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A BIG Thank You to Buckthorn Volunteers

Many thanks to the hardy volunteers who helped Putney Mountain Association pull Glossy Buckthorn last Sunday. We started in the pouring rain but ended in sunshine and cleared a little […]
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Have 2 Hours to Help? Putney Mountain Work Day – Sunday, May 19th, 9:00 – 11:00

PMA lands are relatively free of invasive plant species. Buckthorn is moving in off Banning Road and our quick action will help protect the ecosystems up slope. `We’ll be hand-pulling […]
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Spring Birding Walk with Cathryn Abbott and Richard Foye – Saturday, May 18th at 7:00 am

Meet at the wetlands on Sand Hill Road in Putney. On PMA’s walk last spring, we saw more than 50 species in this area! Cathy and Richard will demonstrate how […]
Nature & Environment
Wildflower Walk with Pat Shields . Saturday May 11th, 1:00 PM (Rain Date May 12th)

Explore spring wildflowers of the Putney Central School forest. Meet at the kiosk down by the pool on School Forest Drive (immediate right off the front school driveway). The walk […]
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Moss Walk with Sarah Cooper-Ellis Saturday, May 4th, 10 AM (Rain Date May 5th)

Often overlooked and difficult to specify, mosses and their allies (liverworts and hornworts) nevertheless play a crucial role in our northern forest. Learning about them can enhance your woodland walks […]
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Like Sheep? Be a Shepherd for a day or more this summer. Volunteers Needed.

This will be the 6th summer of PMA’s grazing program, using sheep to discourage the proliferation of invasive glossy buckthorn on Putney Mountain’s summit. Sheep will arrive sometime in June, […]
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All are Invited: “Talking with the Mountain” – Sunday, January 13 at Putney Community Center

You are invited to hear Rich Holschuh at Putney Mountain Association’s Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 13th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Rich is a resident of Wantastegok (Brattleboro, VT) of […]
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Putney Mountain Association Seeks Food Donations for Welcome Center Fund-Raiser

PMA will be hosting the VT Welcome Center ‘Coffee Break’ this Friday, Oct. 19th, from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. We will provide soups, chili, sandwiches, baked goodies, etc. , available […]
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Walk to the Windmill Celebration – October 13th

The Putney Mountain Association and Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association will be hosting a special and very different hike. This guided hike will take place on Saturday, October 13th. It will […]
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Putney Mountain Poetry Contest Winners Reading at Antidote Books – Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:00

If you love the Vermont landscape and you love language, please join us for a reading event with Michael Fleming, Barbara Morrison and Ed Burke, the winning poets of this […]
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PUTNEY MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION WORK DAY – TRAIL BUILDING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Saturday, August 18th at 8:30 am Meet at the Parkman Wood Road Trailhead (at end of Parkman Wood Rd). PMA has flagged a new trail on the Silvio Conte National Fish […]
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Free Orienteering Program – Sunday, July 29th, 12:00 pm

Come join Putney Mountain Association’s Andrew Morrison on Sunday, July 29, 12:00 PM. Meet in the Putney Mountain parking lot on Putney Mountain Road. Andrew will share an afternoon of […]
Health & Recreation
Volunteers Needed – Grazing Project: Buckthorn Control on Putney Mountain

This will be the fifth summer of Putney Mountain Association’s grazing program, using sheep to discourage the proliferation of invasive glossy buckthorn on the summit. Volunteers make this program possible. […]
Nature & Environment
Cancelled! – Lichen Walk on June 23rd

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this walk. We hope to reschedule it at a later time. Lichen Walk With Katrina Maloney Saturday, June 23, 10:00 AM Meet in the […]
Nature & Environment
Before It’s Too Late – Conserving New England’s Forests and Farmlands

Come to this free presentation at Next Stage on Sunday, June 10th, 3-5 p.m. In 2017, researchers from all across New England—led by scientists at the Harvard Forest and the […]
Nature & Environment
Spring Wildflower Walk – Saturday May 5, 2018 at 1pm

Join Pat Shields and explore the spring wildflowers of the Putney Central School Forest. Meet at the kiosk on School Forest Drive (immediate right off front school driveway) on Saturday, […]
Nature & Environment
Putney Mountain Association Poetry Contest

Spring is here along with National Poetry Month. We want to hear your best nature poems! Submit up to three original poems inspired by the natural landscape of Vermont. Open […]
Nature & Environment
OSHER CANCELLED for April 16th

OSHER CANCELLED for April 16th due to bad weather.
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“LIVING WITH BEARS” Talk – January 21st, 4:00 p.m.

Hold the date for this talk by Jaclyn Comeau, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Biologist at Putney Mountain Association’s Annual Meeting. Everyone is welcome and light refreshments will be served. The […]
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Free double bed frame and springs

Call Pat to arrange pickup on South Windmill Hill Rd. 387-8595
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