Join Slate Valley Trails and the Rutland County Audubon Society for weekly slow-paced (3 to 4 miles, 3 to 4 hour) bird & wildflower walks in the Poultney area, on the trails of the SVT system, Tuesdays at 7:30 AM. All levels of birding experience are welcome. Bring water and a snack (and insect repellent if you use it), binoculars, cameras, or field guides, if you have them. The walks are at a slow pace with lots of opportunities for observing & photographing.

Contact Joel Tilley for more information: jptilley50@gmail.com (preferred method), or 802-598-2583, evenings 7 to 8pm. There is no need to register or reserve a spot.

The next walk is Tuesday, May 26 - Castleton University Trails. Meet at the D&H trail crossing on South St, Castleton, at 7:30 am. Visitor parking is behind the Stafford Academic Center in the Stafford lot (#39 on the campus map https://castleton.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/map-accessible-parking-3.pdf . The map gets downloaded as a pdf, and has South at the top.) Easy terrain, 2.6 miles.