Hi all,

We had a great time at the bird banding event at the Catamount Community Forest on Saturday -- thanks to Mark LaBarr from Audubon Vermont for doing the banding and to Green Mountain Audubon Society for leading the bird walk. There will be another chance to learn about managing forests for bird habitat at the Catamount Community Forest on 6/22, when Jacob Crawford of Audubon Vermont and GMAS and I will co-lead another bird-focused event.

In the summer folks tend to be busy on weekends, so we're going to try to hold some educational events on weeknight evenings. This Thursday will be the first such event, at the LaPlatte River Nature Park in Shelburne (see details, below).

My article for this month is called is called Red Pine: A Profile. You can read it here: https://mcusercontent.com/58398f7a782118e355bf99377/files/e32e0603-d665-5b9c-e320-a8a3750590[...]pdf

Wildlife Corridors Walk with the Chittenden County Forester
Thursday, June 8
5:00-7:00 PM.
Join the Shelburne Alliance for the Environment (SAFE) for an evening interpretive walk with Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester. The walk will focus on wildlife and forest ecology, and will especially focus on Shelburne's remaining wildlife corridors and habitats, as mapped in the recent Arrowwood Environmental report Forest Habitat Block Assessment and Rankings (check out the report here: https://aevt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=f02ece22372c46caa6b24ef3a1335398) Bring your questions about forests, forest ecology, forest fragmentation and wildlife!
To join, meet behind the Shelburne Market in Shelburne (here: https://goo.gl/maps/rvJ4HXp4v4WKEAfg9). Be prepared to spend two hours outdoors, including walking on some uneven surfaces.
Please note that the start time has changed from 6:00 PM (as previously advertised) to 5:00 PM.

ETHAN'S SUMMER 2023 EVENTS

• Wildlife Corridor Walk w/ Shelburne Alliance For the Environment (SAFE) -- LaPlatte River Nature Park, Shelburne, VT -- Thursday June 8, 5:00-7:00 PM;
• Trees, Forests and Forestry w/ OLLI -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Tuesday June 13, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM (register here: https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=744324&);
• Managing Forests for Bird Habitat w/ Audubon VT -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Thursday June 22, 6:00– 8:00 PM;
• Restoring Old Growth Characteristics w/ Vermont Coverts -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Tuesday, June 27, 6:00-8:00 PM;
• Communicating Forestry: Ways that Work w/ the Forest Stewards Guild -- virtual -- Tuesday, July 11, 7:00-8:30 PM;
• Restoring Old Growth Characteristics w/ Vermont Land Trust -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Tuesday, July 25, 6:00 – 8:00 PM;
• Managing Forests for Wildlife w/ Vermont Dept. of Fish and Wildlife -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Saturday, August 12, 1:00 – 3:00 PM;
• Managing Forests for Carbon and Climate Change w/ Dr. Tony D'Amato -- Catamount Community Forest, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston -- Saturday, August 26, 1:00 – 3:00 PM;

ODDS AND ENDS

Summer 2023 is all about the highlighting the upcoming Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project at the Catamount Community Forest, which will take place in September. To learn more about the ASCC project at the CCF, check out a compilation of articles, videos and other resources about this project 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

Watch my keynote speech for the New Jersey Forestry Association's annual conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dze8WAd8rvo&t=495s

Subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5pCDPHUyOiA2vW1l7L6oA?sub_confirmation=1

Best,

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