seed collection

17 10, 2025

Fall Riparian Seed Collection Field Workshop

2025-10-17T13:37:59-04:00October 17th, 2025||

Saturday, October 25, 8:30am-12:30pm Practice seed scouting, collection and processing techniques used for fall riparian woody plant species. This event is open to the public and is a great opportunity to get out in the field, no prior training necessary. Free, but limited attendee slots, so please register early! We will meet at NorthWoods Stewardship Center and be ready to depart in our vehicles to the collection site at 8:30, please bring boots and layers and come prepared for 4 hours in the woods and fields, whatever the weather. This event is approved for 2.5 Cat [Read More...]

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27 08, 2025

Fall Riparian Seed Collection Workshop

2025-09-10T12:39:12-04:00August 27th, 2025|, |

Sunday, September 21, 1pm-3pm Learn about seed id, collection, and processing techniques used for fall species and how you can help us scout for species of interest. Attendees of the classroom workshop will be invited to practice what they have learned by participating in a field collection workshop in October. This course is eligible for credits with the Society of American Foresters. Please inquire with organizer Jess Colby for more information: [email protected] This event is made possible through funding from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board.   Register Here

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30 08, 2023

Chokecherry Collection (Becoming Bog-people with VT’s Seed Coordinator)

2023-08-30T12:24:16-04:00August 30th, 2023|Conservation science, Riparian Lands|

(Photo collage - Our Riparian Lands crew teamed up with Brooke, fell into a bog, and collected from the Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area during the first week of August.) Between invasive species removal and building beaver dam analogs, the Riparian Lands Crew has been hard at work staying on top of seed collection efforts by collecting chokecherry (Prunus virginiana). With the help of State Seed Coordinator Brooke Fleischman, and ECO AmeriCorps Member Dana Welch, the crew has collected more than 28 lbs of seeds from seven different sites across [Read More...]

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29 06, 2022

Seed Collection Continues!

2023-08-23T10:11:35-04:00June 29th, 2022|Conservation science, Forest Stewardship Institute, Highlights, News, Riparian Lands, Science|

With the seeds of spring-dispersed species ripening and falling throughout the past month, the Riparian Lands crew has had plenty of work to do, collecting, processing, storing, and broadcasting native tree seeds for a direct seeding project in partnership with Vermont Fish and Wildlife and the Connecticut River Conservancy. Silver maple was the main focal species for collection, with the goal of restoring a plot of land within the Johnson Farms WMA from hayfield to silver maple floodplain. Previously, the project area was mowed, treated with herbicide to control invasive reed [Read More...]

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3 06, 2022

Spring Seed Collection Adventures

2023-08-23T10:11:44-04:00June 3rd, 2022|Conservation science, Highlights, News, Riparian Lands, Science|

The Riparian Lands crew has been out scouting and collecting seeds as part of our direct seeding project with Vermont Fish and Wildlife. Species we have been focusing on this spring include: quaking aspen, bigtooth aspen, balsam poplar, eastern cottonwood, black willow, shrub willow, silver maple, red maple, and American elm. Over the past couple months, the crew has been scouting out locations for potential collection sites and gathering data on the different tree and shrub species. Observations on weather, flowering dates, seed formation, and other notes have been collected for [Read More...]

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