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Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at the UVM Jericho Research
Forest (directions).
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December 4, 2010
Saturday Forest Walk and Fire with logger Bill
Torrey and forester Brendan Weiner Join us for a morning at the Jericho Research
Forest for a log forwarding demonstration. A small timber harvest is
currently underway at the JRF. The harvested timber will be milled locally
and used in the renovated Aiken Center as interior paneling. Logger Bill
Torrey with demonstrate how he uses his log forwarder to bring logs from the
stump to the landing. Log forwarders minimize soil damage by moving logs
on a trailer instead of dragging them on the ground. If conditions are
good, Bill will fell a large black cherry tree that will be used in the Aiken
Center. The event is from 9am to noon. Wood-fired Jericho flatbread
and cider will be served. No need to RSVP.
Contact: Brendan Weiner
brendan.weiner@uvm.edu
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October 26-November 11, 2009
Rattlemaking Workshop: Rhythms from Nature
Rattles
create a rhythm that draws us together in community, especially in the
long evenings leading toward the winter solstice. Join naturalists and
artisans Alicia Daniel and Allaire Diamond to learn to craft natural
materials into beautiful, one-of-a-kind art objects, instruments, and
gifts. They will spend three evenings learning two rattle-making
techniques with roots in Native American, Scandinavian, and Russian
traditions. You will leave with two rattles that can be used for
dancing, healing, drum circles, or to celebrate a milestone in life.
Will be held evenings 5:30-8:30 Oct 26, Nov 4, and Nov 11. Workshop
cost is $125 and includes all materials.
Contact: Alicia Daniel
rhythmsfromnature@gmail.com
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October 17, 2009
Saturday Forest Walk and Fire with Ralph Tursini: Healthy Forests, Humble Bowls
Join us for a day at the Jericho Research Forest focused on Healthy
Forests, Humble Bowls. The morning will feature a Town Forest
Health Check from 9:30-11:30 am. Watch and take a turn as humble
bowls are shaped from wood sustainably harvested from the Jericho
Research Forest from 1:30-3:30 pm. In lieu of a fee, free will
offerings will be accepted. Wood-fired Jericho flatbread and cider will
be served from 12:00-1:00. No need to RSVP.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
kahayes@uvm.edu
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May 6, 2009
Portable Sawmill Demostration at Jericho Research Forest
Join
us at the Jericho Research Forest for a working demonstration with Leo
Boutin and his portable sawmill as he saws 3,200 board feet of
Jericho-grown Japanese Larch. Volunteers will be treated to wood-fired
Flatbread. Sawing will begin at 7am and will continue throughout the
day!
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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April 18, 2009
Chickadee Banding Demonstration at Jericho
Black-capped
Chickadee Banding Demonstration: A Citizen Science-based Population
Study at the Jericho Research Forest. Join students from the Rubenstein
School for an educational and fun demonstration beginning at 9:00 am.
Group will meet at the Conservation Center for a short presentation and
then will depart for the banding station. Please contact Heidi Lyon for
more details.
Contact: Heidi Lyon
hlyon@uvm.edu
802-274-1405
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April 15, 2009
Open Studio Sessions with Ralph Tursini for RSENR Students
Interested
in creating your own bowl turned from wood harvested from the Jericho
Research Forest? We are once again pleased to offer free studio
sessions with Ralph Tursini of Tursini Bowlworks at the Jericho
Research Forest for Rubenstein School students. No prior experience is
necessary. Two sessions will be offered daily 8-12 and 1-5 on April 15,
16, 22, and 23. All sessions will be held at the Jericho Research
Forest. Please email Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu to reserve your spot with
the session you'd like to attend.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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April 1, 2009
Mini-Workshop with Bill Torrey and his Forwarder
Join
us for a mini-workshop with Bill Torrey as he will be harvesting about
3,000 BF of Japanese Larch using his forwarder. The Japanese Larch will
be used as boards for a new boardwalk at the Colchester Bog. Event is
weather dependent...stay tuned to www.greenforestry.org for updates.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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April 1, 2009
Mini-Workshop with Leo Boutin and his Portable Sawmill at JRF
Join
us for a mini-workshop with Leo Boutin and his portable saw mill as we
saw the harvested Japanese Larch into boards for constructing a
boardwalk at the Colchester Bog. Event is weather dependent...stay
tuned to www.greenforestry.org for updates.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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November 17, 2008
Woodturning Club Interest Meeting
Interested in Woodturning?
Join us for an info session to learn more about the sustainable process and how you can
make your own wooden bowl from a tree. The student run group is advised by Ralph
Tursini, a local wood turner. Studio sessions will be available at the Jericho Research
Forest. We look forward to meeting you.
Monday, November 17, 1008
Aiken 105
7:00 pm
Snacks and Drinks
Bring your friends!
Contact: Johannes Griesshammer
jgriessh@uvm.edu
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October 25, 2008
Addison County Conservation Congress
This
community-visioning event, Addison County in Transition, will begin
with a setting of the context for our world in 2020. Participants will
be guided in a visualization and then go to one of the 12 rooms of our
community to co-create a vision for the room, map next steps and
collaborate in a community-design project. Event is sponsored by
Vermont Family Forests and ACoRN. For more information see www.familyforests.org
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October 13, 2008
Bowlturning Opportunities for RSENR Students
The
Green Forestry Education Initiative is once again pleased to offer FREE
studio time with Ralph Tursini of Tursini Woodturing and Bowlworks at
the Jericho Research Forest for students of the Rubenstein School.
Beginners welcome--no prior experience necessary!
Choose from 5 open studio sessions: Monday, Oct 13th 8am-12pm. Tuesday,
Oct 14th 8am-12pm and 1-4pm. Wednesday Oct 15th 8am-12pm. Friday, Oct.
17th 8am-12pm.
Please email Kelly at Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu to reserve your spot. Be
sure to include preferred date and time as space is limited.
Transportation is not provided but carpooling will be encouraged!
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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October 4, 2008
Art in the Forest: a Workshop on Non-Timber Forest Products
Join
the Vermont Land Trust for a hands-on workshop at the Brewster Uplands
Conservation Trust during peak foliage.
Non-timber forest products, like birch bark, elderberries, goldthread,
and willow branches are common in Vermont forests. What can you do with
them and how can they be incorporated into your stewardship activities?
Join Vermont artisans Judy Dow and Tom Cady to learn about these
species and others. We will find and identify plants and use them to
make something beautiful. Please RSVP in advance.
Contact:
Annie@vlt.org
(802) 262-1241
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September 23, 2008
Community Development through Action Research: Community-based Forestry
A
panel of experts from the Community Forestry and Environmental Research
Parnterships program will share their experiences in combining student
research with community development. The panel will be followed by an
opportunity to learn about the UVM Community Participatory Action
Research Network (C-PAR). Event will be held in the Davis Center at UVM
from 12-2. Co-sponsored by the CPAR Network and UVM Extension.
Contact: Kate Westdijk
katherine.westdijk@uvm.edu
656-0095
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June 5, 2008
Rattle Making Workshop with Susan Grimaldi and Alicia Daniel
Join
us in this rare opportunity to make your own elk hide rattle. The
experience will be both spiritual and educational. Participants will
gain: An appreciation for the life forces inherent in our materials;
understanding the use of the rattle as a tool for integrating healing;
the knowledge to make more rattles; insight into listening to the sound
of the rattle for dancing and journeying, and the opportunity to honor
and dedicate our rattles to healing.
Date: Thursday, June 5th, 6-9pm and Saturday, June 7th, 2-5pm
Location: Plainfield Community Center
Cost: $125 includes all materials for one rattle and instruction.
Space is limited! To register, send your $50 deposit, or full tuition of $125 to:
Alicia Daniel
67 Caroline Street
Burlington, VT 05401
Contact: Alicia Daniel
adaniel@uvm.edu
(802) 862-4734
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May 31, 2008
Portable Skidder Bridge Workshop
In
partnership with the Lamoille County NRCD, Vermont Dept. of
Environmental Consevation, Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks, and
Recreation, the Green Forestry Education Initiative is pleased to
announce a Portable Skidder Bridge Workshop to be held at the Jericho
Research Forest & Conservation Center.
Learn how to build, install, and use a portable skidder bridge in a
hands-on workshop. Event will be held from 8:30-3:30 and is free.
Please contact Christina for registration.
Contact: Christina Goodwin
Christina.Goodwin@vt.nacdnet.net
888-9218 ext 13
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May 3, 2008
Drumming Circle and Open House
Join
us Saturday, May 3rd at the Jericho Research Forest for a very special
First Saturday Forest Walk and Fire. We will celebrate the arrival of
Spring and all of the great work that has taken place at the Jericho
Research Forest over the past year.
Get a tour of the Woodturning Workshop and chat with founding members
of the Green Forestry Woodturning Club. Check out displays for Wildlife
Tracking and Primitive Skills. The feature event of the afternoon will
be a drumming circle led by Papis Bodgi, a former drummer in the
Senegalese National Ballet and new Jericho resident. Some drums will be
available or bring your own to join the circle! Jericho wood-fired
flatbread to follow. Event is free and open to the public. Children are
welcome!
Event will begin at 2:00 pm
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
kahayes@uvm.edu
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April 5, 2008
April First Saturday Forest Walk & Fire
Small
Streams, Timber Harvesting, & Vermont's Acceptable Management
Practices: A Presentation & Field Walk from the Roger's Tract
Watershed Collaborative.
Come join members of the Roger's Tract Watershed Collaborative
(University of Vermont; Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and
Recreation; Vermont Department of Water Quality River Management
Program; and Redstart Forestry) for an afternoon of field walks and
discussions about timber harvesting and small streams in Vermont.
Early last summer, the Collaborative launched a research project on the
Roger's Tract of the University of Vermont's Jericho Research Forest to
help foresters, planners, scientists, and land managers better
understand how timber harvesting can impact streams, in particular
stream channel configuration and evolution. On April 5th, the
Collaborative will be sharing its findings and engaging others to
consider how stream health can be maintained during timber harvesting
operations.
Event to held from 1:00-4:00 PM with Jericho flatbread and cider to follow. Event is free and open to the public.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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March 1, 2008
First Saturday Forest Walk & Fire
Tracking
session with skilled tracker and naturalist Mike Kessler. Jericho
Flatbread and Cider to follow. Event is suitable for children and is
open to the public. More details to announced soon.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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February 2, 2008
Community Wood Energy and Biomass Fuel from our Forests
Join
us at the Jericho Research Forest as we follow the story of a biomass
fuel-woodchips-from Vermont forests to Mt. Mansfield Union High School,
where the chips heat the school. Woodchips are quickly becoming a hot
topic in Vermont, with more than 30 public schools now using them, as
well as state offices, hospitals, and soon Middlebury College.
What does this mean for the forests of Vermont? We will see sustainable
harvesting techniques with a forwarder in action and discuss the
Community Wood Energy project, which is working to provide fuel wood
that is sustainably produced, efficiently used, locally sourced, and
fairly accessed.
Event is free and open to the general public. Children are welcome!
Wood-fired Jericho Flatbread and hot cider to follow. Please, no pets.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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November 3, 2007
First Saturday Forest Walk & Fire
Rogers Tract Ecosystem Restoration Phase 1: Ecological Assessment Join
us for an informational walk and talk through the Rogers Tract at the
Jericho Research Forest from 1:00-4:00 PM. Acquired in 1999, the fully
forested parcel is characterized by steep slopes, narrow ravines, and
sandy soils. It has some significant soil erosion issues on its access
network. These must be addressed to conserve the health of the forest
and before the parcel can be independently certified through the Forest
Stewardship Council.
As part of a long-term ecological restoration project there, an
assessment of the fluvial morphology is being conducted by Redstart
Consulting in cooperation with the Rubenstein School of Environment and
Natural Resources and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Water
Quality and Forestry Divisions. The preliminary results from the
assessment will be the focus of this session.
Event is free and open to the general public. Children are welcome!
Will be held rain, snow, or shine. Flatbread and hot cider to follow!
Please, no pets.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
kahayes@uvm.edu
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October 20, 2007
Saturday Tracking Series
Join
Mike Kessler, skilled tracker and naturalist, for the second session of
the Saturday Tracking Series at the Jericho Research Forest from 1-3.
The change of seasons is accelerating and a new layer of foliage has
fallen upon all prior tracks. Enjoy a walk in the woods looking for
those buried treasures left for us by the wildlife of the forest. Event
is suitable for children and is open to the public.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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October 13, 2007
First Saturday Forest Walk & Fire
Join
us for an afternoon with Ralph Tursini, of Tursini Woodturning and Bowl
Works, at the Jericho Research Forest. Watch and take a turn as humble
bowls are shaped from wood harvested from the Jericho Research Forest.
Event will begin at 1:00 PM. In lieu of a fee, free will offerings will
be accepted. No need to RSVP. *Please note these sessions are typically
held on the 1st Saturday of each month*
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
kahayes@uvm.edu
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September 29, 2007
Tracking JRF's Black Bear with Mike Kessler
Join
us at the Jericho Research Forest for an afternoon (1-4 PM) tracing the
steps of JRF's black bear! Participants will examine the black bear's
tracks from this past summer and some of its trails. The walk is less
than 1/2 mile and the object is not to find the bear but to learn from
it.
Contact: Kelly Hamshaw
Kelly.A.Hayes@uvm.edu
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