Enjoy a summer afternoon at the new Timotheus Pohl Conservation Area in Hartland! Explore, learn and celebrate this fabulous place with informal outdoor activities for people of all ages. Join a nature walk, find Vermont’s largest black birch tree, learn about hay-making, hike on Hartland Winter Trails, bring your kids for a treasure hunt, share stories, and meet friends. Refreshments by Mac’s Maple.
Planned activities: Check back soon for additional details and parking information!
Bird Walk – Join UVLT’s Alexander van Engelen in getting to know the Pohl Conservation Area’s avian residents. We’ll use e-Bird to upload a bird report (and demonstrate how to use the Merlin app for those unfamiliar). With this walk, we’ll kick off a “bird list” for the Pohl Conservation Area, which all will be able to contribute to in the future.
Hug a Tree – It is believed that the largest black birch tree in Vermont (and maybe in the country!) is at the Pohl Conservation Area. Come put your arms around it and snap a photo!
Making Hay – Pull up your lawn chair or put down your picnic blanket for stories about how this land has, and currently is, being used for agriculture, what “hay” is, how it is made, and why it is important.
Pollinator Walk – Desiree Narango and Onome Ofoman from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies will bring nets and vials and describe how to take photos of pollinators for the VCE’s Pollinator Interactions on Plants (PiP) project and their Plant Provenance work.
Nature’s Treasures – Pick up a list and take up the challenge of finding items in nature.
Hike the Trails – Join the crew from Hartland Winter Trails to learn about the community Nordic network on this land and UVLT’s plans for eventual four-season access on some of them.
Nature Walk – Early successional forest provides habitat for a variety of species. Learn about the native and non-native plants here and management goals for the forest.
There is no rain date for this event. We have reserved Damon Hall in the village nearby. In case of rain, we will move the refreshments and conversation indoors.
