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!
The SSSNNE board is pleased to announce the 2026 summer workshop being held Friday, June 26th in Addison, VT. The morning will have indoor presentations on the Champlain Valley soils, vegetation, and fine textured soils practice as well as lunch and a tour of the Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area Visitors Center. The afternoon will have two field sites evaluating soils and the landscape.
The event cost is $35 and includes lunch. Please see the agenda below and register for the SSSNNE Summer workshop at this Google Forms link. The event is capped at 35 participants due to space limitations. This has been approved for Waste Water designers for 4 soil credits and 2 non-soil credits.
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
June 26th-28th SLOYD SKILLS GATHERING in Stannard VT
July 3rd-5th Black Ash Packs at The Roots School in Corinth VT
Vermont State University FALL course offered August 31 thru Sept. 4th
Contact Tylor Payne to be added to the list of folks to be notified when registration is open!
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.