spring/summer 2012 newsletter and annual report

Middlebury Area Land Trust News

Summer 2012Conserving Land for Our Community’s Future Serving the Communities of Addison County

MALT News Summer 2012

Bats in Vermont…......page 1

Past Hikes..………….page 2

Events.........................page 3

Summer Camp ……...page 4

Summer Intern...........page 5

OVP............................page 5

TAM Highlights.…....page 6

Special Thanks! ..........page 7

Annual Report 2011 …………………pages 8-15

Volume 21 Issue 1

Inside

Vermont Launches “Got Bats?” Campaign

This spring, several MALT members have reported seeing bats again at dusk, after an absence of several years. Simul-taneously, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has an-nounced a new “Got Bats?” campaign which seeks information on summer bat colonies around the state. “When White-nose Syndrome hit, Vermonters were a tremendous help to the Fish and Wildlife Department by report-ing sick and dying bats,” says state wildlife technician Alyssa Bennett. “These reports helped us track the progression of the disease. Now we are calling on Vermonters again to help us mon-itor a species that lives so close to many of us but has declined to only 5-10 percent of their former population. By mapping summer colonies across the state, we hope to gain better under-standing of their health and develop a plan for the little brown bat’s conservation and recovery.” Vermont’s cave-bat species continue to struggle due to the deadly effects of White-Nose Syndrome. As a result, two species were added to the state endangered species list in July 2011, the little brown bat and the northern long-eared bat. Little brown bats prefer to raise their young in warm attics and barns over the summer. To learn more about the size and location of colo-nies around the state, the Fish and Wildlife is relying on citizens to report groups of bats found in buildings this summer. The “Got Bats?” campaign will continue throughout the spring and summer. Vermonters are urged to report bat colonies living in buildings by filling out a “Bat Colony Reporting” form on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com) or by contacting Alyssa Bennett. In addition, biologists are seeking citizen scientists to help monitor local colonies. Instructions for volunteering are on the website, along with information on White-nose Syndrome, rabies, bat houses, and other frequently asked questions. The department also provides technical assistance to homeowners seeking to safely exclude unwanted colonies from their home.Contact Alyssa Bennett at the Rutland regional office, 271 North Main Street, Suite 215, Rutland, VT 05701, by phone at 802-786-0098, or via email at [email protected].

Northern Long Eared BatPhoto property of museum.state.il.us

Middlebury Area Land Trust

Working with our community to conserve natural and

productive landscapes, and to enhance scenic, recreational,

and educational opportunities.

Board of Trustees:T. Story Jenks, President

Benjamin Putnam, Vice President

Victoria DeWind, SecretaryFran Fraga, Treasurer

Jim BoltonBill Finger

Victor Nuovo

MALT Staff:Rachael GosselinJoni Osterhaudt

Katherine Branchand

David HallamOffice Volunteer

MALT News is the semiannualand official newsletter of the Middlebury Area Land Trust.

Call 802-388-1007 ore-mail us at [email protected]

for information or with your comments.

MALT News Summer 2012—2

On Saturday, April 14th, a group of hikers explored through Middlebury and up Chipman Hill, let by Charlie Hohn, a recent graduate of the UVM Field Naturalist Pro-gram and now an ecologist with Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. They learned about an old homestead on Chipman Hill, thanks to one of the hikers. Volunteer and Trail Coordinator John Derick was the MALT representa-tive on the hike. One hiker commented on the level of fun, that Charlie seemed to be like the Pied Piper, picking up more hikers along the route. And although there has been amazingly diverse spring weather of 2012, it was lovely the day of the hike. We have hikes even in the winter! On February 25th, a small group of hikers made it to Ripton to snow-shoe with Nola Kevra, of Nola’s Secret Garden. The trek was off-trail, looking for frozen beaver ponds, and other in-teresting flora and fauna of the high woods. And although there was some wandering, we were never actually lost. Afterwards, Nola fed the hikers with some lovely lentil soup, fresh bread, cookies, and tea. Next up, a Family Quest in Wright Park, cospon-sored by Otter Creek Audubon, led by Carol Ramsayer. Start at Wright Park on Saturday, July 7, anytime between 10 and 11:15 am.

A young hiker inside a tree on the Ripton Snowshoe Hike, February 25, 2012

Past Hikes


Special Events

Benefit Concert Tour

A special benefit concert arranged by Burlington Ensemble was held Friday May 25, at 7:30 pm, at the Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. There were 51 tickets sold, each ticking raising $10 for MALT and $10 for Bur-lington Ensemble.

This concert featured Benjamin Elton Capps, the principal cellist of the Philharmon-ic Orchestra of the Americas, who performed J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 3 in C Major, Caprices Nos. 2 and 7 by C.A. Piatti, Evan Premo’s Echo Lake, and Benjamin Britten’s Cello Suite No. 1, Opus 72. With the Middlebury Falls of Otter Creek and the various and lovely art-work at the Edgewater in the background, the passionate tones of Mr. Capp’s cello filled the ears of an appreciative crowd.

Burlington Ensemble was created by Sofia Hirsch and Michael Dabroski to make music with a mission. Concerts are presented to help fundraise money for Vermont based non-profit organizations, develop audiences for classical music and introduce Burlington Ensemble to local communities.

North Country National Scenic Trail

From the National Park Service: Interest in an extension of the North Country NST to connect with the Appalachian NST has resurfaced and increased in recent years. The National Park Service (NPS) and non-profit Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT) are coordinating and facilitating the planning process to determine a route to extend the North Country NST through Addi-son County and the Green Mountain Nation-al Forest to connect with the Appalachian NST. A planning team was formed to draft an Environmental Assessment evaluate a trail corridor and possible trail route options and conduct a public involvement process.

For more information, go to this web address for a copy of the study online. http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?pro-jectID=41864

On Monday, May 21st, a public meeting was held at the Weybridge Elementary School with representatives from the National Park Service, North Country Trail Association, and MALT.


MALT Summer Camp 2012

Summer Camp is ready, set, go! MALT summer camps are back by popular demand, once again led by last year’s counselors Katie McEachen and Mo Bissonnette. There are four weeks of camps, starting with a pre-school half-day camp for 4-5 year olds, called Jumping Mouse. This camp is from June 25 to 29, and will foster a young child’s inherent curiosity, by look-ing under rocks for salamanders, building fairy houses, and exploring the Otter Creek Gorge Preserve. The next program is True Nature Camp, for 6 to 9 year olds, which runs from July 9-13. At this camp, timeless play is en-couraged, with games like capture the flag, treasure maps and scavenger hunts, story-telling, animal tracking, sneaking and cam-ouflage, and catching little critters. Children will be able to get dirty in the woods while discovering the mysteries of the nature, getting comfortable in the outdoors, and most of all, having fun! The last program has been extended to two sessions, due to its popularity. The Down To Earth Naturalist Camp, offered July 16-20 and 23-27, will explore nature’s mysteries through hiking, nature walks, observing animals, sneaking, asking ques-tions, frog-catching, bird watching, making

These camps are already full for the summer of 2012, which leads one to wonder if MALT can make more weeks of camp avail-able next year. Parents frequently need a place for their children to go in the summer, and what better than nature camp, really? The parents of last year’s campers were very pleased with the outcome of the camps. There were various excellent reports, like “my daughter cried on Friday afternoon because camp was over” and “the kids came out mud-dy every day”. (The mud may not please par-ents, but what nature camp results in a clean child?)

fairy houses, and games that get bodies mov-ing!


Our board walk planks are engraved by Don Mason, of Vermont Laser Products. This is a great way to show your support of this in-town gem. You may choose to honor a family member, pet, civic group, or quote poetry on multiple planks!

25 character limit per plank. Engraved planks are $250.

Please contact us for more information, at 388-1007 or [email protected].

SUPPORT OTTER VIEW PARK

Introducing Our Summer Intern

We would like to welcome Emma Loizeaux, our Middlebury College summer intern for 2012. Emma is an Environmental Studies and Geography dual major. She has already start-ed working on the Trail Around Middlebury, and will be updating the TAM map, working on North Country Trail maps, and helping out with summer camp and easement monitoring. In the past, she has received a Mellon Foundation Study Abroad grant to study forest management in China, has an exten-sive resume of environmental work, and still wants to spend her summer here in Middle-bury with us! This internship position is shared by MALT and the Middlebury College Geography Department, so our summer intern can al-ternate work at the college computer lab, the MALT office, and also manage to spend time outside physically maintaining the TAM.

NEWS - There have been reports of drug use and vandalism in Otter View Park (as well as other parks in Middlebury). Please call police as soon as you see illegal activity, so we all can continue to enjoy our parks! Thank you.


September, Date TBAUnited Way Days of CaringWork Project on the TAM, various work such as clearing trails or graveling wet areas. Sign up at www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.

TAM TrekSunday, September 23 at 10:00 amMALT’s Eigth Annual Trail Around Middle-bury Hike-Run-Bike-A-Thon, to benefit trail maintenance and imporvement activities. Hike a little or a lot, every step makes a dif-ference! Meet at the Marbleworks’ Green across from Noonies.

We at the Middlebury Area Land Trust would like to thank all the participants, vol-unteers, and business sponsors who made the last annual TAM Trek such a great event!

For sale at the MALT office: organic cotton T-shirts and stickers. T-shirts come in two styles: T3 or TAM, and are $17 each. The stickers have the TAM logo on them (above), look great on your car and are $1 each. Stop by sometime and see! Various other merchandise is available through our website, or at www.cafepress.com/malt.

TAM Newsby John Derick, Trails Coordinator

We have recently done the following work: replaced the smashed

TAM Volunteers Make It Happen! Trail Days 2012

Trail Volunteers from the Middlebury Diversified Education Program, May 2012. Elise, Arron, Nick, and Justin, Patrick and Gary are only some of the aides and students from the program.

plexiglass cover at Battell Woods kiosk, Painted the kiosk, repaired the North Otter Creek Gorge kiosk cover, placed new maps and hike series notices in all kiosks, cleaned and checked trail heads at least every other week including Green Up Day, posted dog-on-leash signs, worked with students from Diversified Occupations at MUHS on Fridays, worked with a student on Saturdays gravel-ling between Creek and Middle roads, grav-eled spots of the ’97 Trail and Wright Park for better traction, and cut back the brush growing around the Sumpter Homestead site in Wright Park. Gravel is in Means Woods and Creek Road and ready to be distributed. Please keep your dog on leash on the trail and in the parks! Thank you very much.


Special Thanks to:

• The Cornwall Town Hall for use of their upstairs for our Annual Meeting in November• John Elder: Annual Meeting Guest Speaker• Gale Hurd for hosting Wildlife Walks at her property• John Derick for Trail Work• Renee Igo for Trail Work• Colleen Carroll for Trail Work• Kirk Fisk for Trail Work• Nola Kevra for leading February Snowshoe Hike• Charlie Hohn for leading April hike in Middlebury and on Chipman Hill• John Derick, Susan DeWind, Phoebe Howe, Ron Payne and several others for help with Green Up Day on the TAM and Otter View Park.• Bruce Matthews (North Country Trail Association), Jeff McCusker (North Country Natl. Sce nic Trail) and Tom Gilbert (NPS) for coming to Vermont to hold a North Country Trail Public Meeting• Michael Dabroski and Burlington Ensemble, for organizing a benefit concert on May 25, and to Ben Capps for performing on cello. • David Hallam, for maintaining our office database and organization• Phoebe Howe, for office work

Major Sponsor: Vermont Hard Cider CompanyCarrara & Sons, Champlain Valley Equipment , Champlain Valley Orthopedics, Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate , Deppman & Foley, Dwight Asset Management , English, Carroll, & Boe PC, Key Bank, LandWorks, Marbleworks Pharmacy, Landslide, Inc. , National Bank of Middlebury, Neuse, Duprey & Putnam PC, OMYA , Phelps Engineering, r.k. MILES

Addison Independent, Agway Farm and Gar-den, Alpine Shop, American Flatbread, The Bike Center, Champlain Orchards, Danforth Pewterer, Forth ‘N Goal Sports, Green Mountain Coffee, Green Peppers, Hannaford Supermarkets, Little Pressroom, Middlebury Natural Foods Coop, Mitchell’s T’s, National Bank of Middlebury, Noonie Deli, Otter Creek Brewing Company, Ramunto’s Silician Pizza, Two Brother’s Tavern, Vermont Book Shop, Vermont Soap Works

TAM Trek Business Sponsors

TAM Trek In-Kind Business Sponsors

Unknown trail, in an unknown land

MALT Annual Report 2011—8

Unrestricted Donations $33,899Grants $17,863Events and Activities $9,765Investment Income $13,889Project Designated Donations $37,528Total $112,944 Expenses Program Services $77,816Management and General $31,102Development and Fundraising $7232Total $116,150

MALT Statement of Financial Position for Fiscal Year 2011Assets: Cash and Equivalents $15,397Notes and grant receivable $0Benficial interest in net assets held byVermont Community Foundation $114,731Investments $2,777Property $1,005,660Total Assets $1,138,565

Liabilities and Equity:Current liabilities $1,950Net Assets: Unrestricted $13,444 Temporarily Restricted $114,731 Permanently Restricted $1,008,440

Total Liabilities and Equity $1,138,565


Business Members

Addison County Snowmobile Club - VAST, Addison Press Inc.,Agway Farm and Garden Store, American Flat-bread, Battell Woods Trust, The Bike Center, Champlain Orchards, Champlain Valley Equipment, Champlain Val-ley Orthopedics, Coldwell, Banker Bill Beck Real Estate, Conley and Foote Law Offices, Co-Operative Insurance Companies, Courtyard By Marriott – Middlebury, Danforth Pewterers Ltd., Deppman and Foley, English, Carroll and Boe, Forth N Goal Sports, Golden Russet Farm, Good Point Recycling, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Green Mountain Electromagnetics, Green Peppers Restaurant, Hannaford Supermarkets, J.P. Carrara and Sons Inc., Key Bank, LandWorks, Little Pressroom, Lodge at Otter Creek, Middlebury Animal Hospital, Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op, Middlebury College, National Bank of Middlebury, Neat Repeats Resale Shop, Noonies Deli, OMYA Industries, Otter Creek Brewing Company, Otter Creek Yoga, People’s United Bank, Phelps Engineering, R.K. Miles, Ramunto’s Sicilian Pizza, Stoneleaf Teahouse LLC , Twin State Volkssport Association, Vermont Book Shop, Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Country Soap, Vermont Hard Cider Company

Legal Services

The creations of conservation easements, the review of deeds, the sale of land and the donation of devel-opement rights all require a trememdous amount of legal counsel. The cost of legal time can be crippling, but the Middlebury Area Land Trust has been lucky enough to receive generous pro bono support from Benjamin Putnam, of Neuse, Duprey & Putnam. Organizational Partners

Addison County Chamber of CommerceAddison County Regional Planning CommissionAddison County Transit ResourcesBattell Park TrustHannaford Career CenterLand Trust AllianceMiddlebury College Departments of Geography and Environmental StudiesNational Park ServiceThe Nature ConservancyNorth Country Trail AssociationOrton Family FoundationOtter Creek Audubon SocietyRSVP of Addison CountyTown of MiddleburyUnited Way of Addison CountyVermont Community FoundationVermont Housing & Conservation BoardVermont Housing & Conservation CommissionVermont Land Trust

Gifts In-Kind

John DerickMonument FarmsKirk Fisk

Volunteers

In addition to our amazing donors, MALT relies upon an equally generous set of volunteers to help with tasks ranging from filing, arranging bulk mailings, and monitoring our lands to tending the native plant-ings in Otter View Park and trail work on the TAM. We thank those individuals for their dedication to our work.

The Middlebury Area Land Trust works hard to make every donated dollar count, focusing our efforts directly on protecting land in Addison County and its natural resources. Your continued (and new) support is testa-ment to our work. We encourage you to get out and explore the sixteen plus miles of the Trail Around Middle-bury, or take a leisurely lunchtime walk through Otter View Park, and enjoy the view of Otter Creek and the aquatic birds and wildlife that migrate through or make their homes there. After all, it’s because of donors like you that these resources are available now and for generations to come.

$1000+Mary Dodge & Michael KatzChurchill & Janet FranklinSue & Charlie GriggGale HurdLinda JohnsonWilliam Roper & Barbara Ganley $500 - $999Charlotte S. BarusJono ChapinRay and Mary DoyleWillard & Carolyn JacksonWarren & Barry KingJames & Eveyln TaylorNancy Ward & Chris Anderson $250 - $499Alice & John BerninghausenJames & Krissa BoltonKatherine Branch & Michael CollierGeorge & Susan CadyDavid & Patrice ColanderCaroline Donnan & John EversMary HadleyDavid Starr & Anne HambletonMargaret HolmesLinda JohnsonPeg & Sandy MartinMichael Paretti & Tina EndicottBenjamin & Erin PutnamRon & Nancy RuckerAbigail SchnoorNancy Ward & Chris AndersonFrank & Janet Winkler $100 - $249Timothy AdamsKristen AndersonJean T. AndrewsBrad Armstrong & Lucy McKeonAlexandra BakerDiana BarnardMr. William T. BernhardtJohn & Anna BetzPeter & Johana BrakeleyAmy Briggs & Daniel ScharsteinGeorge & Susan CadyTom Caliandro & Francisca Drexel

Gordon & Helen CawoodSandra C. ChapinSarah Chapin MillerNicholas CliffordDouglas & Margaret CliftonLynn CoebyRoger & Susan CoxJohn Derick & Amy BrownSusan DeWindHank DimuzioVirginia FauroteBruce FlemingDena GreenmanDavid & Patty HallamBruce & Ginny HilandRebekah IrwinDoris Jackson and Michael FiveashWoody & Ingrid JacksonStory & Dia JenksHeather Karlson & Bill LeesonRuth & Ross KarlsonConstance KennaGregor & Bronwen KentRobert KingsleyStewart KirkaldyEdward & Huguette KnoxAnn LaFiandraPerry LessingCaroline McBrideJohn & Mireille McWilliamsLynn MetzgerPaul Meyer & Susan DrennanBrett C. Millier and Karl LindholmFrancis Nicosia & Ellen OxfeldKen & Carolyn PerineLinda & Frank PundersonMs. Jessica RacusinCarol RamsayerAlyce SchermerhornPieter & Betty SchillerRobert & Marita Bathe-SchineDeem and Carol SchoenfeldMichael & Jane SchoenfeldThomas SmithElizabeth StablerGary & Kathy StarrJeffrey StauchAl & Barbara StilesSteve Trombulak

Ms. Christine R. TurnerMary Alice VeitchLinda WakefieldDeborah WalesThomas E. WardIrene & Kit WilsonFrank & Janet WinklerAbbott WrightTom Yurista $50-99Kristen AndersonPatricia & David AndersonDavid & Barbara AndrewsAlexandra BakerJerry & Jackie BeachamWendy BentonLisa BernardinGayl BraistedPriscilla Bremser & Steven MaierKenneth BurtonPeter & Jane BurtonBruce & Sue ByersRoberta CarnwathJen ChapinDavid S. ClarkNicholas CliffordLaurel & Aaron CoburnLynn CoebyRay CollinsCarl & Molly Costanza-RobinsonEric & Helen Toomey-CoveyM. Emelda DahmsSusan DeWindJames & Susan FarrellJohn & Jackie FlickingerAllison FlintPeter & Donna FournierHilarie Gade & John PetersBarbara GeorgiJudith GibsonLouise GiovanellaCarol & Harvey GreenBarbara GreenewaltShelley Gustafson & Bill SchoonoverChristine HalpinKirke & Mika HartHartland & Jennifer HeffernanBruce & Sarah Ingersoll

Donors, October 1, 2010 -- September 30, 2011Donations from our end of the year Annual Appeal and Membership Programs go to support MALT’s programs, such as maintenance of our trails and parks, our hike series, events and educational materials, as well as land conservtiation programs. We are grateful to the follow-ing individuals for their generosity. If your name has been inadvertently omitted or misrep-resented on any of the lists, please contact us at [email protected].


Jon & Libby IshamRichard & Annette JackKathleen KasterStewart KirkaldySusan H. KlaiberMitchell B. KramerMax & Lois KrausMarc Lapin & Laura BasiliJames & Nancy MalcolmHarry & Bobbie MankeyAriana & Ryan McBridePaul Meyer & Susan DrennanJane D. MillerNancy & Chip MorganKathryn MorseKarl & Diane NeuseFrancis Nicosia & Ellen OxfeldJeffrey Olson & Christina WadsworthCarl & Peggy PeabodyAlice PerineTed & Miriam PerryRobert PhillipsPhilip PicotteMs. Jessica RacusinDouglas Richards & Colleen BrownChris Robbins & Peter HamlinPeter & Mary RothschildPieter & Betty SchillerDeem and Carol SchoenfeldThomas & Nancy ShepherdAbigail ShureMel & Jean SimmonsEleanor SmithSteve Smith & Mary O’SheaElizabeth StablerCharlotte Tate and Chris ZeoliRobert & Judith TaylorJulian & Elsa WallerSuzanne WardChristopher & Cynthia WattersHoward Widelitz & Sarah BourneMr. Sanford Witherell Jr. & Margaret CamaraHelen Young & Don StrattonLisa Young & Ron Rubin Up to $49Martha Alexander & William PorterMaria AllenStever Bartlett & Elizabeth NewtonMegan Battey & George ToddGreg & Lisa BeckKatherine BeersRaymond and Shirley Benson

Cathy & Bradley BraunMichael & Jennie BrinkmanBenjamin & Lauren BrunoElizabeth BurchardSara BurchardJeffrey & Catherine ByersRoberta CarnwathSolon Coburn and Sara CassidyRichard & Ann CrumbNancy CyrMary Ann & Walter DeverellHarry and Sharon DotyShirley DryJohn & Rita ElderPeter & Donna FournierJennifer FrancoeurKurt GastonSeth GibsonMichael & Kathy Foley-GiorgioGerry and Betsey GossensMichaela & Chris GranstromSuzanne GurlandMelissa Hammerle & Thomas JacksonJohn & Ann HansonJay and Tracey HarringtonMarlene HarrisonPatrick HebbleDavid & Sheila HendersonChris & Barney HodgesAnne HooverJohn Huddleston & Suzanne PotenteFrances HutnerRichard & Annette JackGeorge & Patricia JaegerDouglas JamesNan Jenks-JayWillem Jewett & Jean CherounyRobert & Marya KelloggJoan KlineLawrence KnowlesMitchell B. KramerAnthony LeeRosie Lovshin and Allen SmithErnest MalzacSusannah McCandless & Ethan MitchellBarry & Barbi McDonaldLouis & Beverly MegyesiHannah MeierSam MillerElise Moody-RobertsAndrea MorganteAimee M. Motta

Jim & Serena Eddy MoultonDiane & Jeffrey MunroeJim & Julianne NickersonHelen & Bartley NourseDennis & Judith O’BrienAmy OlmstedAlison Parker & Robert FullerNancy & Donald PerdueSusan PolkHannah PowellFoster ProvencherHans RaumAlice & Chris RedondoMr. Robert ReedAlden RichardsJohn Roberts Jr.Ann & Jim RossCharles Sabukewicz & Helen MarshAmy Scanes-WolfeMilo & Susan SchaeferMichael SchmidtAbigail ShureEleanor SmithCharlotte StetsonPatricia StevensonMac StormontCharlotte Tate and Chris ZeoliDick & Sally ThodalSusan TuckerDavid & Laura TurnerJacquelyn L. TuxillHarry & Alice Van TuylSuzanne WardJack & Judy WattsHeidi WillisKatherine WindhamMike & Kira WinslowVanessa & Alexander WolffDan & Peggy WrightJim & Helen WrightDana Yeaton & Margaret DunleavyJoyce Zwickel

Donors, October 1, 2010 -- September 30, 2011


Board of Trustees 2011

Story Jenks, PresidentBenj Putnam, Vice PresidentFran Fraga, TreasurerSusan DeWind, SecretaryJames BoltonBill FingerVictor Nuovo

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Family Bird QuestSaturday, July 7 at 10:00 am

Led by Carol Ramsayer, Otter Creek Audu-bon Society Member. Join us as we explore this self-guided scavenger hunt about birds in Wright Park. Quests are place-based edu-cational programs using treasure hunts to celebrate community, natural history, cultur-al sites, stories and special places. Begin at Wright Park lot north of Pulp Mill Bridge on Seymour St. Ext.

Marsh, Meadow, and Grassland Wild-life Walks

Join us as we survey birds and other wildlife of Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. All walks start at Otter View Park in Middle-bury on Pulp Mill Bridge Rd and Weybridge St. Shorter and longer routes possible. OVP is universally accessible. Walks run from 7:30am-9:30am in the summer months.

Thursday, June 14 Saturday, July 14Thursday, August 9 Saturday, Sept 8

Primitive Skills HikeSaturday, July 28 at 9:00 am

Led by Mo Bissonnette, MALT camp counselor and wilderness educatorHow did humans survive thousands of years ago? And for that matter, how do animals survive in the wild today? Join us as we learn how to under-stand bird language, and how to track and move like animals. Meet at Otter Creek Gorge Preserve on Morgan Horse Farm Road.

Our MissionThe Middlebury Area Land Trust works with our community to conserve natural and productive landscapes and to enhance scenic, recreational, and educational opportunities.MALT accomplishes its mission by: aiding in the conservation and careful stewardship of farm-land, forest, and open space; promoting recre-ational trails and waterway access; protecting land of vital importance to water supplies and water quality; protecting lands of regional signif-icance for recreation, scenic beauty, or historic preservation; collaborating with local govern-ments, citizens, and organizations in meeting land use needs of the greater Middlebury area; and promoting stewardship through public education.

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