Branch Out Burlington!
Contact: Margaret Skinner, Email: mskinner@uvm.edu Tel: 802-656-5440
Branch Out Burlington! Proudly Presents:
Who: Mike Ather, Noted local Naturalist, Backyard Wilderness.com
What: Living Like the Original People of the Winooski: Applying Ancient Knowledge of Native Trees and Plants for a Sustainable Future
Where: Aiken Center, Room 102, Univ. of Vermont Campus (next to the Davis Center) Free parking, check out our website for details (www.branchoutburlington.org)
When: Sunday, February 14, 4:00 pm
Why: Learn how the indigenous people of the Winooski Valley used trees and plants to survive, and how to apply these skills to live a more sustainable life.
How much: FREE
What else: Home-made refreshments will be served!
Mike Ather, a 7th generation Vermonter is a noted naturalist and owner of BackyardWilderness.com, a website extolling the virtues of restoring natural diversity into our local environment. He will share his insights about our city forest then and now at the Branch Out Burlington! annual winter seminar on Sunday, February 14 at 4:00 pm at Room 102 at the Aiken Center on the University of Vermont campus.