Intervale Center May Events – Forest Bathing, Volunteer Opportunities and More!
Have a Heart, Pull a Weed
Come be a part of the Intervale Conservation Nursery’s invasive species removal program!  We’re looking for volunteers to help pull invasive species and improve the health of the land on the Intervale property.  Invasive species take resources from native plants which negatively impacts the environment.  During this event we plan to split up into groups and remove invasive species, such as common buckthorn and multiflora rose. We will then re-plant areas with native trees and shrubs. Click here to sign up to volunteer! 

Where:  The Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd, Burlington, VT 05401
When: Saturday, May 19th from 9:30 – 1 PM.
All volunteers are invited to a celebratory lunch from 1 – 2 PM in the Intervale Center Community Barn.
This event is generously sponsored by One Tree Planted!
Intro to Forest Bathing & Herb Walk
Join us at the Intervale Center on Saturday, May 19th from 2 – 4 PM for a special two-part walk through the beautiful floodplain forest of the Intervale. Led by experience guides from Nature Connection Guide and Railyard Apothecary, you will experience the gentle mindfulness of forest bathing and then learn to identify wild plants. The cost is $25 and tickets can be purchased here.
Food, Creative Performance & Summer Outdoor Learning

Youth ages 11 – 14 can experience food justice and creative performance first-hand during this week-long camp through the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts at the Intervale Center. Campers learn about farms, gardens, and Intervale Gleaning and Food Rescue, one of Vermont’s fast-growing food access projects. The week culminates with a creative performance created by students based on their learning throughout the camp. July 23 – 27. Learn more and sign up here.
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS
Preservation Burlington 20th Birthday Celebration
Our friends at Preservation Burlington are celebrating their 20th anniversary! Join them for an elegant afternoon at the UVM Alumni House honoring outstanding preservation work throughout the community and to celebrate 20 years of Preservation Burlington!
Saturday, May 5, 2018, 2-5 PM at the UVM Alumni House
Details and registration
Oakledge Park Tree Planting Day
On Saturday, May 12 from 10 AM – 2 PM, our partners at Audubon Vermont and Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront need your help to plant 1000 bird-friendly native plants (grown right here in Burlington at our Intervale Conservation Nursery!) at Oakledge Park as part of a wetland restoration project. Learn more here.

**This is not an Intervale Center volunteer opportunity but is managed by Audubon Vermont and Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront. Volunteers are still eligible to receive City Market member worker credit!
Sign up to volunteer here!