VES Events and Field Trips for 2011

We like to get outside. So here's a list of field outings and events. If you have something to add, send it to our webmaster, Bryan Pfeiffer.

Although details aren’t worked out for everything listed below, this schedule provides a “heads up” for upcoming events. Check back to this page for updates.

May 29 / 10am
Colchester Pond
Directions: From the intersection of Main Street (Route 2A) and East Road in Colchester (by the Burnham Memorial Library), travel north on East Road, take your first right onto Depot Road, then bear left on Colchester Pond Road and left over the bridge into the parking area where we will meet. Space is limited to about 15 spots, so please try to carpool. (Those traveling from the north are welcome to park in Laurie's parking lot in Milton and carpool in from there, leaving at 9:30. Call Laurie by Friday evening at 893-1845 if you have any questions.)

June 18 / 11am
Peacham Bog
We will meet at 11 am at Kettle Pond in Marshfield, VT. Directions: From I-91 (Exit 8): Go .2 mi. E on Rt 131 to stop light, turn left on Rt. 5 for 1.2 mi., then bear left on Rt 44A for 1 mi. From Groton: Go 2 mi. W on U.S. 302, then 7-1/2 mi. NW on VT 232. To view a map of the area, see: http://www.vtstateparks.com/pdfs/groton_trails.pdf People are welcome to socialize at Michael 's and Carol's place afterward at 630 Beaver Meadow Rd., Marshfield. Michael will run a light for anybody that wants to linger on into the night.

June 23-26
Meeting of the Lepidopterists' Society, Yale University, New Haven
The sixtieth Annual Meeting of The Lepidopterists' Society is being held this year in New Haven, Connecticut, from 23 to 26 June 2011. The Entomology Division of the Peabody Museum of Natural History and the Connecticut Butterfly Association are the institutional hosts. Most of the program activities will take place in the Science Hill complex of buildings on the main campus of Yale University. For more information on the 60th Annual Meeting of the society, see http://www.lepsoc.org/60th_meeting.php

July 2 / Dusk
Moth night at Scott and Rachael's on Grand Isle
Anyone wishing to attend the July moth night should arrive a little before dusk. We will set up a couple tables in case people want to try to ID anything they may catch. Directions: To get to Scott and Rachael's house take exit 17 off interstate 89 and follow route #2 north to Grand Isle. Go past the Grand Isle school and take the next right onto Faywood Road. Once on Faywood take your next right (about 1/2 mile), that will put you on Lover's Lane. Note that Lovers Lane is directly across from the Round Barn Apartments and that the lane does not have a street sign. The second house on the right is our home, number 49. If you get lost you can reach us at 372-5906.

July 10 / 10am - noon
Birds of Vermont Museum Butterfly (and other insects) Walk
Meet in the parking area near the museum and we'll venture up to the pond and beyond. If it's raining, call the Museum (434-2167) to see if we have rescheduled. Directions: The museum is 8 miles from the Richmond exit (exit 11) off I-89 in the town of Huntington. At the stoplight in Richmond Village, turn right (south) towards Huntington and follow the signs (5 miles). You will turn off the paved road onto Sherman Hollow, a dirt road, just after crossing the Huntington town line. The museum is one mile up that road and 1/2 mile past the Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center.

July 24 / 11am - afternoon
Picnic at Hedbor's on North Hero
Potluck or bring your own picnic. Folks are invited to explore and collect in the woods, gardens, and along the shore in this rich area, which includes lots of downed trees from the ice storm. Attendees will be able to view Jim's extensive 70-drawer collection. Directions to 321 West Shore Road, South Hero, VT, 05486: From exit 17 from I 89, about 10.5 miles. Take Rt. 2 west to Lake Champlain Islands. After village of South Hero, Left on Tracy Road, go 200 yds or so, another Left on Station Road. In about 1/2 mile, bear right at fork, go to end of Station Road. Right at West Shore Road. About 300 yds. on left, 321 sign. Hedbor sign as well, long driveway. Phone: 802-372-5041.

Aug 13
Maquam Bay in Swanton
Details to follow.

Sept 11
Buckner Preserve in West Haven
Details will follow, but here's how to get there. Directions: From Rutland, VT, take Route 4 West. Then from Route 4 you'll cross the state line from Vermont into New York. From the state line, continue west on Route 4 for about 5.5 miles, crossing a set of Rail Road tracks. Turn north (right) onto Route 9A. (Please note that the sign for Route 9A is easily missed! If you reach a traffic light, you've gone too far.) Travel about 1 mile on Route 9A, and then turn left onto Rte. 9 at the "T" intersection. Take the first right onto Rte 10 (Doig Street). Drive a half mile, then turn left onto the dirt road (the paved road curves right). Cross the bridge and turn left. The Susan Bacher Trailhead is about two miles down the dirt road on the right (past Tim's Trail parking).

Sept 17 / 10am - 4pm
Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival
Details will follow, but add this to your calendar and plan to help out with the VES exhibit if you can.