Wildlife Event Cosponsored by the VYCC
On Thursday, May 1st, Keeping Track will present a Wildlife Event at the Mount Mansfield Union High School gymnasium in Jericho. A Keeping Track Wildlife Event gives people, especially families, an opportunity to enjoy an educational and inspiring evening. People of all ages and from all walks of life are encouraged to attend, including loggers, skiers, hunters, hikers, farmers, local businesspeople, teachers, nature enthusiasts – anyone with an interest in wildlife and the desire to learn more.
The Wildlife Event serves as an introduction to wildlife conservation and habitat monitoring for local citizens. At the Wildlife Event, the public can browse extensive hands-on exhibits consisting of track molds, examples of wildlife sign, pelts, skulls, and feet of North American mammals from the least weasel to the polar bear. Participants will be able to ask questions of Keeping Track’s expert staff. Keeping Track founder and Program and Research Director Susan Morse presents a spectacular show of her slides that introduces participants to the wildlife of Vermont and the importance of landscape-level planning for wildlife conservation, and incorporates an interactive and moving segment on carnivore biology and ecology. Susan is a nationally recognized naturalist and habitat specialist with thirty years of experience tracking and interpreting wildlife uses of habitat.
You can also learn more about the Wildlife Event and Keeping Track at their website: www.keepingtrack.org. This event is sponsored by the Bolton Conservation Commission, the Duxbury Land Trust, the Jericho Conservation Commission, the Richmond Land Trust and the VYCC. For more information contact Bradley Meterick at bmaterick@vycc.org or 802.434.3969 ext. 149.