Evening talk: The Fish Species of Salisbury
As part of our ongoing series of public programs  we have invited Shawn Good to give a talk about the fishing situation in Salisbury.  For more information about the talk click here.
Speaker: Shawn Good, Vermont Fish and Wildlife District Fisheries Biologist
Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Time: 7:00PM
Place: Salisbury Community School [...]
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Public Program on Fishes of Salisbury
Sestercentennial Natural History Programs
Four natural history programs are scheduled in Salisbury in June and July as part of a series of events to celebrate our 250th birthday. For details, visit http://conservation.townofsalisbury.org/?page_id=1491. All programs are free and open to the public, no registration is required.
Lots of Energy at the Spring Fling
Salisbury’s Community Events Committee ran another superb event last weekend. The Spring Fling Dinner was their third annual Green Up Day event, and has apparently become a tradition along with their summer Town Picnic and winter Holiday Tree Lighting events. Âs always, the evening’s highlight was a sumptuous feast prepared under the talented direction of [...]
Online Auction Gets Almost 4000 Pageviews
Our auctions came to an end last Thursday, and we were very pleased with the results. We were unsure about how many people would participate in our first online fundraiser, but there was lots of interest in the local items up for bid. It looked like everyone was having fun bidding, and we appreciate your [...]
Old Salisbury photos
Old landscape photographs always get me excited because I study forest succession. It can take centuries for a forest to work its way from young to mature, and I can’t wait that long. So if an old photo can tell me what a forest looked like several decades ago, I will listen. I was pleased [...]
Online auction has started
The Conservation Commission’s online fund-raising auction went live this morning with 17 items ready for bids. Every item was created or donated by a Salisbury resident. Take a look at the auctions and you will agree that there is both tremendous talent and great generosity in town. Thanks to everyone who donated the wonderful items.
Several [...]
Spring Hike in the Town Forest
Spring Hike – Old Trees, New Leaves, Early Flowers: The Ecology of Spring in the Salisbury Town Forest
Join ecologist Chris Fastie on a hike through the eastern reaches of the Salisbury Municipal Forest. Click HERE for all the details.
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010
Time: 9:00-12:00 noon
Where to meet: The Salisbury Town Forest, Upper Plains Road [...]
Trees, tracks, and signs: a winter ecology walk
Jim Andrews leads a winter walk in the town forest in February, 2010.
February 20, 2010 was a bright day in the Salisbury Town Forest for Jim Andrews’ winter ecology walk. Almost 30 people joined us for a loop across some densely wooded kame terraces. There were just a few inches of old [...]
Forest Days at the Landfill
The Conservation Commission will be at the Salisbury Landfill on Upper Plains Road from 8 AM to 1 PM on two consecutive Saturdays: October 17 and 24. We will have some educational displays and handouts, and lots of information about the upcoming process of developing a management plan for the 132 acre Town Forest which [...]