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Bennington County Ducks Unlimited Helping to Clean Up Gulf Coast
The Bennington County Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is proud to be part of the effort that is underway to assist in the cleanup and restoration of the gulf coast wetlands. Ducks Unlimited is dedicated to the preservation of thousands of acres of wetlands and watershed areas that are home to many species of animals, including the breeding grounds for hundreds of migratory birds. D-U has undertaken a project of building and placing wood duck houses in area swamps and marshland. We are looking for interested volunteers of adults and children who want to participate and learn hands-on about wildlife and wetlands conservation. Last year, the local Ducks Unlimited organization raised over $20K in Bennington County at the annual fundraising dinner. This year we are challenged to double our efforts to support essential wetlands conservation. D-U will be hosting our annual dinner and auction at the West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Vermont on September 11. Please join us and be part of our conservation effort that benefits Vermont lands as well as all of North America. For more information regarding the wood duck house project, please contact Tim Williams in Arlington at 802-375-6119 and for information regarding the dinner or Ducks Unlimited membership; please contact Reggie Tschorn DVMArlington, 802-375-2972 ________________________________________________
Free Enterprise Farming Workshop Series, “From Brooder to Plate: Pastured Poultry Opportunities,” will be held on Thursday, August 26, 11 a.m.– 3 p.m., Chandler Pond Farm, South Wheelock, Vermont. Rural Vermont hosts this onfarm workshop and invites current and aspiring poultry producers to see, share, and learn best practices for raising and selling poultry. Bring work clothes and brown bag lunch. $10 for Rural Vermont members, $20 all else. Space is limited – RSVP by calling 802-223-7222 or shelby@ruralvermont.org.
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Transition Town Information
Transition Town Manchester will host The Beehive Design Collective at the Manchester Farmers” Market on August 5 at 4 p.m. in Adam’s Park, where the market is held. An artist will share a lively presentation called “The True Costs Of Coal: Mountain Top Removal and the Fight for our Future.” This high energy, interactive, graphic-based picture-lecture speaks to the overwhelming and complex picture of globalization, militarization, and resource extraction, as well as the small-scale changes and actions we can undertake to build another world! Expect big murals with graphic novel-style pictures of the endangered species fighting back against mountain top removal! For information at www.beehivecollective.org and www.transitiontownmanchester.org.
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