Other Wetland Related Events

Saturday, April 19

10:00am – 12:00pm

Rhode’s End Farm, North Bennington

Vernal pools are small, seasonal wetlands that flood in spring and dry up by midsummer, creating vital, predator-free nurseries for amphibians like salamanders and wood frogs. These hidden gems also provide food and water for countless forest creatures—but their small size and temporary nature make them especially vulnerable to human impacts. Join Coverts Cooperator Solon Rhode as he hosts Dana Williams from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a guided walk as we step into the world of vernal pools and explore the incredible biodiversity within. Building on our April 3rd Zoom presentation, these walks offer a hands-on look at what makes these wetlands so special—and how we can help protect them. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy waterproof footwear or rubber boots. Register here, directions provided upon registration.

Date: Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Orvis School, Manchester, VT

Come join the Southwestern VT Chapter of Trout Unlimited for a very special Earth Day event as we host an important panel discussion with some of Vermont's leading experts on flood plain management, watershed restoration and trout habitat in our home waters. Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Our panelists will be:
Erin Rogers, Ph. D - Trout Unlimited VT/MA Program Manager
Shannon Pytlik - VT Dept of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division
Karina Daily - Restoration Ecologist, VNRC; Chair, VT Dam Task Force
Hilary Solomon - MEM, Manager, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District
Jacob Fetterman - Trout Unlimited Project Coordinator, Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative

Saturday, May 3

10:00am – 12:00pm

Chalmers Forest, Williamstown

Vernal pools are small, seasonal wetlands that flood in spring and dry up by midsummer, creating vital, predator-free nurseries for amphibians like salamanders and wood frogs. These hidden gems also provide food and water for countless forest creatures—but their small size and temporary nature make them especially vulnerable to human impacts. Join Coverts Cooperator Rich Chalmers as he hosts Steve Faccio from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a guided walk as we step into the world of vernal pools and explore the incredible biodiversity within. Building on our April 3rd Zoom presentation, these walks offer a hands-on look at what makes these wetlands so special—and how we can help protect them. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy waterproof footwear or rubber boots. Register here, directions provided upon registration.

Saturday, May 10

10:00am – 12:00pm

Matsinger Forest, Danville

Vernal pools are small, seasonal wetlands that flood in spring and dry up by midsummer, creating vital, predator-free nurseries for amphibians like salamanders and wood frogs. These hidden gems also provide food and water for countless forest creatures—but their small size and temporary nature make them especially vulnerable to human impacts. Join Kevin Tolan from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies for a guided walk as we step into the world of vernal pools and explore the incredible biodiversity within. Building on our April 3rd Zoom presentation, these walks offer a hands-on look at what makes these wetlands so special—and how we can help protect them. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy waterproof footwear or rubber boots. Register here. 

https://wetlandtraining.com/course/advanced-wetland-delineation/

After a year or more of wetland delineation practice, many delineators find they could benefit from a course that provides a refresher on the basics and dives deeper into the real-life topics that would expand their field skills.  WTI is proud to offer a course exactly for that need.  The course provides a series of online lectures and readings that immerse participants fully into Chapter 5 of the COE Regional Supplements, the procedures provided to make wetland determinations on the “Difficult Wetland Situations” for the region. Topics will include interpretations of landforms and hydrology, soil morphological features in disturbed and problematic soils, locally pertinent Hydric Soil Indicator insights, Normal Circumstances and Normal Climatic conditions, and more. After all lectures are completed (approximately 10 hours), you will attend a 2-day field session (16 hours) with a highly seasoned delineator and instructor.  Each day, the field session will stop at 3 to 4 locations to collect data, discuss field findings, delineation techniques, pitfalls,  soil/hydrology indicators, regionally specific disturbances or naturally challenging sites, and wetland mapping and reporting. Field sessions are generally held rain or shine, unless conditions such as storms or heat are dangerous, in which case arrangements are made for alternative learning. 

Field Practicum: May 20 – 21, 2025, Manchester, NH

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