Photo courtesy Donna C. RobertsGreen Mountains, Blue Water-Save the Date: VTIPL Spring Conference, April 24, Norwich Congregational Church-VTIPL Youth v. Gov Virtual Film Screening & Youth-Led Panel, IPL Webinar-Vermont Climate/Legislative Update & Call to Act, by VTIPL’s Richard Butz-Build Back Better Update & Climate Can’t Wait IPL Petition–Uprooting Racism in the Food System, Soul Fire Farm training, Feb. 16-Honoring […]
Continue readingJoin us on Sunday, March 6, from 10:30am to 2:30pm for good food, hot drinks, outdoor recreation, and winter fun. We will have a winter festival complete with:Free nordic ski and snowshoe demos, thanks to Skirack, Winooski Valley Park District, Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront, Sleepy Hollow, Craftsbury Outdoor Center, and Catamount Trail Association.A bonfire to keep warmFood and drink for purchase from Zero Gravity, Taco […]
Continue readingWe’d like to invite you to the first in a series of Opiate Addiction Summit’s, which will take place on Thursday, February 17th from Noon to 1:30 p.m. This event will include: Charlie Papillo – Radio Host / Travels with CharlieAmanda Jones – Vermont Department of HealthBrett Stanciu – Author of “Unstitched”Christina Nolan – Former US AttorneyChief Maurice Lamothe […]
Continue readingFebruary E-Newsletter from VNRCLatest news…— Environmental Common Agenda — Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) will be releasing the 2022 Environmental Common Agenda tomorrow. The Common Agenda is the Vermont environmental community’s guide to this year’s top legislative priorities for the environment, and a vision for future progress. VCV will also be awarding the Environmental Rising Star Award to Representatives Gabrielle Stebbins and Dane […]
Continue readingDismas Speaker Series: Women’s Voices in the Criminal Justice System Ashley MessierExecutive Director, Women’s Justice and Freedom Initiative Former Dismas ResidentFriday, February 4, 202212:00 pm to 1:00 pmZoom EventRegister NowThank you for being part of our community! www.dismasofvt.org
Wander in Winter at the Birds of Vermont MuseumLet’s go outside together! (And a few inside things too.) Drop-In Soap Carving (February 2) →Fledglings Explore Winter (February 9) →Ask-a-Naturalist: Owls (February 10) →Handwork and Happiness (February 13) →Full Moon Snowshoe Walk (February 15) →Great Backyard Bird Count (February 18 – 21) →February Bird Monitoring Walk (February 26) →“The Gift of Art” show (November 1 […]
Continue readingDear Friends:A thriving democracy relies on an informed and engaged electorate. Local news, in particular, is essential to civic engagement, trust, voter participation, and community vitality. Yet around the country and even in Vermont – local news has been decimated – and many of our small papers face many challenges. Yet, the work of covering local […]
Continue readingINTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAYJanuary 27, 2022 The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to […]
Continue readingJoin Helen Carr of the DEC Clean Water Initiative Program to hear her talk Investments in Clean Water are Paying Off for Vermont on January 27th from 12:00-12:45 pm. She will highlight trends in clean water investments, outcomes, and the progress being made toward Vermont’s water quality targets over the past six years. This will showcase a tour of the […]
Continue readingBeat the deep freeze with City Market classes!It’s a perfect time to sign up for City Market Livestream classes – we have over a dozen upcoming classes to engage every interest. Can’t wait to get back to the great outdoors, or planning your next winter camping trip? Don’t miss Camping Coffee with our friends at OGE! And […]
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