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Women Owning Woodlands VT is an initiative of Vermont Coverts, Vermont Land Trust, Vermont Woodlands Association, UVM Extension, Vermont Department of Forests Parks and Recreation and Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife

Sugaring season was short for many sugarmakers but the jury is still out on how the season will end overall. Birds are returning and the first coltsfoot are emerging in the Champlain Valley. We hope you and your families have stayed healthy. Thanks to everyone who joined WOW-VT’s Tool Time discussion! We had a great conversation about tools and pieces of equipment that are useful for woods and yard work. We compiled all the items that were brought up by the group with related links for your reference in The Tool Time List.

You and women landowners across the eastern United States have an incredible new resource at your fingertips in the form of the Women on the Land: A Landowner's Guide to Stewarding her Woodlands. This publication identifies and addresses some of the most common questions, goals, and challenges women landowners voiced about land stewardship and forest management.

Finally, we hope you’ll join us for some exciting upcoming events on invasive plants and stream health and trout habitat. Spring is on its way!

Facing Invaders: WOW Invasive Discussion
Wednesday, April 28
6:30pm – 7:30pm

Women Owning Woodlands Vermont will host a learning opportunity about invasive species management. The program will start with a short presentation on strategies to manage and control invasive plant species addressing why we care, where to start, whom to call and how to make a plan. Then, we will dive into the details of identification and treatment options for honeysuckle and buckthorn (other species to follow at a future session on May 12th). There will be time for open discussion where you can ask questions and share your experiences, and we can all learn from each other.

Register in advance for this meeting: After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Trout: The Fish that Grows on Trees!
Thursday, May 6th
6:00pm-7:00pm

Join the Franklin County Natural Resource Conservation District and Women Owning Woodlands in our webinar discussing how to enhance trout habitat on your land! We will be hearing from Lael Will (Fisheries Biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department), Margaret Murphy (Fish Program Manager with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department) and Andrea Shortsleeve (Private Lands Habitat Biologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department) about the ins and outs of trout habitat and what you can do to enhance it. Registration information to come!

Facing Invaders Take II
Wednesday, May 12th
6:30pm-7:00pm

We will continue the conversation started on 4/28 and add two new species into the mix. We will pick the two species based on feedback we get on the 28th. More information to come.

Women on the Land May Workshop Series
The co-authors of the new Women on the Land publication will be offering four webinars in May for women landowners that will focus forest ecology, management planning, stewardship and succession planning on the northeast. The webinars will take place on Wednesdays in May from 12:30-2:00 ET / 11:30-1:00 CT, with the following themes:

May 5: Forest ecology (forest succession)
May 12: Creating a plan and working with a forester
May 19: Active stewardship
May 26: The future of your woodland

Learn more and register!

Check out an exciting lineup of other virtual events:
VT Coverts Calendar
VT Woodlands Association Calendar

Please reach out with questions and ideas. You can email us at wownetvt@gmail.com or call Lisa Sausville at 802-877-2777.

The WOW VT Team
Andrea Shortsleeve, VT Department of Fish and Wildlife
Beth Holtzman, UVM Extension
Caitlin Cusack, VT Land Trust
Kate Forrer, UVM Extension
Kathleen Wanner, VT Woodlands Association
Lisa Sausville, VT Coverts
Nancy Patch, VT Department of Forests Parks and Recreation

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