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Warblers, Woods and Watersheds workshop keeps tabs on ecological conditions

Saturday, May 30 — WOODSTOCK — A working woodlands workshop titled “Warblers, Woods and Watersheds,” will be held Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 12-noon at the Prosper Road trailhead in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, in Woodstock, Vt.

May’s theme is “Bud Burst and Bird Song” and it will focus on tracking the park’s feathered friends and seasonal rhythms.

Keeping tabs on the ecological conditions of the park (along with 11 other regional parks) is the mission of the National Park Service Northeast Temperate Network (NETN). Join NETN staff for this two-hour hike and learn the basics of monitoring birds, salamanders, forest health and water quality. Bring water and bug repellant. Binoculars and a smartphone will also be handy. Moderate, three miles. This workshop free.

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