These Events are wetland related offered by other organizations, listed chronologically by date. They may provide a good opportunity for continued education and therefore VAWS wanted to make you aware of them. Look at the VAWS Hosted Events, as some events are free to VAWS Members!
April 7 | Portsmouth, NH: Tuition: 249.00 Workshop Fee
Prerequisites: A hydric soil class and/or substantial field experience delineating hydric soils and wetlands
Course Description: The course will include lectures, field training, and field exercises in the Portsmouth, NH area. Topics will include: A review of hydric soil scientific concepts, hydric soil documentation and identification in the field, application of national and regional hydric soils field indicators, natural problematic hydric soils, human altered problematic hydric soils. Students will learn to properly identify, document, and delineate hydric soils in the field and learn about viable solutions for problematic hydric soil determinations.
To learn more and register: Advanced Identification and Documenting Hydric Soils
Vermont State University Wetlands Delineation Spring 2026, May 11th-15th
COURSE IS FULL. Contact Tylor Payne to be put on a waiting list or to be added to amailing list for when the FALL course dates are determined.
taylor.paone@vermontstate.edu
The cost to join is $1175, which includes a yearlong membership to VAWS for 2027
VSU accepts VSAC Advancement Grants and AmeriCorps Segal awards, too.
This in-person training is based in part on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation manual; the 2012 Supplement for Northeast Region; and most recent National Wetland Plant List and NRCS Hydric Soil guidance. Participants will also learn about federal and state regulations, and appropriate permitting in relation to wetlands. Lecture topics include: science of wetland hydrology; hydric soils; hydric vegetation; wetland development; and current Vermont regulations. Field practicals include soil and plant identification, and wetland delineation in accordance to the ACOE Field Delineation Manual.
Zap sporting the VAWS hat while pounding a black ash log (below)
All workshops are taught by Penny Hewitt, local VT resident.
Make your own basket and in the process learn one of the oldest crafts in human history. For thousands of years baskets served as indispensable objects in every culture. Carry on the tradition and take home a beautiful, durable and useful basket crafted from local and responsibly harvested hand pounded black ash logs. She also teaches willow and birch bark basketry. https://www.lazymilltreecraft.com/workshops
May 9th and 10th Black Ash Day Packs at Craft Studies in White River Junction VT
May 22nd-24th Black Ash Pack Baskets at Green Mountain Timber Frames in Middletown Springs VT
May 30th-31st Black Ash Day Packs at Shelburne Craft School in Shelburne VT
June 4th- 6th Basket Camp in Springfield VT
June 13th Black Ash Berry Baskets at The Roots School in Corinth VT
June 26th-28th SLOYD SKILLS GATHERING in Stannard VT
July 3rd-5th Black Ash Packs at The Roots School in Corinth VT