The Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival will be on the first Sunday of May. We hope to see you there, enjoying a special day of nature, programs, and activities for those naturally curious about our beautiful corner of the world.

2024 Draft Schedule:

7:00 am – Bird Walk with Don Clark and Ken Cox

9:30 am – Gates open

10:00 - Festival Exhibits and Programs Begin

10:00 am – Butterfly Program by Jerry Schneider

10:30 am – Turtle Walk with Jim Andrews

10:30 am – Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences Program-Animals in Myth and Legend

11:00 - Audubon Vermont Bird Walk for Kids

11:30 am – Lindsay and her Puppet Pals

11:30 am – Bug Walk with Michael Sabourin of the Vermont Entomological Society

11:30 am – Canine Search and Rescue Demonstration by Vermont Fish & Wildlife

12:30 - VT Fish and Wildlife Program - Habitats: Messy is Best for Birds and Fish

1:00 pm – Mike Clough of the Southern VT Natural History Museum - Live Animals Up Close

1:00 pm – Audubon Vermont - Bird walk for Beginners

1:30 pm – Bats Program by Jerry Schneider

1:30 pm – Canine Search and Rescue Demonstration by Vermont Fish & Wildlife

2:00 pm – Squam Lake Natural Science Center Program- Why Do Animals Do That?

2:00 pm – Bug Walk with Michael Sabourin

2:30 pm – Turtle Walk with Jim Andrews

3:00 pm – Plant Walk with Lynn Levine - All About Trees

4:00 Exhibits Close and Festival Ends

Plus on-going events, exhibits, activities, and demonstrations by:

T-shirt painting with Jerry Schneider

Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures: Interactive Circus Activities

Vermont Fish & Wildlife - Bears, Bats, Fish, Canine Unit, Skins and Skulls, and more

Southern VT Natural History Museum

Wildlife Encounters - Live animals

Nature Museum (Grafton, VT)

Black River Action Team

Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society

Audubon Vermont

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation - Composting demonstration, aquatic invasive plant identification, and more

Vermont Center for EcoStudies

Rich Earth Institute - Urine Diversion to make fertilizer

USDA National Resources Conservation Service - Walk through the Soil Tunnel

Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District - Water Flume

Connecticut River Conservancy

HB Energy - Solar Power

AmeriCorps

Upper Valley Land Trust

Children’s tent with activities and face painting and more!

Plus

Food by:

Jamaican Jewelz

Smokin’ Bowls

Lisa Moir’s Blue Pig Ice Cream

Anon’s Thai Cuisine

FinAllie Ferments

Vendors:

Wildlife Art, Crafts, Books and Gifts by:

Dara Carleton

Kathleen Meeks

Jenna May Konesko

Mythic Forest Creations by Martha Haskins

Sapsucker Books

Village Square Bookstore

Festival ends at 4:00 pm. Gate closes 5:00 pm

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2024

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Missing Link Road (Route 5), Rockingham, VT

We look forward to seeing you again!

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