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Give back to the Green Mountain National Forest

PERU - Green Mountain National Forest employees are inviting members of the public to join them in celebrating National Public Lands Day, the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands on Saturday, September 24. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in...

Volunteer training and career opportunities at Senior Solutions

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Senior Solutions, the Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, will be kicking off a new and exciting project by September. As the first organization to be granted the Public Health AmeriCorps grant, Senior Solutions will be establishing a strong squad of volunteers of all...

Trout Unlimited receives grant for project

DEERFIELD VALLEY - Last year the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited did a project placing strategic wood into 1.8 miles of Vose Brook, a coldwater tributary to the Deerfield River in Searsburg. Half the project area was located on private land, with public access managed by Great...

Members of the community welcome new Afghan neighbors.

Lions, volunteers need help assisting Afghan refugees

DEERFIELD VALLEY - For more than 20 years the US military relied on allies in Afghanistan for support services. But when the Americans left Afghanistan, local allies found themselves targeted for violence by the Taliban. Recognizing its responsibility for their safety, the US government organized...

Refugees may be resettled in Whitingham as early as next week

WHITINGHAM - At their regular meeting Wednesday, the Whitingham Selectboard met with Karen Hein, of the Deerfield Valley New Neighbors Project, to learn more about the Afghan refugee resettlement project in the town.
The agenda item was proposed by board member James Weber. He anticipated...

A trip to the wild (and tamed) west

WHITINGHAM - Mother and daughter Wanda and Karlee Walkowiak recently returned to Whitingham from an unlikely vacation. In November, the pair spent two weeks volunteering at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary is described on its website as “...

Volunteers needed

WILMINGTON - A great way to deepen connections to the community is to serve on a town board. Citizen government is alive and well in Vermont.
There is currently an opening on the planning commission, which meets from 4 to 5:30 pm on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. In-person...