each fall. Join us to learn how you can improve the health of your crop trees and create songbird habitat by cutting trees that directly compete with them for light.

WOW VT programs are tailored towards those who identify as female, but all are welcome to participate. Sign up now at https://vlt.org/events/integrating-timber-and-songbird-habitat-management/.

Dec 28, 2024, 9 to 10 AM

Dec 29, 2024, 9 to 11 AM

Jan 3, 2025, 6 PM