Queer Spring Nature Stroll - Vermont

​Springtime! Does it fill your heart with hope and delight? Do you get excited the first time you hear a red-winged blackbird each year? Do you need a reminder that cold times end, and light and warmth return? Come spend an evening with volunteers Amy and Sam as we appreciate signs of spring and joy of community. This is less a hike and more of a very slow nature walk along a dirt road—we won’t be covering a lot of ground (Just half a mile!). Instead, we’ll try to spot and truly see the wonderful living things around us. Lots of time will be spent standing, gazing, and generally admiring the small wonders of our natural world. Are the mourning cloak butterflies out and about? Are the turtles up? Have the palm warblers returned? Maybe we’ll see Leucy, the local leucistic red-tailed hawk! This event is in the evening so that we can listen to the frogs singing and hopefully catch sight of the local beaver family.

​This mostly flat route is made of hard-packed dirt, though it may have a little mud and some potholes in the spring. There are no benches, but participants are welcome to bring along small, portable stools (or similar) if they need a break from standing. Participants should be aware that much of this route is on an active road. Restrooms are available at a nearby business a short drive away. Binoculars, cameras with telephoto lenses or spotting scopes are encouraged but they are not required to attend.

​​We ask folks under the age of 18 to please register themselves and an adult to accompany them.
If you require a service dog to attend, please let us know and we’ll collaborate with you on how to keep you both comfortable and hydrated at this event.