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Vermont Arbor Day Conference

Vermont Arbor Day Conference
Thursday May 4th

8:30am-3:30pm

VT College of Fine Arts, Montpelier

Cost $40, lunch provided

Registration is now open for the 2017 Vermont Arbor Day Conference.  The Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program is hosting our second annual full-day conference in honor of Arbor day on May 4th at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.  Come learn, celebrate, and network with the citizen tree stewards, municipal leaders, and professionals for our state’s urban and community forests.

We will be offering four simultaneous tracks geared toward separate audiences this year: municipal leaders, professional arborists, citizen volunteers, and general forest health interest.  Session topics include: Emerald Ash Borer, VT Green Streets Manual, VT Tree Warden Statues, VT Open Meeting Law, Tree Cabling and Alternatives and more!  ISA and SAF credits will be available for some sessions.

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GWEN KOZLOWSKI | Outreach & Education Coordinator

VT Urban & Community Forestry Program

UVM Extension

802-651 -8343, Ext 506 │ www.vtcommunityforestry.org
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Join us on Thursday, May 4th for Vermont’s Arbor Day Conference!

How to make yogurt and yogurt cheese workshop

This workshop will be held on Thursday, April 13 at 6:30, instead of on April 5. All other details will be the same.

The West River Community Project is holding a workshop on how to make yogurt and yogurt cheese on Wednesday, April 5, at 6:30. Come and learn a simple and efficient way to make your own yogurt. Then learn how to turn plain yogurt into delicious yogurt cheese, flavored with herbs and other tasty additions. The workshop will be held in the WRCP kitchen in the basement of the West Townshend Country Store. Please email sally.newton123@gmail.com if you have questions or are interested in attending the workshop.

We Want You for Vermont Bird Surveys

We Want You for Vermont Bird Surveys
We’re looking for a few skilled birders to conduct breeding bird surveys in Vermont for two different long-term avian monitoring programs: the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program (FBMP). Celebrating 50 years, the BBS is North America’s longest-running breeding bird monitoring study. In Vermont, there are 23 routes, and four need volunteers. The FBMP began nearly 30 years ago with the goal of tracking long-term population trends of interior forest birds. Among our 30 study sites in forested lands scattered around the state, two need volunteers. If you can identify Vermont birds by sight and sound, we want you for citizen science! Contact Steve Faccio (sfaccio@vtecostudies.org) for more information.

3SquaresVT Boosts Food Purchasing Power

Many senior citizens are cutting back on their food budgets as expenses rise, but good nutrition is a key factor in lifelong health. To encourage healthy eating, the U.S. Department of Agriculture offers the 3SquaresVT program to help eligible Vermonters buy nutritious food.

The benefits come on an EBT card that looks like a debit or credit card; there are no “food stamps” anymore. If everyone in the household is 65 or older or gets SSI, then the benefits may be distributed as cash, deposited directly into the family’s bank account.

3SquaresVT is open to individuals and families who qualify based on household income. Anyone who is over 60 or has a disability may deduct many medical expenses from their income, which can help with qualification.

To get more information, or help applying for 3SquaresVT, call the Vermont Senior HelpLine at 1-800-642-5119.

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