Save the date for Hartland Winter Trails' Annual Tiki Torch Trek event! Bring your family and friends to enjoy 1.5+ kilometers of groomed Nordic trails lit by tiki torches, a community bonfire, kids' games, music, food, and more. This is an all-weather event. Meet at 50 VT Route 12, Hartland, VT (across from the fire […]
Join UVLT Staff and members of the Canaan Conservation Commission for our Annual Bear Pond Snowshoe! We will hike out to the pond and be rewarded with winter views of the frozen pond while we enjoy hot chocolate. Please bring layers, water, and snacks. Traction (snowshoes or microspikes) is recommended. We'll meet and set out […]
Stonehouse Mountain snowshoe hike with the Orford Conservation Commission.
Grab your snowshoes or backcountry xc skis and join us for a guided adventure to Smith Pond. Along the way, Outdoor Programs Leader Holly Henderson will share insights into how plants and animals survive the cold winter months. We'll explore topics such as the subnivean (under snow) zone, tree bark and bud identification, and winter […]
Winter birds are beginning to sing, which means spring is around the corner! Outdoor Program Leader Holly Henderson will lead a bird walk at Lyme Hill Conservation Area's Grant Brook Trail on Saturday, March 21, (the first full day of spring) from 8-11 am. We will begin by exploring the outlet of Grant Brook to see […]
Are you interested in helping the Upper Valley Land Trust with monitoring conserved properties in the Upper Valley including farms and forests? Join us for this year's volunteer easement training so you can learn all you need to know about monitoring properties! After you receive the training, you will be able to aid our […]
The Upper Valley Land Trust is kicking off a new volunteer program this spring - the Tree Team! The first volunteer event will take place from 3-5 pm on Friday, March 27, at the Brookmead Conservation Area in Norwich, VT. Outdoor program leader Holly Henderson will lead a short hike to collect cuttings from various native trees. […]
Tayton Aldrich hanging up sap buckets at Brackett Brook Farm for the 2026 sugaring season. Sugaring season is almost upon us! To celebrate this wonderful time of the year, the Upper Valley Land Trust is partnering with Brackett Brook Farm for a maple sugaring workshop and tour of their sugarbush. We will meet with Brackett […]
Peepers, salamanders, and wood frogs, oh my! UVLT is partnering with the Norwich Conservation Commission and the Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) to observe a few vernal pools and identify their current inhabitants. While we hike we will discuss the importance of vernal pools and why we need to protect them for critters like our […]
Join UVLT and Audubon Vermont for a bird walk and management talk at the Cream Street Conservation Area in Thetford, VT. This will be a moderate, one-mile hike along an unimproved forest trail. Please bring your binoculars (if you have them) and sturdy footwear. Registration is limited to 20 participants! For the first hour, we […]
Join Upper Valley Land Trust and the Hartford Conservation Commission as we seek out blooming woodland wildflowers along the Hazen trail in Wilder. During this peak wildflower season, expect to get a close look at natives such as bloodroot, wood anemone, mayflower, yellow trout lily, hepatica, and red trillium. Along the way, Naturalist and Outdoor […]
Herricks Cove in Rockingham, VT, is one of the premier birding sites in the Upper Valley, and UVLT is leading two bird walks at the Herricks Cover Wildlife Festival this year! Naturalist and Outdoor Program Leader Holly Henderson will lead a Bird Walk for Kids at 10:30 am and a Bird Walk for Beginners at […]
