“Good Forestry is Good for Wildlife: Focus on Black Bear” with Sue Morse of Keeping Track on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in Jericho, VT from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Nancy Patch, Franklin and Grand Isle County Forester, and Sue enthusiastically agree--the black bear is a key beneficiary of good forest management practices! Join us in the field for a day of seeing first hand and sharing a variety of topics, including bear biology and ecology, as well as the positive outcome of various forest management practices as they stimulate more productive and diversified food and cover resources for the benefit of all wildlife, especially bears. Forest landowners, loggers, consulting foresters, park managers, and land trust planners are all invited to join. You will experience in the field a variety of wildlife detection and habitat assessment techniques, with an emphasis on discovering how bears feed and communicate within the forest community.
Trip leader, Susan Morse, is a naturalist, forester and professional tracker. You can learn more about her and Keeping Track®, the organization she founded in 1994 at www.keepingtrack.org. In addition, her experience at Wolfrun in particular has been described as “an amazing body of knowledge.” She has been conducting wildlife monitoring there for 40 years.
Workshop sponsored by Vermont Woodlands Association. Pre-registration is required since there is a maximum of 20 participants. Please call the VWA office at 802-747-7900 or email [email protected] with any questions.
Please note: Carpooling will occur from the Richmond Park & Ride located off of I-89, Exit 11. You will be lead to the site from there. Dress for the weather (insulated winter hiking boots, crampons/creepers/stabil-icers (available for rent for $5 from Sue), and hiking poles are required (will be made available by Sue if needed). Please bring your lunch (thermos of soup or warm beverage is highly recommended)
Please complete registration form at http://www.vermontwoodlands.org/walk.asp and return with your check for $25 per person to VWA, PO Box 6004, Rutland, VT 05702-6004 no later than March 14, 2016.
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