By Victoria Gaither Work is in full bloom at the Chaffee Art Center on South Main Street in Rutland on the new pollinator gardens. In March, the Rutland County Audubon Society or RCAS received word that a 2022 collaborative grant […]
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Join the female bird walk this Sunday
Sunday, May 22 at 7:30 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Rutland County Audubon Society will hold a female bird walk at the West Rutland Marsh on Sunday, May 22, led by Joel Tilley. This is a walk to identify female […]
Pollinator gardens coming soon to the Chaffee
The Chaffee Art Center is excited to announce that it will be creating pollinator gardens of native plants behind the mansion on the grounds near the Carriage House. The gardens will be an education resource for students of all ages […]
Join in for a bird and wildflower walk
Tuesday, April 26, at 7:30 a.m.—POULTNEY—Join in for a slow-paced walk that will allow for observing and photographing. Friendly birders will happily share their knowledge with you. Bring water, a snack, insect repellent, cameras, field guides, and binoculars if you […]
Pollinator gardens to come to the Chaffee Art Center
Rutland County Audubon Society has received word of approval for its 2022 Collaborative Grant from National Audubon to help establish pollinator friendly gardens in the backyard of the Chaffee Art Center on South Main Street in Rutland, Vermont. Pollinator gardens […]
Help Audubon Society to green-up at West Rutland Marsh
Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m.—WEST RUTLAND—Green Up Day is in its 48th year and as always Rutland County Audubon Society will be at West Rutland Marsh to help tidy up one of its favorite birding spots. Meet at the West […]
Audubon society joins bird monitoring group
By Roy Pilcher This American tree sparrow is quite puffed up as it sits perched on a piece of weathered wood. Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Rutland County Audubon Society hosts its monthly bird monitoring walk, Saturday, Feb. […]
Rutland County Audubon Society holds annual Bird Count
Saturday, Dec. 30—PROCTOR—The annual Rutland County Audubon Society (RCAS) Christmas Bird Count will take place on Saturday, Dec. 30. This has been an RCAS tradition for over 40 years. Field team participants and feeder watchers within each count circle have […]
Join birders for monthly walk
Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 a.m.—WEST RUTLAND—Rutland County Audubon Society will hold a monthly bird monitoring walk Saturday, Feb. 18. Meet in the West Rutland Price Chopper parking lot at 8 a.m. to travel to the West Rutland Marsh. To date, […]
500 acres of wetland preserved in Brandon
By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — “I have a simple thesis. If you restore it, they will come.” With that thought, Rutland County Audubon Society Co-President Roy Pilcher summed up Friday’s preservation of 500 acres of wetland at the former […]