Forests Management at the Westford Town Lands, Feb 18

Saturday, February 18

1:00 – 3:00 PM

Join Ethan Tapper, the Chittenden County Forester for the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, and Vermont Woodlands Association for a walk of a forest management project being implemented at the Westford Town Lands (WTL) in Westford.  

We will walk the area being managed at the WTL and discuss how forest management can benefit forest ecology, wildlife habitat, biodiversity, and climate resilience, all while producing local, renewable resources. Bring an open mind and your questions about forests and forest management!

To join the walk of the WTL, meet at 1:00 PM at the Westford School on Brookside Road in Westford, ~ 1 mile south of the intersection with VT-128. Be dressed for the weather and ready to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces.

Ethan will be leading a walk at the Westford Town Lands as part of Westford’s Winter Festival. We will visit a “micro-scale logging” project at the WTL, and talk about how we’re managing Westford’s town forest for wildlife habitat, biodiversity, climate resilience and more!

His column for last month is about "cryptic function loss." You can read it, here.

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ETHAN'S WINTER 2023 EVENTS

• How Forests Work (virtual) for the Burlington Garden Club – 2/28/23, 1:00 – 2:00 PM;
• Reimagining Forests at the Vermont Flower Show – 3/3/23, 12:00 – 1:00 PM;
• Managing Forests for Carbon and Climate Change w/ Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener’s Association (virtual) — 3/6/23, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
• Managing Forests for a Changed and Changing World at the Hale and Hearty Senior Club (Richmond) —3/8/23, 6:00 PM
• Ecological Forestry and Legacy Trees for the New Haven Conservation Commission (virtual) -- 3/14/23, 7:00-8:30 PM
• Managing Forests for a Changed and Changing World at New Jersey Forestry Association Annual Meeting— 3/18/23
• Winter Tree Identification -- CVU Access -- 3/28/23, 5:30 - 7:30 PM