A network of neighbors inspiring woodland and wildlife stewardship
Vermont Coverts is a peer-to-peer community of landowners, professionals and others learning from and supporting each other to enhance wildlife habitats through sound forest management.
We offer three-day trainings that include classroom and field studies, as well as numerous forest stewardship workshops on diverse topics. We also facilitate personal contacts among individual landowners, experts, public agencies and private organizations in the conservation arena.
To learn more about VT Coverts connecting people to the land, wildlife and each other watch the Coverts movie.
We offer three-day trainings that include classroom and field studies, as well as numerous forest stewardship workshops on diverse topics. We also facilitate personal contacts among individual landowners, experts, public agencies and private organizations in the conservation arena.
To learn more about VT Coverts connecting people to the land, wildlife and each other watch the Coverts movie.
2025 Cooperator Training
Spring Training: April 25-27 at Northwoods Stewardship Center, East Charleston
Fall Training: September 12-14 at Kehoe Conservation Camp, Castleton
Fill out your application here!
Fall Training: September 12-14 at Kehoe Conservation Camp, Castleton
Fill out your application here!
What's NewUpcoming Highlights
Explore a Vernal Pool - Saturday, April 19, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Rhode's End Farm, N. Bennington. Join Cooperator Solon Rhode and Vermont Center for EcoStudies biologist Dana Williams as they visit and learn about vernal pools. Register here. Passing Lands Pop-up - Wednesday, May 7, Session 1: 3:00pm -5:00pm; Session 2: 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Meet one-on-one with land managers, conservation, financial and estate planning professionals to answer your questions about passing your land to the next generation. Have questions for a lawyer, land trust, financial planner or forester? These and others can be addressed as you rotate between the experts. Register here. VT Coverts Celebrates 40 Years of Outreach - September 21, Lareau Farm, Waitsfield. Mark your calendars for an exciting day of connecting to the land, wildlife and each other! For details on these and other program options visit our calendar page! Listen to our podcast, "Heartwood"
Vermont Coverts and UVM Extension announce Heartwood, a podcast that connects Vermonters to our forests, forest management and the forest economy. Listen in as we get to the heart of why Vermont’s forests matter. Vermont Coverts is offering in-person and online programming.
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Monarch caterpillar on milkweed. Photo by Rich Chalmers.
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Banner photo: two fawns and a doe in a wetland, by Solon Rhode