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September Forest Sit

Deciduous trees turning colors: green, ruby, and orange leaves with evergreens behind. Part of a wooden picnic table is visible in the foreground between green and greenish-yellow plants; a light blue sky with wispy clouds in the background.

Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each. Many of us need a bit of respite, solace, or recuperation.

Meet outside the museum by the entrance benches. We will welcome each other, walk out to the month’s sit spot, and sit quietly for 30-45 minutes. Each month we’ll visit a different nearby location on the Museum’s property. Locations may change.

Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.

Max: 8 people • Outdoors
Free, suggested donation: $10

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167
or use the button below:

Pond reflecting a blue summer sky with trees in full summer foliage in the background.
The Museum’s pond—very full in this photo—reflecting a blue summer sky with trees in full summer foliage in the background. Photo by E. Talmage and used with permission.

Trail descriptions at: https://birdsofvermont.org/visit/trails-and-trees/

August Forest Sit

Pond reflecting a blue summer sky with trees in full summer foliage in the background.

Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each. Many of us need a bit or respite, solace, recuperation.

Meet outside the museum by the entrance benches. We will welcome each other, walk out to the month’s sit spot, and sit quietly for 30-45 minutes. Each month we’ll visit a different nearby location on the Museum’s property. Locations may change.

August 14: sit in or along the Pond (about 0.2 mi from museum entrance, light uphill then level; can be uneven)

September 18: sit in or near the Creek (specific location TBD)

Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.

Max: 8 people • Outdoors
Free, suggested donation: $10

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167 or use the button below:

You are welcome to sign up for  one, several, or all.

Pond reflecting a blue summer sky with trees in full summer foliage in the background.
The Museum’s pond—very full in this photo—reflecting a blue summer sky with trees in full summer foliage in the background. Photo by E. Talmage and used with permission.

 

Trail descriptions at: https://birdsofvermont.org/visit/trails-and-trees/

Forest Sit (July)

child gazes into forest over railing of our walk-in treehouse

Join museum staff on Thursday, July 17,  at 10 am for a quiet time outdoors in the forest.

Meet outside the museum by the entrance benches. We will welcome each other, walk out to the month’s sit spot, and sit quietly for 30-45 minutes. Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each.

Each month we’ll visit a different nearby location on the Museum’s property. Locations may change.

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167.

July 17: sit in or near the walk-in Treehouse (great for those of us with limited mobility, under 200 feet from parking lot to Treehouse along the dirt road and gravel path; generally level)

August 14: sit in or along the Pond (about 0.2 mi from museum entrance, light uphill then level; can be uneven)

September 18: sit in or near the Creek (specific location TBD)

Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.

Max: 8 people • Outdoors

Free, suggested donation: $10

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167 or use the button below. You are welcome to sign up for  one, several, or all.

child gazes into forest over railing of our walk-in treehouse

Trail descriptions at: https://birdsofvermont.org/visit/trails-and-trees/

Forest Sit (June)

A green June Vermont landscape showing a tree branch at the top, shading the viewer, then a meadow of ferns in the fore- and midground, with forest in the background, and a forested hill beyond that. Photo by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and used with permission.

Join museum staff on Thursday, June 19,  at 10 am for a quiet time outdoors in the forest.

Meet outside the museum by the entrance benches. We will welcome each other, walk out to the month’s sit spot, and sit quietly for 30-45 minutes. Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each.

Each month we’ll visit a different nearby location on the Museum’s property. Locations may change.

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167 or online with the button below:

June 19: sit in or near the Stone Wall above the pond and upper meadow clearing (0.3 mil mostly uphill but not too steep, can be damp and a bit uneven).

July 17: sit in or near the walk-in Treehouse (great for those of us with limited mobility, under 200 feet from parking lot to Treehouse along the dirt road and gravel path; generally level)

August 14: sit in or along the Pond (about 0.2 mi from museum entrance, light uphill then level; can be uneven)

September 18: sit in or near the Creek (specific location TBD)

Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.

Max: 8 people • Outdoors

Free, suggested donation: $10

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167. You are welcome to sign up for  one, several, or all.

Trail descriptions at: https://birdsofvermont.org/visit/trails-and-trees/

A green June Vermont landscape showing a tree branch at the top, shading the viewer, then a meadow of ferns in the fore- and midground, with forest in the background, and a forested hill beyond that. Photo by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and used with permission.
View from above a Museum meadow in June. Photo by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and used with permission.

Forest Sit (May)

a small grassy clearing in a forest, with white pines to the right and in the midground. Camel's Hump mountain is visible in the background, its peak obscured by clouds.

Join museum staff on Thursday at 10 am for a quiet time outdoors in the forest.

Meet outside the museum by the entrance benches. We will welcome each other, walk out to the month’s sit spot, and sit quietly for 30-45 minutes. Together, let’s rest, restore our spirits, watch birds or butterflies, do a little nature journaling, or whatever is comfortable and quiet for each. Each month we’ll visit a different nearby location on the Museum’s property.

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167.

May 15: sit in and around the Retreat’s mini meadow (0.2 mi walk; trail generally level after going down and up from creek, has roots).

June 19: sit in or near the Stone Wall above the pond and upper meadow clearing (0.3 mil mostly uphill but not too steep, can be damp and a bit uneven).

July 17: sit in or near the walk-in Treehouse (great for those of us with limited mobility, under 200 feet from parking lot to Treehouse along the dirt road and gravel path; generally level)

August 14: sit in or along the Pond (about 0.2 mi from museum entrance, light uphill then level; can be uneven)

September 18: sit in or near the Creek (specific location TBD)

Locations may change if it is raining.

Please bring any of these you wish: water, tick repellent, journaling materials, binoculars, camp stool, pillow, sitting mat. Hats recommended.

Max: 8 people • Outdoors

Please register by calling the museum at 802 434-2167. You are welcome to sign up for  one, several, or all.

Trail descriptions at: https://birdsofvermont.org/visit/trails-and-trees/

a small grassy clearing in a forest, with white pines to the right and in the midground. Camel's Hump mountain is visible in the background, its peak obscured by clouds.

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Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding | 2021 community art show

Watercolor painting (excerpt): shows a white woman in a yellow shirt looking upward through binoculars. The point-of-view is from above, so only her head and arms are clear.

Our 2021 art show, Expanding Voices, explores and reflects the past year. Visual arts, poetry, 3D, and prose pieces capture the variety of solitudes, connections, race issues, changes and changelessness, new skills, and understandings we  experienced in 2020.

Forty artists, photographers, writers,  and poets had their work selected for this year’s show. They range from under 10 to over 80 and speak from their varied experiences of birding, the pandemic, faith, and social issues.

Visitors are invited to explore the visual and written art at their own pace, to be inspired, to ask questions, and to browse through the book of artists’ statements.

Show runs through October • Included with Museum admission

Many of the originals are for sale, and several artists have prints, cards, and other items available in our gift shop.

About the theme “Expanding Voices: perspectives on birding”

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