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Vermont Fish & Wildlife Course for Educators Has Openings
Montpelier Men's Softball League
standings thru 6/26/2008
TEAM W L
COMPUTER BARN 10 5
BLACK DOOR 10 2
TDS 9 2
PARKERS 9 1
TOTAL DESTRUCTION 7 6
SARDUCCI'S/UTTON'S 6 5
CAD CUT 6 3
CASELLA 5 8
FSV 5 5
EVERETT INSURANCE 3 8
LANGDON STREET CAF 2 9
McGILLICUDDY'S 2 8
AMERICAN LEGION POST 63 0 12
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Vermont Fish & Wildlife Course for Educators Has Openings
Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators is slated for July 20-25, 2008, and there are still a number of openings.
The hands-on field course that gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading experts takes place at the Buck Lake Conservation Camp in Woodbury.
Now in its 25th year, “Fish and Wildlife Management for Educators, is a one-week, three-credit graduate course taught by Vermont Fish & Wildlife and other Agency of Natural Resources staff through Johnson State College. Fish & Wildlife’s education manager, Mark Scott, who has organized and coordinated the program since its beginning, feels the program plays an important educational role for Vermont.
“Wildlife resources are important to all Vermonters in one way or another,” said Scott. “If teachers can get connected with the outdoors and in turn expose their students, then many of these youngsters will be able to make informed decisions about Vermont wildlife and their habitat needs as adults.”
“This course is unique in that it helps teachers from any discipline, whether it is math, language arts, physical education, or history, to improve their instructional strategies and make their lesson plans more relevant to their students,” says Scott.
Tuition is $400 for the week -- books, food and overnight facilities included. A course description and schedule of activities are available from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s website at www.vtfishandwildlife.com under “general education.” You can also contact them by calling (802) 241-3701 or emailing janet.finn@state.vt.us.
Buck Lake Conservation Camp in located east of Route 14, north of Woodbury Village.
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2008 Berlin Wiffle Ball Update
as of 6/30/08
Team Standings:
Team W L T
Blazer 7 2 0
Dingers 7 2 0
Bluesox 6 3 0
Gamers 4 5 0
Bradbarians 2 7 0
Twins 1 8 0
Batting Leaders:
Name Team AVG
S.Fleury DNGR .782
G.Blackburn DNGR .756
R.Healy DNGR .745
T.Maxham GMRS .708
C.Parton BLSX .688
HR Leaders:
Name Team No.
S.Fleury DNGR 42
G.Blackburn DNGR 40
S.Premont GMRS 33
N.Briggs BLSX 29
C.Parton BLSX 29
ER/Inning Leader:
Name Team No.
G.Stratton BLSX 1.33
T.Fleury DNGR 2.00
C.Parton BLSX 2.00
B.Earls BRDB 2.22
C.Rossell BLZR 2.25
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State Seeks Public Comments on Draft Forest Legacy Plan
The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is inviting Vermonters to comment on the draft plan for the Vermont Forest Legacy Program until Sept. 22. The plan, known as the Assessment of Need, along with associated maps and a PowerPoint presentation are available through a recent addition to the Forest Legacy Web site at: www.vtfpr.org/lands/aon.cfm
The Forest Legacy Program offers funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to willing landowners who agree not to convert their forestlands to nonforest uses. The draft Assessment of Need has been developed over several years by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and the Vermont Forest Stewardship Committee, members of which represent a wide range of interests.
The Assessment of Need describes the current condition of private forestlands in the state, articulates goals for the Vermont program, proposes a single Forest Legacy Area encompassing many parts of the state, and updates criteria for selecting individual projects.
At the end of the summer, each town in the proposed Forest Legacy Area will have the opportunity to choose whether or not to participate in the program. The regional commissions have hosted public informational meetings throughout the state.
The Forest Legacy Program was created by the 1990 Farm Bill. Conservation easements, with willing landowners only, are used most frequently by the program to achieve its goals. Since 1992, 20 projects have been completed, and nearly 53,000 acres of forestland have been conserved in Vermont through the program.
Direct questions and comments by Sept. 22 to:
Linda Henzel, 802-241-3688
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-0601
linda.henzel@state.vt.us
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CVR Paul Mailman Montpelier 10 Miler Results
2008 CVR/ORS Race Series Race #3, held 06/28/2008
Female Overall Winner:
Megan Valentine, age 29, of Jericho. Time: 1:07:06
Male Overall Winner:
Norm Larson, age 52, of Burlington. Time: 57:20
Local Finishers:
Place Name Age Sex City Time
10 Bob Martell 45 M Groton 1:03:14
12 Jon Copans 34 M Montpelier 1:04:00
16 Bob Emmons 49 M So. Duxbury 1:05:46
18 Peter Burgos 16 M Randolph 1:06:45
21 Kathy Provencher 38 F Waterbury 1:07:23
23 Dot Martin 47 F Montpelier 1:08:45
24 Rick Barnett 36 M Morrisville 1:09:03
25 John Pomeroy 24 M Northfield 1:10:07
28 Ken Remsen 58 M Bolton 1:11:10
29 John Valentine 58 M Roxbury 1:12:15
31 Sue Hackney 51 F Montpelier 1:12:50
35 Steve Burkholder 56 M Montpelier 1:14:26
36 Dave Hammond 48 M Huntington 1:15:09
37 Donna Smyers 50 F Adamant 1:15:20
38 John Hackney 63 M Montpelier 1:15:36
44 Sandy Colvin 40 F Montpelier 1:17:44
46 Susan Emmons 52 F So. Duxbury 1:17:57
49 Joe Grant 50 M Warren 1:18:40
51 Mary Hostetter 46 F Morrisville 1:19:49
53 Herb Hatch 34 M Barre 1:20:12
54 Donald Singer 46 M Barre 1:20:13
55 John Martin 56 M Montpelier 1:20:47
56 Ann Bushey 50 F Montplelier 1:21:42
57 Lori Martell 44 F Groton 1:22:04
58 Holly Rainville 49 F West Bolton 1:23:20
69 Becky Diedrich 44 F Berlin 1:28:17
70 Joan Misek-Wells 33 F Marshfield 1:28:37
71 Michael Shover 59 M Bradford 1:28:38
74 David Cameron 37 M Barre 1:28:42
77 Mark Bates 46 M Montpelier 1:34:45
79 Rick DeAngelis 52 M Barre 1:35:47
81 Paul DeLuca 48 M Barre 1:40:49
82 Denise Ricker 42 F Montpelier 1:44:06
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Central Vermont Fun Runs and Walks
July 1, 2008 results
1 MILE
Female: 0-13 Keara McMullan 11:50
40-49 Mai-lis Ellerson 11:53
Male: 0-13 Silas Baker 8:35
Josh Wilcox 8:37
2 MILES
Female 14-29 Carrie Fox 22:46
40-49 Eve Mendelsohn 20:16
Karen Bates 20:49
Wendy Gould 23:28
50-59 Pam Erickson 21:05
Jo Romano 26:22
Male 0-13 Spencer Roberts 20:30
60-69 Newton Baker 19:10
4 MILES
Female 40-49 Dot Martin 31:05
50-59 Dot Helling 32:54
60-69 Betty Rose 45:40
Male 30-39 Paul Smith 34:10
40-49 Mark Bates 36:03
Michael Chernick 40:18
Bill St. Cyr 43:43
50-59 Dan Wetmore 31:31
John Martin 31:40
Dave Erickson 34:29
60-69 Greg Gerdel 31:48
70-79 Gerry Carlson 41:20
6 MILES
Female 14-29 Lisa Erickson 56:56
Male 14-29 Guy Batchelder 45:37
40-49 Ben Feinbaum 47:11
50-59 Tim Noonan 45:36
Steve Burkholder 45:36
Fun runs and walks of 1, 2, 4 and 6 miles are held each Tuesday at 5:30pm, May to October. They begin on the bike path behind the Montpelier High School track.
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“Ladies Only” Home Study Hunter Education Offered
Women are demonstrating every day that they are increasingly aware of the many outdoor opportunities Vermont has to offer. With increasing awareness, comes increasing demand for exposure and training. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is very pleased to announce a “Ladies Only” Home Study Hunter Education class that will be instructed by, you guessed it, a woman.
“We are very pleased to say that we have several, very experienced and knowledgeable, female instructors in both hunter education and aquatic programs such as Let’s Go Fishing,” said Ann Shangraw, hunter education information specialist. “We’re adding an average of two female instructors a year, and it’s our goal to increase this average. Typically, learning experiences are enhanced for women when taught by the same gender. Everyone should feel completely comfortable in a learning environment, and that’s what we’re trying to provide.”
The “Ladies Only” Home Study Hunter Education class will be held Saturday, July 26, at the Lamoille Valley Fish & Game Club, Garfield Road in Morrisville. Hours are 8:00am Đ 4:00pm. Pre-registration is required by calling (802) 241-3720 before July 10.
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Vermont Antlerless Deer Hunt Applications Available Online
Vermont's antlerless deer hunting lottery applications for the muzzleloader season are now available on the web and at license agents statewide. The permits are only for "antlerless deer," defined as deer without antlers or with antlers less than three inches long.
Permit numbers and wildlife management units (WMUs) open to antlerless hunting will not be finalized until August when the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board finishes the regulatory process authorizing season rules.
A hunter who wins an antlerless deer permit in the lottery may take one antlerless deer by muzzleloader in the designated WMU during the December 6-14, 2008 muzzleloader season. Antlerless deer permit applications are now available on Fish & Wildlife’s website, www.vtfishandwildlife.com. Go to “Buy Your License” and select “Online Antlerless Lottery Application.”
“We appreciate that most hunters are supportive of scientific deer herd management,” said Dr. Shawn Haskell, the biologist who chairs Vermont’s deer team. “They realize a certain number of antlerless deer must be removed in some areas of the state in order to keep the deer population in balance with its habitat. Wildlife biologists make WMU-specific recommendations annually, based on winter severity, habitat conditions, deer population goals, and past harvest success rates.”
Only about 20 percent of hunters with antlerless permits actually take deer, and only 80 percent of those are adult females.
Applications must be received or delivered in the Waterbury Fish & Wildlife office by 4:30 p.m. on August 22, 2008. The cost is $10 for residents and $25 for nonresidents. A person may submit only one application.
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Purple Traps Placed Throughout Vermont to Survey for Emerald Ash Borer
Don’t be surprised if you see large purple boxes hanging from trees in Vermont this summer. These “boxes” are serving a very important purpose Đ to survey for the invasive pest Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), which has been attacking and killing ash trees in the Midwest since 2002. To date, Vermont has been free of EAB.
As part of a national survey in conjunction with USDA, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture has begun placing the triangular purple insect traps that are about two feet tall, in and near ash trees in campgrounds and along roadsides throughout the state. They are designed to catch the destructive EAB, if it is present.
The purple traps are baited with oil from the Manuka tree, and are coated with a sticky substance to hold insects after they land on the trap. Approximately 180 traps will be placed around the state, concentrating in state parks and campgrounds, as well as private woodlots and along roadsides. The traps will be in place from June 10 to September 1, 2008.
“The traps being placed around Vermont will not attract the insect, but will help us discover if we have an infestation in the state early on and to be able to address it immediately,” said Roger Allbee, Secretary of Agriculture. “The ash tree is a very important natural resource in our state and we want to protect it from this invasive insect.”
Although the exact quantity of white ash in Vermont forests is uncertain, it comprises between 5 and 15 percent of the hardwood forest in most areas. White ash is scattered throughout Vermont as individual trees and in isolated pockets. Green ash is generally present and usually abundant along riverbanks and lakeshores and is a dominant species in the Champlain Islands.
The adult EAB is green in color and no larger than a penny. EAB is an invasive species of wood-boring beetle, native to China and eastern Asia that targets ash trees in North America. It was first detected in July of 2002 in southeastern Michigan and has since been found in Ohio, Indiana, Maryland, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and in southwestern Ontario. More than 177,900 square miles are currently quarantined due to the presence of the beetle. EAB has been responsible for the death and decline of more than 25 million ash trees in the United States.
“These insects, as well as many other invasive pests, can be transported unknowingly in firewood brought into the state,” commented Tim Schmalz, plant pathologist for the Agency of Agriculture. “That’s why it is so important to use local sources for firewood when you travel. A good rule is to not move firewood more than 50 miles from where you cut it, and not across state lines. For example, the introduction of EAB in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and parts of northern Michigan are believed to be the result of moving firewood from infested areas.”
The Agency of Agriculture began placing the traps around Vermont in early June 2008. The traps will remain in place until September 1, 2008 and will be checked regularly. For more information on the traps, EAB or other invasive insects visit www.vermontagriculture.com.
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