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Vermont Coverts produces and sponsors a number of programs,
workshops, and publications including:
Cooperator Training Program. An intensive three-day
seminar on forest and wildlife management is held every
spring and fall for landowners who, in exchange, agree to
share information on forest management with others in their
community for at least one year. Community sharing by graduates
(called Cooperators) may involve demonstrating forest management
activities on their land, speaking to community organizations,
writing short articles for newspapers, organizing workshops
for woodland owners, or enhancing local public wildlife
policy. Cooperators, now numbering over 300, have been instrumental
in creating an information network that has helped other
landowners make more informed decisions about managing their
land.
Forest Stewardship Workshop Series. The Forest Stewardship
Workshops are one-day programs focused on a specific forest
and/or wildlife management topic. Balanced with indoor and
outdoor sessions, these workshops have included topics such
as wildlife management options, mapping, vernal pool management,
estate planning, cross boundary management, and natural
communities identification. Click the link on the left to
learn about upcoming Coverts workshops.
Woodlands for Wildlife. This quarterly newsletter
provides readers with up-to-date information about Coverts
Cooperators and programs of interest to woodland owners
offered around the state by various organizations. Information
about pending legislation and topics of current interest
that may affect the welfare of Vermont's wildlife and forests
is often included.
Neighborhood Wildlife Habitat Program. In the fall
of 1997, Vermont Coverts initiated pilot projects distributed
throughout Vermont. The common goal was to involve private
woodland owners in neighborhood cooperation and thus to
conserve and enhance a diversified landscape larger than
their own. This program continues to expand as various Coverts
Cooperators implement cross boundary management within their
neighborhoods. Assistance with cross boundary management
techniques is available through the Vermont Coverts office.
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