Lake Champlain Committee January Ripples E-news Tile Drain Advocacy In December 2015, LCC and a number of other environmental groups sent a letter to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Department of Environmental Conservation urging them to take proactive actions to decrease environmental damage caused by agricultural tile drains. Read more… NY Environmental Protection Fund Gets […]
Continue readingBeetles Bees Butterflies: A Symposium on Vermont’s Pollinators Thursday, March 17, 2016 Join the conversation! Learn about the complex challenges facing pollinators in Vermont and help identify strategies to protect these essential species. Keynote speakers and panels of experts will examine the threats to pollinators and their critical role in preserving Vermont’s working lands and […]
Continue readingLocal + Social Enterprise Workshop Coming to Brattleboro! Click Here To Register Today! VBSR and Marlboro College Grad School are teaming up again! Following up on the success of last year’s partnership, we’re thrilled to present 2016’s Local + Social Enterprise Workshop. Most people agree that a healthy civil society is made up of three […]
Continue readingI wanted to spread the word to you both about our Climate Organizer Leadership Training next weekend, Feb. 6&7. It’s geared toward people who have already been involved in work around the climate and who want to gain more organizing skills. We are having a focus on student organizers and would really like to reach […]
Continue readingWe ♥ Local Parsnips Recipe Contest Monday, February 1, 2016 (All day) to Sunday, February 14, 2016 (All day) Online (map) We’re all about celebrating the under-appreciated parsnip this winter, and what better way than to challenge you to a local parsnip recipe contest? Get creative with this hearty, understated root vegetable and you could […]
Continue readingThis winter, from February 11-13, the Vermont International Film Foundation is presenting the Global Roots Film Festival: The Middle East. The three-day event will be held in Contois Auditorium in downtown Burlington and will feature seven films from the Middle East, visiting filmmakers, receptions and food tastings. Student price tickets are available for all films. […]
Continue readingSave the Date: VT SWEEP WINTER COMMUNITY GATHERING Wednesday, February 17, 2016 ~Location coming soon~ You are invited to join the Vermont SWEEP community for a winter gathering onWednesday, February 17 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm. Details, including location, coming soon. Please mark your calendars as you await further details! Warmly, Vermont SWEEP Board vermontsweep@gmail.com
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 […]
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Please join us April 7th! Vermont Organics Recycling Summit Save the Date! April 7th, 2016 10th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit A Decade of Pioneering Organics Management Vermont has come a long way since 2006 – and the Vermont Organics Recycling Summit has helped lead the way: a statewide forum to think bold, learn, and network […]
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