 Tina Barney and Dan Kilborn, 2021 Vermont Coverts award winners This year’s Vermont Coverts award winners are Tina Barney and Dan Kilborn, recipients of the David Clarkson and James Engle awards, respectively. They were presented with their awards at our annual meeting in September. Tina Barney went through the Coverts Training with her partner, Sara White, in 2011. She has excelled as a Coverts Cooperator, both on their 170 acres in Hartland and in her community. Tina, elected to the Coverts Council as class rep, remained on the Council for eight years, serving as Secretary for five. Tina also took on the role of Local Contact Cooperator for Windsor County where she organized many workshops, often in cooperation with other organizations. These included a broad range of topics from birds and pollinators to coyotes and climate change. Throughout her tenure on the Council, Tina could always be counted on to ask questions, clarifying and bringing in different perspectives. Most recently, she was involved with the Coverts website update. Dan Kilborn grew up on a small dairy farm in Derby Vermont and points to that origin from which he developed his passion for the outdoors. He went on to graduate from UVM with a degree in forestry and a minor in wildlife. After working in Northern NH as a consulting forester, he joined the Vermont Land Trust in 2007. Dan’s appreciation for the connection between people and our natural resources has been a consistent theme throughout his career. Whether out in the woods helping landowners understand the nuances of forest ecology, planning for emerald ash borer, guiding stewardship options, or his leadership in the founding stages of Land Ethic Vermont, Dan’s warm personality and professional expertise have had a huge positive impact on Vermont’s forests and wildlife. Read more about Tina’s and Dan’s accomplishments and join us in congratulating them!
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