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Vermont Coverts: Woodlands For Wildlife
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VT Coverts Cooperator Training - Castelton
To meet its mission Vermont Coverts produces, sponsors and co-sponsors a number of programs and workshops to educate landowners about sound forest management and wildlife stewardship.
Cooperator Training Program:
An intensive 3-day seminar on forest and wildlife management is held each spring and fall for landowners and interested parties. The program involves classroom and field studies taught by a variety of professionals. The seminar is free to participants and includes food, lodging and materials. In exchange, participants agree to share information on forest management with others in their community for at least one year. Community sharing by graduates (called Cooperators) may involve demonstrating forest management activities on their land, speaking to community organizations, writing short articles for newspapers, organizing workshops for woodland owners, or enhancing local public wildlife policy. Cooperators, now numbering almost 700, have been instrumental in creating an information network that has helped other landowners make more informed decisions about managing their land. A $100 fee (refundable at completion of the program) is required to secure a space.