Audubon Vermont is proud to announce that they have received a two year community outreach grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant received will develop the Green Mountain Audubon Center’s (GMAC) capacity to engage more community members and new, targeted audiences in bird and habitat conservation education. GMAC in Huntington has been an invaluable resource to the community for more than 40 years. It is known in the community for over 5 miles of hiking trails, popular swimming holes and environmental education programs.

The grant will help the Center develop in three ways to better serve the local community:

1. it will become a bird and habitat conservation demonstration site: signage and on-site, educational programming will allow habitat improvement projects taking place at the Center to serve as hands-on, outdoor “exhibits” for community education
2. GMAC will become a community resource center connecting individuals, organizations and community groups, and offering a wealth of information and resources on bird and forest habitat conservation and
3. as a community outreach center, GMAC will develop a number of educational programs on forest birds and habitat to reach people of all ages and backgrounds.

The goal of this outreach is to create widespread community education and collaboration supporting sustainable, ongoing community-based habitat conservation efforts.

So, keep your eyes peeled for upcoming programs and events at the Center and visit us soon to check out what’s new!

The New Forests, Wildlife & Communities Project is a partnership of Audubon Vermont, Vermont Natural Resources Council, Vermont Coverts, the Northern Forest Alliance and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department which will be working to stem the tide of forest fragmentation and the threats it poses to Vermont wildlife. As part of this project, Audubon Vermont and Vermont Coverts have developed a series of four workshops that will help individuals manage their woodlots with an eye toward improving wildlife habitats.

The first of these workshops will be held in late January & early February and will help individuals create a vision for their forestland. Subsequent workshops will focus on identifying forest dependent wildlife, wildlife monitoring, and invasive plant control.

Learn more about the workshops.

21 of the birds that Audubon and the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) have identified as in need of top-priority conservation attention to ensure their continued survival spend at least part of their year in Vermont. They have the dubious distinction of being included on WatchList 2007, the newest and most scientifically sound list of America's birds at greatest risk. Learn More