The Herrick’s Cove Wlldlife Festival is a family-friendly educational environmental event, held each year. Celebrate the wonders of wildlife through live animal programs; bird and nature walks, presentations, exhibits, and activities and crafts for children.

Demonstrations from participating organizations, such as Vermont Fish & Wildlife, Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, Wildlife Encounters, Nature Museum, Black River Action Team, Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society, New Hampshire Audubon Society, Audubon Vermont, Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Vermont Center for EcoStudies, Rich Earth Institute, USDA National Resources Conservation Services, USDA National Resources Conservation Service, Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District, Connecticut River Conservancy, HB Energy (solar power), Putney Mountain Association.

Herricks Cove is located off Exit 6 of I-91. Take 103 east to Rt. 5 north. After crossing the Williams River, turn right on the Herricks Cove Road.  

Suggested donation at entrance: $2 per person or $5 per family.

Plus Activities, Exhibitors and Vendors for 2025

Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures: Interactive Circus Activities

Vermont Fish & Wildlife - Bears, Bats, Fish, Canine Unit, Skins and Skulls, Let’s Go Fishing, and more

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

T-shirt painting with Jerry Schneider

Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences - Raptors Meet and Greet

Vermont Museum of Natural History - Live Animals

Nature Museum (Grafton, VT)

Black River Action Team

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

Connecticut River Joint Commissions (CRJC)

HB Energy - Solar Power

AmeriCorps

Upper Valley Land Trust

Vermont Land Trust

Atowi Project

Audubon Vermont

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center

Vermont Center for Ecostudies

VT River Conservancy

Vermont Entomological Society

Bee the Change

Hawk Migration Association of North America

Sturgeons with Micah Kieffer from the USGS S.O. Conte Research Laboratory

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

Plus

Food by:

Jamaican Jewelz

Smokin’ Bowls

Anon’s Thai Cuisine

Hangry Hogg BBQ

Vendors:

Wildlife Art, Crafts, Books and Gifts by:

Dara Carleton

Kathleen Meeks

Mythic Forest Creations by Martha Haskins

Pam’s Delights - Pickles Relishes, Salsas and more

Ely Porter Art

Sapsucker Books