Middlebury Area Land Trust
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Conserving Land for Our Community’s Future
Serving the Communities of Addison County
Summer 2012
Vermont Launches “Got Bats?” Campaign
Inside
This spring, several MALT members have reported seeing
bats again at dusk, after an absence of several years. SimulMALT News Summer 2012
taneously, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has announced a new “Got Bats?” campaign which seeks information
Bats in Vermont…......page 1
on summer bat colonies around the state.
“When White-nose Syndrome hit, Vermonters were a
Past Hikes..………….page 2
tremendous help to the Fish and Wildlife Department by reporting sick and dying bats,” says state wildlife technician Alyssa
Events.........................page 3
Bennett. “These reports helped us track the progression of the
disease. Now we are calling on Vermonters again to help us monSummer Camp ……...page 4
itor a species that lives so close to many of us but has declined
to only 5-10 percent of their former population. By mapping
Summer Intern...........page 5
summer colonies across the state, we hope to gain better understanding of their health and develop a plan for the little brown
OVP............................page 5
bat’s conservation and recovery.”
Vermont’s cave-bat species continue to struggle due to the
TAM Highlights.…....page 6
deadly effects of White-Nose Syndrome. As a result, two species
were added to the state endangered species list in July 2011, the
Special Thanks! ..........page 7
little brown bat and the northern long-eared bat. Little brown
bats prefer to raise their young in warm attics and barns over
Annual Report 2011
the summer. To learn more about the size and location of colo…………………pages 8-15
nies around the state, the Fish and Wildlife is relying on citizens
to report groups of bats found in buildings this summer.
The “Got Bats?” campaign will continue throughout the
spring and summer. Vermonters are urged to report bat colonies
living in buildings by filling out a “Bat Colony Reporting” form
on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.
com) or by contacting Alyssa Bennett.
In addition, biologists are seeking citizen scientists to
help monitor local colonies. Instructions for volunteering are on
the website, along with information on White-nose Syndrome,
rabies, bat houses, and other frequently asked questions. The
department also provides technical assistance to homeowners
seeking to safely exclude unwanted colonies from their home.
Northern Long Eared Bat
Photo property of museum.state.il.us Contact Alyssa Bennett at the Rutland regional office, 271 North
Main Street, Suite 215, Rutland, VT 05701, by phone at 802786-0098, or via email at [email protected].
Volume 21 Issue 1
Middlebury Area Land Trust
Working with our community
to conserve natural and
productive landscapes, and to
enhance scenic, recreational,
and educational opportunities.
Board of Trustees:
T. Story Jenks, President
Benjamin Putnam,
Vice President
Victoria DeWind, Secretary
Fran Fraga, Treasurer
Jim Bolton
Bill Finger
Victor Nuovo
MALT Staff:
Rachael Gosselin
Joni Osterhaudt
Katherine Branch
and
David Hallam
Office Volunteer
Past Hikes
On Saturday, April 14th, a group of hikers explored
through Middlebury and up Chipman Hill, let by Charlie
Hohn, a recent graduate of the UVM Field Naturalist Program and now an ecologist with Vermont Department of
Fish and Wildlife. They learned about an old homestead on
Chipman Hill, thanks to one of the hikers. Volunteer and
Trail Coordinator John Derick was the MALT representative on the hike. One hiker commented on the level of fun,
that Charlie seemed to be like the Pied Piper, picking up
more hikers along the route. And although there has been
amazingly diverse spring weather of 2012, it was lovely
the day of the hike.
We have hikes even in the winter! On February
25th, a small group of hikers made it to Ripton to snowshoe with Nola Kevra, of Nola’s Secret Garden. The trek
was off-trail, looking for frozen beaver ponds, and other interesting flora and fauna of the high woods. And although
there was some wandering, we were never actually lost.
Afterwards, Nola fed the hikers with some lovely lentil
soup, fresh bread, cookies, and tea.
Next up, a Family Quest in Wright Park, cosponsored by Otter Creek Audubon, led by Carol Ramsayer.
Start at Wright Park on Saturday, July 7, anytime between
10 and 11:15 am.
MALT News is the semiannual
and official newsletter of the
Middlebury Area Land Trust.
Call 802-388-1007 or
e-mail us at [email protected]
for information or with
your comments.
A young hiker inside a tree on the Ripton
Snowshoe Hike, February 25, 2012
MALT News Summer 2012—2
Special Events
Benefit Concert Tour
A special benefit concert arranged by
Burlington Ensemble was held Friday May
25, at 7:30 pm, at the Edgewater Gallery in
Middlebury. There were 51 tickets sold, each
ticking raising $10 for MALT and $10 for Burlington Ensemble.
This concert featured Benjamin Elton
Capps, the principal cellist of the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, who performed
J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 3 in C Major, Caprices
Nos. 2 and 7 by C.A. Piatti, Evan Premo’s
Echo Lake, and Benjamin Britten’s Cello Suite
No. 1, Opus 72. With the Middlebury Falls of
Otter Creek and the various and lovely artwork at the Edgewater in the background,
the passionate tones of Mr. Capp’s cello filled
the ears of an appreciative crowd.
Burlington Ensemble was created by
Sofia Hirsch and Michael Dabroski to make
music with a mission. Concerts are presented
to help fundraise money for Vermont based
non-profit organizations, develop audiences
for classical music and introduce Burlington
Ensemble to local communities.
North Country National Scenic Trail
From the National Park Service:
Interest in an extension of the North
Country NST to connect with the Appalachian
NST has resurfaced and increased in recent
years. The National Park Service (NPS)
and non-profit Middlebury Area Land Trust
(MALT) are coordinating and facilitating
the planning process to determine a route to
extend the North Country NST through Addison County and the Green Mountain National Forest to connect with the Appalachian
NST. A planning team was formed to draft an
Environmental Assessment evaluate a trail
corridor and possible trail route options and
conduct a public involvement process.
For more information, go to this web
address for a copy of the study online. http://
parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=41864
On Monday, May 21st, a public meeting
was held at the Weybridge Elementary School
with representatives from the National Park
Service, North Country Trail Association, and
MALT.
MALT News Summer 2012—3
MALT Summer Camp 2012
Summer Camp is ready, set, go!
MALT summer camps are back by
popular demand, once again led by last
year’s counselors Katie McEachen and Mo
Bissonnette. There are four weeks of camps,
starting with a pre-school half-day camp for
4-5 year olds, called Jumping Mouse. This
camp is from June 25 to 29, and will foster
a young child’s inherent curiosity, by looking under rocks for salamanders, building
fairy houses, and exploring the Otter Creek
Gorge Preserve.
The next program is True Nature
Camp, for 6 to 9 year olds, which runs from
July 9-13. At this camp, timeless play is encouraged, with games like capture the flag,
treasure maps and scavenger hunts, storytelling, animal tracking, sneaking and camouflage, and catching little critters. Children
will be able to get dirty in the woods while
discovering the mysteries of the nature,
getting comfortable in the outdoors,
and most of all, having fun!
The last program has been extended
to two sessions, due to its popularity. The
Down To Earth Naturalist Camp, offered
July 16-20 and 23-27, will explore nature’s
mysteries through hiking, nature walks,
observing animals, sneaking, asking questions, frog-catching, bird watching, making
fairy houses, and games that get bodies moving!
These camps are already full for the
summer of 2012, which leads one to wonder
if MALT can make more weeks of camp available next year. Parents frequently need a
place for their children to go in the summer,
and what better than nature camp, really?
The parents of last year’s campers were very
pleased with the outcome of the camps. There
were various excellent reports, like “my
daughter cried on Friday afternoon because
camp was over” and “the kids came out muddy every day”. (The mud may not please parents, but what nature camp results in a clean
child?)
MALT News Summer 2012—4
Introducing Our Summer Intern
We would like to welcome Emma Loizeaux,
our Middlebury College summer intern for
2012. Emma is an Environmental Studies and
Geography dual major. She has already started working on the Trail Around Middlebury,
and will be updating the TAM map, working
on North Country Trail maps, and helping out
with summer camp and easement monitoring.
In the past, she has received a Mellon
Foundation Study Abroad grant to study
forest management in China, has an extensive resume of environmental work, and still
wants to spend her summer here in Middlebury with us!
This internship position is shared by
MALT and the Middlebury College Geography
Department, so our summer intern can alternate work at the college computer lab, the
MALT office, and also manage to spend time
outside physically maintaining the TAM.
SUPPORT OTTER VIEW PARK
Our board walk planks are engraved by
Don Mason, of Vermont Laser Products. This
is a great way to show your support of this intown gem. You may choose to honor a family
member, pet, civic group, or quote poetry on
multiple planks!
25 character limit per plank.
Engraved planks are $250.
Please contact us for more information, at
388-1007 or [email protected].
NEWS - There have been reports of drug use
and vandalism in Otter View Park (as well as
other parks in Middlebury). Please call police
as soon as you see illegal activity, so we all
can continue to enjoy our parks! Thank you.
MALT News Summer 2012—5
TAM Volunteers
Make It Happen!
Trail Days 2012
September, Date TBA
United Way Days of Caring
Work Project on the TAM, various work such
as clearing trails or graveling wet areas. Sign
up at www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.
TAM Trek
Sunday, September 23 at 10:00 am
MALT’s Eigth Annual Trail Around Middlebury Hike-Run-Bike-A-Thon, to benefit trail
maintenance and imporvement activities.
Hike a little or a lot, every step makes a difference! Meet at the Marbleworks’ Green
across from Noonies.
We at the Middlebury Area Land Trust
would like to thank all the participants, volunteers, and business sponsors who made the
last annual TAM Trek such a great event!
For sale at the MALT office: organic
cotton T-shirts and stickers. T-shirts
come in two styles: T3 or TAM, and
are $17 each. The stickers have the
TAM logo on them (above), look great
on your car and are $1 each. Stop
by sometime and see! Various other
merchandise is available through our
website, or at www.cafepress.com/
malt.
TAM News
by John Derick,
Trails Coordinator
We have recently
done the following work:
replaced the smashed
plexiglass cover at Battell Woods kiosk,
Painted the kiosk, repaired the North Otter
Creek Gorge kiosk cover, placed new maps
and hike series notices in all kiosks, cleaned
and checked trail heads at least every other
week including Green Up Day, posted dogon-leash signs, worked with students from
Diversified Occupations at MUHS on Fridays,
worked with a student on Saturdays gravelling between Creek and Middle roads, graveled spots of the ’97 Trail and Wright Park
for better traction, and cut back the brush
growing around the Sumpter Homestead site
in Wright Park.
Gravel is in Means Woods and Creek
Road and ready to be distributed.
Please keep your dog on leash on the
trail and in the parks! Thank you very much.
Trail Volunteers from the Middlebury Diversified Education
Program, May 2012. Elise, Arron, Nick, and Justin, Patrick
and Gary are only some of the aides and students from the
program.
MALT News Summer 2012—6
Special Thanks to:
•
The Cornwall Town Hall for use of their upstairs for our Annual Meeting in November
•
John Elder: Annual Meeting Guest Speaker
•
Gale Hurd for hosting Wildlife Walks at her property
•
John Derick for Trail Work
•
Renee Igo for Trail Work
•
Colleen Carroll for Trail Work
•
Kirk Fisk for Trail Work
•
Nola Kevra for leading February Snowshoe Hike
•
Charlie Hohn for leading April hike in Middlebury and on Chipman Hill
•
John Derick, Susan DeWind, Phoebe Howe, Ron Payne and several others for help with Green Up Day on the TAM and Otter View Park.
•
Bruce Matthews (North Country Trail Association), Jeff McCusker (North Country Natl. Sce
nic Trail) and Tom Gilbert (NPS) for coming to Vermont to hold a North Country Trail Public Meeting
•
Michael Dabroski and Burlington Ensemble, for organizing a benefit concert on May 25, and to Ben Capps for performing on cello.
•
David Hallam, for maintaining our office database and organization
•
Phoebe Howe, for office work
TAM Trek Business Sponsors
Major Sponsor: Vermont Hard Cider Company
Carrara & Sons, Champlain Valley Equipment ,
Champlain Valley Orthopedics, Coldwell Banker
Bill Beck Real Estate , Deppman & Foley, Dwight
Asset Management , English, Carroll, & Boe PC,
Key Bank, LandWorks, Marbleworks Pharmacy,
Landslide, Inc. , National Bank of Middlebury,
Neuse, Duprey & Putnam PC, OMYA , Phelps
Engineering, r.k. MILES
TAM Trek In-Kind Business Sponsors
Addison Independent, Agway Farm and Garden, Alpine Shop, American Flatbread, The Bike
Center, Champlain Orchards, Danforth Pewterer,
Forth ‘N Goal Sports, Green Mountain Coffee,
Green Peppers, Hannaford Supermarkets, Little
Pressroom, Middlebury Natural Foods Coop,
Mitchell’s T’s, National Bank of Middlebury,
Noonie Deli, Otter Creek Brewing Company,
Ramunto’s Silician Pizza, Two Brother’s Tavern,
Vermont Book Shop, Vermont Soap Works
Unknown trail, in an unknown land
MALT News Summer 2012—7
Unrestricted Donations
$33,899
Grants
$17,863
Events and Activities
$9,765
Investment Income
$13,889
Project Designated Donations
$37,528
Total
$112,944
Expenses
Program Services
$77,816
Management and General
$31,102
Development and Fundraising
$7232
Total
$116,150
MALT Statement of Financial Position for Fiscal Year 2011
Assets:
Cash and Equivalents
$15,397
Notes and grant receivable
$0
Benficial interest in net assets held by
Vermont Community Foundation $114,731
Investments
$2,777
Property
$1,005,660
Total Assets
$1,138,565
Liabilities and Equity:
Current liabilities
$1,950
Net Assets:
Unrestricted
$13,444
Temporarily Restricted $114,731
Permanently Restricted $1,008,440
Total Liabilities and Equity
MALT Annual Report 2011—8
$1,138,565
Business Members
Addison County Snowmobile Club - VAST, Addison Press Inc.,Agway Farm and Garden Store, American Flatbread, Battell Woods Trust, The Bike Center, Champlain Orchards, Champlain Valley Equipment, Champlain Valley Orthopedics, Coldwell, Banker Bill Beck Real Estate, Conley and Foote Law Offices, Co-Operative Insurance
Companies, Courtyard By Marriott – Middlebury, Danforth Pewterers Ltd., Deppman and Foley, English, Carroll
and Boe, Forth N Goal Sports, Golden Russet Farm, Good Point Recycling, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,
Green Mountain Electromagnetics, Green Peppers Restaurant, Hannaford Supermarkets, J.P. Carrara and Sons
Inc., Key Bank, LandWorks, Little Pressroom, Lodge at Otter Creek, Middlebury Animal Hospital, Middlebury
Natural Foods Co-op, Middlebury College, National Bank of Middlebury, Neat Repeats Resale Shop, Noonies Deli,
OMYA Industries, Otter Creek Brewing Company, Otter Creek Yoga, People’s United Bank, Phelps Engineering,
R.K. Miles, Ramunto’s Sicilian Pizza, Stoneleaf Teahouse LLC , Twin State Volkssport Association, Vermont
Book Shop, Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Country Soap, Vermont Hard Cider Company
Legal Services
Gifts In-Kind
The creations of conservation easements, the review
of deeds, the sale of land and the donation of developement rights all require a trememdous amount of
legal counsel. The cost of legal time can be crippling,
but the Middlebury Area Land Trust has been lucky
enough to receive generous pro bono support from
Benjamin Putnam, of Neuse, Duprey & Putnam.
John Derick
Monument Farms
Kirk Fisk
Volunteers
In addition to our amazing donors, MALT relies upon
an equally generous set of volunteers to help with
tasks ranging from filing, arranging bulk mailings,
and monitoring our lands to tending the native plantings in Otter View Park and trail work on the TAM.
We thank those individuals for their dedication to our
work.
Organizational Partners
Addison County Chamber of Commerce
Addison County Regional Planning Commission
Addison County Transit Resources
Battell Park Trust
Hannaford Career Center
Land Trust Alliance
Middlebury College Departments of Geography and
Environmental Studies
National Park Service
The Nature Conservancy
North Country Trail Association
Orton Family Foundation
Otter Creek Audubon Society
RSVP of Addison County
Town of Middlebury
United Way of Addison County
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Vermont Housing & Conservation Commission
Vermont Land Trust
The Middlebury Area Land Trust works hard to make every donated dollar count, focusing our efforts directly
on protecting land in Addison County and its natural resources. Your continued (and new) support is testament to our work. We encourage you to get out and explore the sixteen plus miles of the Trail Around Middlebury, or take a leisurely lunchtime walk through Otter View Park, and enjoy the view of Otter Creek and the
aquatic birds and wildlife that migrate through or make their homes there. After all, it’s because of donors like
you that these resources are available now and for generations to come.
MALT Annual Report 2011—9
Donors, October 1, 2010 -- September 30, 2011
Donations from our end of the year Annual Appeal and Membership Programs go to support
MALT’s programs, such as maintenance of our trails and parks, our hike series, events and
educational materials, as well as land conservtiation programs. We are grateful to the following individuals for their generosity. If your name has been inadvertently omitted or misrepresented on any of the lists, please contact us at [email protected].
$1000+
Mary Dodge & Michael Katz
Churchill & Janet Franklin
Sue & Charlie Grigg
Gale Hurd
Linda Johnson
William Roper & Barbara Ganley
$500 - $999
Charlotte S. Barus
Jono Chapin
Ray and Mary Doyle
Willard & Carolyn Jackson
Warren & Barry King
James & Eveyln Taylor
Nancy Ward & Chris Anderson
$250 - $499
Alice & John Berninghausen
James & Krissa Bolton
Katherine Branch & Michael Collier
George & Susan Cady
David & Patrice Colander
Caroline Donnan & John Evers
Mary Hadley
David Starr & Anne Hambleton
Margaret Holmes
Linda Johnson
Peg & Sandy Martin
Michael Paretti & Tina Endicott
Benjamin & Erin Putnam
Ron & Nancy Rucker
Abigail Schnoor
Nancy Ward & Chris Anderson
Frank & Janet Winkler
$100 - $249
Timothy Adams
Kristen Anderson
Jean T. Andrews
Brad Armstrong & Lucy McKeon
Alexandra Baker
Diana Barnard
Mr. William T. Bernhardt
John & Anna Betz
Peter & Johana Brakeley
Amy Briggs & Daniel Scharstein
George & Susan Cady
Tom Caliandro & Francisca Drexel
Gordon & Helen Cawood
Sandra C. Chapin
Sarah Chapin Miller
Nicholas Clifford
Douglas & Margaret Clifton
Lynn Coeby
Roger & Susan Cox
John Derick & Amy Brown
Susan DeWind
Hank Dimuzio
Virginia Faurote
Bruce Fleming
Dena Greenman
David & Patty Hallam
Bruce & Ginny Hiland
Rebekah Irwin
Doris Jackson and Michael Fiveash
Woody & Ingrid Jackson
Story & Dia Jenks
Heather Karlson & Bill Leeson
Ruth & Ross Karlson
Constance Kenna
Gregor & Bronwen Kent
Robert Kingsley
Stewart Kirkaldy
Edward & Huguette Knox
Ann LaFiandra
Perry Lessing
Caroline McBride
John & Mireille McWilliams
Lynn Metzger
Paul Meyer & Susan Drennan
Brett C. Millier and Karl Lindholm
Francis Nicosia & Ellen Oxfeld
Ken & Carolyn Perine
Linda & Frank Punderson
Ms. Jessica Racusin
Carol Ramsayer
Alyce Schermerhorn
Pieter & Betty Schiller
Robert & Marita Bathe-Schine
Deem and Carol Schoenfeld
Michael & Jane Schoenfeld
Thomas Smith
Elizabeth Stabler
Gary & Kathy Starr
Jeffrey Stauch
Al & Barbara Stiles
Steve Trombulak
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Ms. Christine R. Turner
Mary Alice Veitch
Linda Wakefield
Deborah Wales
Thomas E. Ward
Irene & Kit Wilson
Frank & Janet Winkler
Abbott Wright
Tom Yurista
$50-99
Kristen Anderson
Patricia & David Anderson
David & Barbara Andrews
Alexandra Baker
Jerry & Jackie Beacham
Wendy Benton
Lisa Bernardin
Gayl Braisted
Priscilla Bremser & Steven Maier
Kenneth Burton
Peter & Jane Burton
Bruce & Sue Byers
Roberta Carnwath
Jen Chapin
David S. Clark
Nicholas Clifford
Laurel & Aaron Coburn
Lynn Coeby
Ray Collins
Carl & Molly Costanza-Robinson
Eric & Helen Toomey-Covey
M. Emelda Dahms
Susan DeWind
James & Susan Farrell
John & Jackie Flickinger
Allison Flint
Peter & Donna Fournier
Hilarie Gade & John Peters
Barbara Georgi
Judith Gibson
Louise Giovanella
Carol & Harvey Green
Barbara Greenewalt
Shelley Gustafson & Bill Schoonover
Christine Halpin
Kirke & Mika Hart
Hartland & Jennifer Heffernan
Bruce & Sarah Ingersoll
Donors, October 1, 2010 -- September 30, 2011
Jon & Libby Isham
Richard & Annette Jack
Kathleen Kaster
Stewart Kirkaldy
Susan H. Klaiber
Mitchell B. Kramer
Max & Lois Kraus
Marc Lapin & Laura Basili
James & Nancy Malcolm
Harry & Bobbie Mankey
Ariana & Ryan McBride
Paul Meyer & Susan Drennan
Jane D. Miller
Nancy & Chip Morgan
Kathryn Morse
Karl & Diane Neuse
Francis Nicosia & Ellen Oxfeld
Jeffrey Olson &
Christina Wadsworth
Carl & Peggy Peabody
Alice Perine
Ted & Miriam Perry
Robert Phillips
Philip Picotte
Ms. Jessica Racusin
Douglas Richards & Colleen Brown
Chris Robbins & Peter Hamlin
Peter & Mary Rothschild
Pieter & Betty Schiller
Deem and Carol Schoenfeld
Thomas & Nancy Shepherd
Abigail Shure
Mel & Jean Simmons
Eleanor Smith
Steve Smith & Mary O’Shea
Elizabeth Stabler
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Robert & Judith Taylor
Julian & Elsa Waller
Suzanne Ward
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Howard Widelitz & Sarah Bourne
Mr. Sanford Witherell Jr. &
Margaret Camara
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Lisa Young & Ron Rubin
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Elizabeth Burchard
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Thomas Jackson
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Anne Hoover
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Suzanne Potente
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Nan Jenks-Jay
Willem Jewett & Jean Cherouny
Robert & Marya Kellogg
Joan Kline
Lawrence Knowles
Mitchell B. Kramer
Anthony Lee
Rosie Lovshin and Allen Smith
Ernest Malzac
Susannah McCandless &
Up to $49
Ethan Mitchell
Martha Alexander & William Porter Barry & Barbi McDonald
Maria Allen
Louis & Beverly Megyesi
Stever Bartlett & Elizabeth Newton Hannah Meier
Megan Battey & George Todd
Sam Miller
Greg & Lisa Beck
Elise Moody-Roberts
Katherine Beers
Andrea Morgante
Raymond and Shirley Benson
Aimee M. Motta
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Jim & Serena Eddy Moulton
Diane & Jeffrey Munroe
Jim & Julianne Nickerson
Helen & Bartley Nourse
Dennis & Judith O’Brien
Amy Olmsted
Alison Parker & Robert Fuller
Nancy & Donald Perdue
Susan Polk
Hannah Powell
Foster Provencher
Hans Raum
Alice & Chris Redondo
Mr. Robert Reed
Alden Richards
John Roberts Jr.
Ann & Jim Ross
Charles Sabukewicz & Helen Marsh
Amy Scanes-Wolfe
Milo & Susan Schaefer
Michael Schmidt
Abigail Shure
Eleanor Smith
Charlotte Stetson
Patricia Stevenson
Mac Stormont
Charlotte Tate and Chris Zeoli
Dick & Sally Thodal
Susan Tucker
David & Laura Turner
Jacquelyn L. Tuxill
Harry & Alice Van Tuyl
Suzanne Ward
Jack & Judy Watts
Heidi Willis
Katherine Windham
Mike & Kira Winslow
Vanessa & Alexander Wolff
Dan & Peggy Wright
Jim & Helen Wright
Dana Yeaton & Margaret Dunleavy
Joyce Zwickel
Board of Trustees 2011
Story Jenks, President
Benj Putnam, Vice President
Fran Fraga, Treasurer
Susan DeWind, Secretary
James Bolton
Bill Finger
Victor Nuovo
Middlebury Area Land Trust
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Upcoming Outings
F
amily Bird Quest
Saturday, July 7 at 10:00 am
Led by Carol Ramsayer, Otter Creek Audubon Society Member. Join us as we explore
this self-guided scavenger hunt about birds
in Wright Park. Quests are place-based educational programs using treasure hunts to
celebrate community, natural history, cultural sites, stories and special places. Begin at
Wright Park lot north of Pulp Mill Bridge on
Seymour St. Ext.
M
arsh, Meadow, and Grassland Wildlife Walks
Join us as we survey birds and other wildlife
of Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland.
All walks start at Otter View Park in Middlebury on Pulp Mill Bridge Rd and Weybridge
St. Shorter and longer routes possible. OVP
is universally accessible. Walks run from
7:30am-9:30am in the summer months.
Thursday, June 14
Thursday, August 9
Saturday, July 14
Saturday, Sept 8
rimitive Skills Hike
Saturday, July 28 at 9:00 am
Led by Mo Bissonnette, MALT camp counselor
and wilderness educator
How did humans survive thousands of years ago?
And for that matter, how do animals survive in
the wild today? Join us as we learn how to understand bird language, and how to track and move
like animals. Meet at Otter Creek Gorge Preserve
on Morgan Horse Farm Road.
Our Mission
The Middlebury Area Land Trust works with our
community to conserve natural and productive
landscapes and to enhance scenic, recreational,
and educational opportunities.
MALT accomplishes its mission by: aiding in the
conservation and careful stewardship of farmland, forest, and open space; promoting recreational trails and waterway access; protecting
land of vital importance to water supplies and
water quality; protecting lands of regional significance for recreation, scenic beauty, or historic
preservation; collaborating with local governments, citizens, and organizations in meeting land
use needs of the greater Middlebury area; and
promoting stewardship through public education.