Branch Out Burlington!, Burlington’s volunteer urban forestry organization, proudly presents:
Who: Michael Snyder, Vermont Commissioner of Forests, Parks & Recreation
What: Vermont’s Forests: Connecting People, Place, and Time
Where: Aiken Center, Room 102
When: Sunday, February 16, 4:00 pm
Why: Learn what’s up with our precious forests
How much: FREE
What else: Home-made refreshments will be served!
Michael Snyder is Vermont’s Commissioner of Forests, Parks, &Recreation. The buck stops with him, and it is no small task to keep his finger on the pulse of our forests. On Sunday, February 16 at 4 pm, Snyder will present a lecture titled “Vermont’s Forests: Connecting People, Place, and Time” in Aiken, room 102, for Branch Out Burlington’s winter seminar, co-sponsored by Burlington’s Parks & Recreation Department. Over 80% of Vermont’s area is covered with forest, and it is Synder’s job to make sure our forests are healthy and productive, and continue to contribute significant revenue to the state’s citizens. He will share his thoughts about the important role of trees for the working landscape and will draw links between the forest trees that cover our mountainsides and those that populate our cities.
Snyder, a graduate of UVM, has been the Commissioner since 2010, but before that he had his boots in the woods, serving for 14 years as Chittenden County’s Forester, where he provided land stewardship assistance to private landowners, cities and towns. He also taught forestry courses at UVM for 12 years and continues to write the “Woods Whys” column for Northern Woodlands Magazine.
Branch Out Burlington! is a group of volunteers who help plant and care for the trees of Burlington. Our goal is to promote a vision of a city graced by a variety of beautiful and healthy trees, and a citizenry actively involved with the perpetual expansion and preservation of our urban forest.
Questions? Contact: Margaret Skinner, Email: mskinner@uvm.edu Tel: 802-656-5440
Courtesy of Environmental Program Discussion List (ENV-TALK@LIST.UVM.EDU)