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Woodlands Exhibit at the Expo

At the Expo, Sat. June 8, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Learn about the work of foresters, woodland management & forest resources at the Slow Living Expo’s Woodlands Exhibit!

Know Your Forester

Photo by Dick Conrad, used under Creative Commons License

Forests are as much a part of New England’s working landscape as open farmland. In fact, many farmers also manage woodlands.

The Slow Living Expo’s Forestry Exhibit on the Brattleboro Common offers educational exhibits and demonstrations about forestry, logging, conservation, invasive species and more. This is the third year we have had a major exhibit about forestry and woodlands management.

Now it its third year, the exhibit was originally suggested and organized  by Willem van Loon, a consulting forester and logger based in Guilford. “Private landowners own roughly 80 percent of Vermont’s forestland,” van Loon said, “So it makes sense to have a presence at the Expo to connect with those people, and with anyone else who’d like to learn more about Vermont’s forest landscape. People can come to the forest management exhibit and learn about some of ways they can become more involved in sustainably managing their woodlands for the future. “

The exhibit features displays and demonstrations that are sure to be a hit with children.

Visitors to the exhibit can get answers to questions like:

  • How much are my trees worth?
  • Is cutting trees bad for my forestland?
  • Is there a tax incentive for owning forestland?
  • How do I find a good logger?
  • What is the difference between a forester and a logger?
  • Can I manage for wildlife, timber and other values at the same time?
  • What is timber stand improvement?
  • Are there cost-share programs available to assist landowners with forest and wildlife management activities?
  • What concerns should I have about invasive species in my forestland?
  • What is a “Timber doodle??”

PRESENTING SPONSOR:

Merchants Bank

WOODLANDS EXHIBIT KEY SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS

RiverledgeFoundation

 

Riverledge Foundation

 

 

Vermont Division of Forests, Parks & RecreationVTForestsParksRecreation

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP FROM:

 

DanHealeyForestWorksDan Healey Forest Works

GreenMountainSAFGreen Mountain Division, Society of American Foresters

 

FarmServiceAgencyFarm Service Agency

 

 

 

 

Vermont Agency of AgricultureVermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets

 

VermontDivisionOfForestryVermont Division of Forestry

 

VTWoodlandsAssociationVermont Woodlands Association

 

 

 

VTNHChapterAmericanChestnutFoundationThe American Chestnut Foundation

 

 

WoodlandOwnersAssocWoodland Owners Association

 

 

 

Vermont Fish and Wildlife

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Perkins Home Center

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Vermont CovertsVermontCoverts

 

 

 

 

 

WW Building SupplyWWBuildingSupply

Allard Lumber CompanyAllardLumber

 

 

Cersosimo

Cersosimo Lumber Company

AudubonVTVermont Audubon

 

HogbackHogback Mountain Conservation Association

 

 

 

 

Gary's Power EquipmentGary’s Power Equipment

Everything Farm

 

 

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