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All posts by Pat Shields
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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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Wet Sneakers and Muddy Clothes – Thursday, September 14, 7:00 p.m.
Come one and all to this free presentation on the Importance of Nature – Based Play and Education by David Sobel, author, teacher, and nature-activist. This presentation is especially for […]
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Invasive Plant Walk with PMA’s Andrew Morrison – August 26, 10:00 a.m.
Andrew is an invasive plant specialist and will do a guided walk of Putney Mountain trails to familiarize participants with some of our most common invasive plant species. The walk […]
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Free Fun Orienteering Program – Sunday, July 30th, 12:00 pm
Andrew Morrison, a Putney Mountain Association board member, will share an afternoon of orienteering fun for adults and children (preferably in at least 3rd grade). Activities will build an understanding […]
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PMA Tree Walk with Rich Grumbine Saturday, July 1, 10:00–12:00 PM
Rich is Professor of Biology at Landmark College. Using the dichotomous key he has developed, he will guide us in identifying trees in the growing season by observing their leaf […]
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Support formation of Local NAACP Chapter
“If you care about fighting the racial disparities that are still too prevalent in America, the NAACP is the place where you can make a difference.” (NAACP website). Two SIT […]
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Reschedule of Age of Trump Lecture
On February 20 from 10:00 A.M. to noon, Michael Krasner will present a lecture and discussion on the new administration, to be titled “America in the Age of Trump: How […]
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