Spring 2011 Newsletter and Annual Report

Middlebury Area Land Trust
News
Conserving Land for Our Community’s Future
Serving the Communities of Addison County
Spring 2011
Castor Canadensis, or “Why on earth is my yard flooded?”
Inside
MALT News Spring 2011
Castor canadensis…....page 1
Conservation Programs
..............………………page 3
Summer Camp ……..page 4
TAM Highlights.…....page 6
Wildlife Walks …...... page 6
Special Thanks! ..........page 7
Champlain Valley Bird
Initiative ...………......page 7
Annual Report 2010
…………………pages 8-15
Photo credit: Stephanie
Garnett/FONZ
Volume 20 Issue 1
by Josh Phillips, Executive Director
Addison County is graced by three relatively common semiaquatic mammals- the North American river otter, the muskrat, and
the North American beaver. Grace, of course, is not the first word that
comes to mind when we think about these animals on land (though an
otter on the run is a sight to behold). While all three leave their mark on
the environment they inhabit, the beaver creates vexing land management conundrums for property owners regardless of land use.
At MALT we’ve seen the power and persistence of these large
rodents over time. In Wright Park, for instance, massive hemlocks and
other trees along the banks of Otter Creek have been girdled or felled.
Trails are submerged or blocked by fallen trees. At Otter View Park,
young alder, ash, maple, and other native vegetation have proven irresistible snacks. Owners of more than one MALT easement property have
faced major alterations to the character of both wild and cultivated lands.
For all their perceived negative impacts on human land uses,
beavers are a critical link in Vermont’s ecology. Their ponds create wetlands that are hotbeds of biodiversity and plant and animal productivity.
Standing snags provide important habitat for birds and bats, and cool,
deep pools create excellent conditions for trout and other fish. These
wetlands also improve water quality by trapping sediment, filtering
pollutants, and reducing flooding and erosion. In drier regions, beaver
activity can even help to recharge drained aquifers and stabilize the water
table.
Unfortunately in our age of fast-moving invasive exotic species,
new openings in the forest canopy provide opportunities for plants such
as common buckthorn and Japanese honeysuckle. Some of the biodiversity benefits associated with beaver activity is negated by these invasives, which choke out slower growing native sedges, grasses, and woody
plants.
MALT and other land managers have struggled to find a balance
between the conflicting needs of beavers and humans to manipulate our
common environment. Fortunately several strategies have been developed in the last few years that help to mitigate beaver damage to select
resources and direct their activity away from priority human uses such as
roads, buildings, and even public recreation amenities. To protect desirable individual trees, many managers are using heavy wire mesh cylin-
Middlebury Area Land Trust
Working with our community
to conserve natural and productive
landscapes, and to enhance scenic,
recreational, and educational
opportunities.
Board of Trustees:
T. Story Jenks, President
Benjamin Putnam, Vice President
Susan DeWind, Secretary
Fran Fraga, Treasurer
Jim Bolton
Bill Finger
Victor Nuovo
MALT Staff:
Joshua Phillips
Executive Director
Rachael Gosselin
Bookkeeper
Renee Igo
Intern
Joni Osterhaudt
Stewardship Coordinator
Suzanne Young
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
ders that extend well above the highest snow level. Another
similar option is to paint the base of the tree with an abrasive
(sand-mixture) paint.
For the prevention of damming in priority areas and the
plugging of culverts, devices must either fool the beavers by
masking the appearance of flowing water or by directing their
efforts away from the culvert or stream outlet. A popular solution is the Beaver Deceiver, a trapezoidal fence (with a bottom,
since beavers are comfortable diggers) invented by Vermonter
Skip Lisle that confuses the beavers’ instinct to dam the water
where it is obviously moving.
Using these techniques, it is often possible to allow the
beavers to do their work while protecting human interests,
including priority trees and infrastructure. In many cases it is
possible to install flow devices in such a way that the water level
of the beaver pond is acceptable to its human neighbors while
still promoting the habitat and watershed benefits of beaver activity. If we appreciate their positive place in our ecosystem and
their role in improving the quality of our natural resources, we
can learn to live with the unpredictability and impact of their
land use.
MALT News is the official news-
letter of the Middlebury Area Land
Trust, Inc.
Edited and published twice-annually.
Call 802-388-1007 for information or
with your comments.
E-mail us at [email protected]
All drawings by Mike Callahan, Beaver Solutions LLC
MALT News Spring 2011—2
Conservation Programs - Vermont NRCS
For Landowners: Wildlife Habitat
Incentive Program
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
(WHIP) is a voluntary program for people who
want to develop and improve wildlife habitat primarily on private land. Through WHIP USDA’s
Natural Resources Conservation Service provides
both technical assistance and financial assistance
to establish and improve fish and wildlife habitat.
WHIP agreements between NRCS and the participant last up to one year after the last planned
practice and generally not more than 5 years.
WHIP has proven to be a highly effective and
widely accepted program across the country. By
targeting wildlife habitat projects on all lands and
aquatic areas, WHIP provides assistance to conservation minded landowners who are unable to
meet the specific eligibility requirements of other
USDA conservation programs.
Sign-up for this program is on a continuous basis.
Landowners who are interested in this program
can apply at their local county USDA Service
Center.
From the website: http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/
programs/WHIP/Index.html.
For Farmers: Vermont 2011 EQIP
Information - General Program Description
EQIP offers financial and technical help to assist
eligible participants install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural land.
Persons who are engaged in livestock or agricultural production on eligible land may participate
in the EQIP program. Contracted EQIP activities are carried out according to an environmental
quality incentives program plan of operations
which is developed with the producer. The
EQIP Plan of Operations identifies the appropriate conservation practice or practices to address
resource concerns. The contracted practices must
be implemented according to NRCS technical
standards adapted for local conditions.
Sign-up for this program is on a continuous basis.
EQIP is administered by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
From the website: http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/
programs/EQIP/.
Aerial view of downtown Middlebury
Photo Credit: Joni Osterhaudt
MALT News Spring 2011—3
MALT Summer Camp 2011
This summer, MALT is at last able to host a nature camp again! Thanks to our counselors Katie
McEachen and Mo Bissonette, for the first time in
several years, MALT will offer four weeks of different level camps for 6-9 year olds, and 10-13 year
olds. The camps will teach outdoor skills while
letting children explore with their own sense of fun.
Each will take place at Otter Creek Gorge Preserve,
off of Morgan Horse Farm Road. Find a registration
form online at http://www.maltvt.org/summercamp2011all.pdf.
Nature Adventure
Camp:
Session 1: June 27-July
1, Session 2: July 18-22
Do you remember how
it felt to play outside as
a kid? Wandering, exploring, mud fights, fort
making and make-believe until your parents
called you home for
dinner? At our camp, we
encourage and create this feeling of timeless play
with games like capture the flag, treasure maps
and scavenger hunts, storytelling, animal tracking,
sneaking and camouflage, and catching little critters. Come get dirty in the woods while discovering
the mysteries of the nature, getting comfortable in
the outdoors, and most of all, having FUN!
Ages 6-9
Previous campers at the rock
wall of Otter Creek Gorge
Naturalist Camp: June 25-29
Have you ever wondered who left the footprints in
the mud in your backyard? Or what the birds are
singing about? Join us as we explore nature’s mysteries through hiking, nature walks, observing animals, sneaking, asking questions, frog-catching, bird
watching, making fairy houses, and games that get
our bodies moving! If you like to get down on your
belly in the grass to look for critters, look up in the
trees and see who’s up there, and follow tracks until
you find an animal, then this is the camp for you! Ages 6-9
Wild Skills Camp:
July 11-15
How did humans survive thousands of years ago?
And for that matter, how do animals survive in the
wild today? Have you ever wanted to find out? Join
us as we create a tight-knit group while building
shelters, learning the basics of fire-making, cooking
outdoors, learning to move like and track animals,
listening to stories, singing, and playing LOTS of
games! Learning these skills can be a doorway to
discovering nature and our inner selves.
Ages 10-13
MALT News Spring 2011—4
Wright Park meadow
Photo Credit - Gioia Kuss
Meet Our Camp Counselors
Katie McEachen: Katie grew up in Bristol Vermont and has been a
lover of nature her whole life. She received her B.A.
in Environmental Studies from Skidmore College,
and then went on to spend two years at the Wilderness Awareness School in Washington, where
she completed a course in wilderness survival and
nature mentoring. She helped start an outdoor
preschool program in WA, taught at the VT Audubon summer camps, and currently teaches outdoor
education in Shelburne. She is also an afternoon
teacher at Starksboro Cooperative Preschool. Katie
loves wandering in the woods, playing the fiddle,
solving nature’s mysteries, and is passionate about
getting girls involved in wilderness skills, naturalism, and nature exploration.
Mo Bissonette:
Maurice Bissonnette grew up in Jerusalem, Vermont and has been a student of nature since he
joined the Bristol tracking club in 8th grade. He
soon found himself raised in the culture of naturalists, trackers and elders living in old ways. Mo has
been trained in wilderness survival for over 10 years
and has studied at the Vermont Wilderness School
and Hawk Circle Wilderness Education center. He
is currently teaching wilderness skills around the
state, including Earthwalk VT and the Wisdom of
the Herbs school in Montpelier.
SUPPORT OTTER VIEW PARK
Our board walk planks are engraved by Don
Mason, of Vermont Laser Products. This is a
great way to show your support of this in-town
gem. You may choose to honor a family member, pet, civic group, or quote poetry on multiple
planks!
25 character limit per plank.
Engraved planks are $250.
Please contact us for more information, at 3881007 or [email protected].
MALT News Spring 2011—5
TAM Volunteers Make It Happen!
Trail Work Days 2010
Saturday, June 4 is National Trails Day!
Work on graveling wet areas, bridge repair, or clearing trails. Time: 9am - noon. Call or write for location, 388-1007 or [email protected].
September 16 and 25 United Way Day of Caring
Work Project on the TAM, various work such as
clearing trails or graveling wet areas. Sign up at
www.unitedwayaddisoncounty.org.
TAM Trek
Sunday, September 25 at 10:00 am
MALT’s Eigth Annual Trail Around Middlebury
Hike-Run-Bike-A-Thon, to benefit trail maintenance and imporvement activities. Hike a little or
a lot, every step makes a difference! Meet at the
Marbleworks’ Green across from Noonies. For
event reigstration materials go to MALT’s website:
www. maltvt.org.
For sale at the MALT office! MALT
organic cotton T-shirts and stickers. Tshirts come in two styles: T3 or TAM, and
are $17 each. The stickers have the TAM
logo on them (above), look great on your
car and are $1 each. Stop by sometime and
see! Various other merchandise is available
through our website, or at www.cafepress.
com/malt.
Unplug for the Morning
on the “Emerald Necklace”
TAM Trek 2011
Take a break from stress and routine with the
TAM Trek on Sunday, September 25th and join
friends, old and new, on a morning hike on a segment of the Trail Around Middlebury, dubbed
the “emerald necklace” of Middlebury by MALT
founding executive director Amy Sheldon. The
approximately five mile-long hike will begin at
10:00 a.m. with registration and free refreshments
starting at 9:30 a.m. at Marbleworks. The TAM
Trek is the major fund-raiser for TAM trail maintenance--individuals and teams raising the most
money will be awarded prizes. This is a perfect
opportunity to explore a part of the trail that you
may not be familiar with and enjoy the outdoors.
MALT Executive Director Joshua Phillips says the
TAM Trek is a “trail festival” and with the combination of tasty food, friends, and the outdoors, it is
a not-to-be-missed event.
Warbler Warm-Up
A large group gathers on a cool Mother’s Day for
the Warbler Warm-Up at the Bristol Waterworks,
led by Otter Creek Audubon’s Warren King and
Ron Payne. There were 61 different bird species
spotted, including twelve different warbler species, a Least Flycatcher, Solitary Sandpiper and
a Veery. All were submitted to eBird, an online
database with bird lists from around the planet,
maps showing occurrence and other news. The
eBird address is: http://ebird.org/content/ebird.
Birdwatchers spot a brown creeper.
Photo Credit: Josh Phillips
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Special Thanks to:
The Unitarian Universalist Society of Addison County for use of their sanctuary for our Annual Meeting in November
David Brynn: Annual Meeting Guest Speaker
Josh Phillips for photography for MALT Annual Meeting poster
Mike Mayone for artwork for the TAM Trek poster
Gale Hurd for hosting Wildlife Walks at her property
Eagle Scout Sean Fahey for interpretive sign posts for Otter View Park
John Derick for Trail Work
Renee Igo for Trail Work
Kirk Fisk for Trail Work
Nola Kevra for leading Forays with Frost outing.
Chris Robbins, Katherine Branch, Bill Huntington, and Sarah Harrison Lynn for help with Green Up Day on the TAM.
Chris Robbins and Ron Payne for help cleaning up Otter View Park
THANKS,
SUZANNE!
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Audubon Vermont
Champlain Valley Bird Initiative
The Champlain Valley Bird Initiative (CVBI) was
created to protect bird species in the valley, and
contains important grassland, shrubland and wetland habitats. Much of the important land is privately owned, so this program will work with landowners to manage their lands for bird protection,
such as bobolinks, meadowlarks, thrashers, towhees,
wood ducks, bitterns, and common terns. The
similar Forest Bird Initiative was launched in 2006
and has already sustainably managed over 40,000
forested acres as part of the East Coast flyway.
The key to both initiatives is providing landowners with the information they need to make positive
conservaton decisions; then working with them to
make those decisions happen. By bringing landowners together, we can create a larger avian conservation footprint. For more information contact
Marc LaBarr at 802-434-3068 or [email protected].
Larger bird conservation region containing
wetlands , shrublands, and grasslands.
Goodbye, Suzanne!
We sadly say goodbye to our Volunteer Outreach Coordinator, Suzanne Young. She has been with
MALT since 2003 when she came into the office with an education background and ideas about
summer camps that became the Summer Camp Program, which ran from 2003-2007, and is .
Suzanne is now working at Mary Johnson Children’s Center, as Cook and Nutrition Educator. She
also teaches some workshops for pre-school providers in the county and works with pre-school providers who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and helps with the 5 classroom
gardens.
MALT News Spring 2011—7
Income
Unrestricted Donations
$30,195.00
Unrestricted Donations
Grants
$17,125.00
Grants
Events and Activities
$8,323.00
Events and Activities
Investment Income
$11,702.00
Investment Income
Project
Designated
Donations
Project Designated Donations
$12,085.00
Total
Total
$79,430.00
Expense
Expense
Program Services
Program Services
$60,895.00
Management and General
Management and General
$57,446.00
Development and Fundraising
Development and Fundraising
$6,228.00
Total
Total
$124,569.00
38%
$30,195.00
22%
$17,125.00
10%
$8,323.00
15%
$11,702.00
$12,085.00
15%
$79,430.00
100%
$60,895.00
49%
$57,446.00
46%
$6,228.00
5%
$124,569.00
100%
38%
22%
10%
15%
15%
100%
49%
46%
5%
100%
Income
Unrestricted Donations
15%
Grants
38%
15%
Events and Activities
Investment Income
10%
22%
Project Designated
Donations
Expense
5%
Program Services
49%
46%
Management and
General
Development and
Fundraising
MALT Statement of Financial Position for Fiscal Year 2010
Assets:
Cash and Equivalents
Notes and grant receivable
Benficial interest in net asseds held by
Vermont Community Foundation
Investments
Property
Total Assets
$15,397
$0
$114,731
$2,777
$1,005,660
$1,138,565
Liabilities and Equity:
Current liabilities
$1,950
Net Assets:
Unrestricted
$13,444
Temporarily Restricted
$114,731
Permanently Restricted
$1,008,440
Total Liabilities and Equity
MALT Annual Report 2010—8
$1,138,565
In Fiscal Year 2010 (October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010), we:
• Conserved the Dodge-Katz property in Cornwall, a 60-acre parcel within the Beaver Brook watershed.
This property contains no known rare communities or species but is home to beaver, deer, wood ducks,
bobcats, and many other species. The land will go into Current Use and will also be part of the Champlain
Valley Bird Initiative.
• Contructed a new trail in Otter Creek Gorge, built by the Counseling Service of Addison County students. The trail leads from the northern trail along the meadow, south to the southern trail through the
paddock. This enables a safe route from parking lots away from the traffic on Morgan Horse Farm Rd.
John Derick, Rachael Pentecost and Renee Igo provided guidance to the students, and Marc Lapin and
Josh Sky gave advice about trail placement.
• Were lucky enough to have an intern from Middlebury College, Rachael Pentecost, who spent many
hours on the TAM maintaining the trail. She spent just as many hours in the GIS lab at the college, creating maps of new easements.
• Hired Amy Sheldon, of Landslide, Inc. to complete a conservation study of the Beaver Brook watershed
in Cornwall. MALT holds one conservation easement within this watershed, and VLT holds several of
their own. This watershed covers about 1/3 of Cornwall, and includes a great diversity of land uses and
natural habitats.
• We convened the Lincoln Committee, and began planning for a recreational trail around Lincoln,
which would connect different parts of Lincoln in the same way the TAM does Middlebury. The Committee would raise money for land conservation projects around the town of Lincoln and enhance outdoor
recreation opportunities.
• Continued our Wildlife Walks a second year with Otter Creek Audubon, which have been very successful. The walks take place at Otter View Park and Hurd Grassland, and highlight the birds and other
wildlife that live or migrate through the park.
Thanks for your support in 2010!
Board of Trustees 2009-2010
Story Jenks, President
Benj Putnam, Vice President
Fran Fraga, Treasurer
Susan DeWind, Secretary
James Bolton
Bill Finger
Victor Nuovo
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Donors, October 1, 2009 -- September 30, 2010
Donations from our end of the year Annual Appeal and Membership Programs go to support MALT’s
programs, such as maintenance of our trails and parks, our hike series, events and educational materials,
as well as land conservtiation programs. We are grateful to tye following individuals for their generosity.
If your name has been inadvertently omitted or misrepresented on any of the lists, please contact us at
[email protected].
$1000+
Barbara Greenewalt
Gale Hurd
Martha Roper
$500-999
Rob & Sarah Alberts
Julia Alvarez
Ray & Mary Doyle
Christie Harris
Dave Holbrook
Story & Dia Jenks
Angelo Lynn
Caroline McBride
Michael Paretti
James & Theresa Phillips
William Roper
James & Evelyn Taylor
Nancy Ward
Anonymous
$250-499
George & Paula Bellerose
John Derick
Caroline Donnan
Churchill & Janet Franklin
Will & Carolyn Jackson
Linda Johnson
Susan Keniston
Patty Martin
John & Mireille McWilliams
Lisa Meyer
Eben Punderson
Benjamin & Erin Putnam
Bud & Molly Reed
Steve Trombulak
Cathy Trudel
Tom Walsh
James & Helen Wright
$100-249
Martha Alexander & William Porter
Jean Andrews
Jim Arnold & Monica McKenna
Susan Arnold
Alexandra Baker
Diana Barnard
Lisa Bernardin
William Bernhardt
Larry Blanford
James & Krissa Bolton
Richard Boutcher & Linda Wakefield
Katherine Branch & Michael Collier
Cathy & Bradley Braun
Amy Briggs & Daniel Scharstein
Avis Butler
George & Susan Cady
Ted Chambo
Jen Chapin
David & Patrice Colander
Ross Conrad
Roger & Susan Cox
Judi Danforth
Daniel DaPolito
Susan DeWind
Ryan Emilio
Virginia Faurote
John Fish
Bruce Fleming
John & Jackie Flickinger
Fran Fraga
Paul & Mary Gill
Rachael Gosselin
Charlotte Greenewalt
David and Patty Hallam
Bruce & Ginny Hiland
Doris Jackson & Michael Fiveash
Fred Jacobson & Posie Scheibner
Heather Karlson & Bill Leeson
Stewart Kirkaldy
Edward & Huguette Knox
Robert & Ann LaFiandra
Marc Lapin & Laura Basili
Perry Lessing
Harry & Bobbie Mankey
George & Nancy Marcus
Margaret Martin
Peg & Sandy Martin
Robert Martin & Holly McKenzie
Brett Millier & Karl Lindholm
Thomas Munschauer
Karl & Diane Neuse
Jeffrey Olson & Christina Wadsworth
Ken & Carolyn Perine
Lance Phelps
Fran & Spence Putnam
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David Raphael
David & Cordelia Reimers
Ron & Nancy Rucker
Robert Ruggiero & Elizabeth Stabler
Amy Sheldon & Ashar Nelson
A. Joshua Sherman
Steve Smith & Mary O’Shea
Thomas Smith
David Starr
Gary & Kathy Starr
Al & Barbara Stiles
Charlotte Tate & Christopher Zeoli
Bob & Judy Taylor
Bill Townsend
Christine Turner
Robin Vaughn
Mary Alice Veitch
Thomas Ward
Janet Warren & William Warren
Howard Widelitz & Sarah Bourne
Joan Wilson
Frank & Janet Winkler
Sanford Witherell & Margaret Camara
Abbott Wright
Emily Wright
Tom Yurista
$75-99
Ray Collins
Joanna Colwell
Shelley Gustafson
Robert Huth
Susan Klaiber
Adrienne Matunas
Marilyn Mead
Jane Miller
William Mraz
Philip Picotte
Amy Scanes-Wolfe
Dave Tier
John Wetzel
$50-74
Jan Albers & Paul Monod
Alice & John Berninghausen
Tom Bisson
Jennifer Bleich
Donors, October 1, 2009 -- September 30, 2010
Bruce & Sue Byers
Sandra Carletti & Kevin Hurley
Gordon & Helen Cawood
Douglas & Margaret Clifton
Polly Darnell
Becky Dayton
Brenda Ellis
Bill Finger
Timothy & Anna Fisher
Hilarie Gade & John Peters
Barbara Georgi
Judith Gibson
Louise Giovanella
Robert & Betsy Gleason
Carol & Harvey Green
Kirke & Mika Hart
Jean & Roderick Isham
Woody & Ingrid Jackson
Scott Jacobs
Douglas & Eleanor James
Robert Kingsley
Porter & William Knight
Max & Lois Kraus
Marianne Lust & Deborah Lubar
James & Nancy Malcolm
Ariana & Ryan McBride
Kathryn Morse
Amy & Jenry Morsman
Patricia & Bill Mraz
Alison Parker & Robert Fuller
Robert Phillips
Susan Polk
John & Mary Pratt
Foster Provencher
Alice & Chris Redondo
Douglas Richards & Colleen Brown
Christine Robbins & Peter Hamlin
Deem & Carol Schoenfeld
Thomas Shepherd & Nancy Shepherd
Dutton & Kathleen Smith
Derwin & Bonnie Stevens
Will & Judy Stevens
Bill Suhr
Sasha Swerdloff
Robert & Susan Tucker
Robert & Jennifer Turner
Suzanne Ward
Christopher & Cynthia Watters
Helen Young & Don Stratton
Up to $49
Maria Allen
Patricia & David Anderson
Barbara & David Andrews
Laura Asermily
Barrie Bailey
Megan Battey & George Todd
Jan Becker
Katherine Beers
Dan Borden & Judy Werner
Gayl Braisted
PriscillaBremser & Steven Maier
Benjamin Bruno
Sara Burchard
Carol Callahan
Nick & Carol Causton
Geoffrey Cobden & Nancy Slater
Solon Coburn
Ted Colwell
Peter & Mary Conlon
Eric Covey & Helen Toomey-Covey
Richard & Ann Crumb
M. Emelda Dahms
Michael & Susan Davis
Gregory Dennis
Emmie & Stephen Donadio
Harry & Sharon Doty
Louise Drake & Katherine King
Robert & Anita Duclos
John & Rita Elder
Bob & Juliet Gerlin
Seth Gibson
Michael Giorgio & Kathy Foley-Giorgio
Amanda Hall & Tyler Delorme
Jay & Tracey Harrington
Andrew Hirsch
Anne Hoover
John Huddleston & Suzanne Potente
Frances Hutner
Edith Illick
Richard & Annette Jack
Holmes Jacobs
George & Patricia Jaeger
Allen Karnatz & Lynn Goldsmith
Kathleen Kaster
Robert & Marya Kellogg
Penney Kimball
Warren & Barry King
Joan Kline
Mitchell Kramer
Linn Larson & Rendol Barlow
Kaye-Lani Laughna
Gerry & Barbara Loney
Rosie Lovshin & Allen Smith
Stephen & Margaret Lowe
Glenn Lower
Ernest Malzac
Carla Mayo & Neil Kamman
Barry & Barbi McDonald
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Janet McKinnon
Louis & Beverly Megyesi
Ginger & Lawrence Miller
John & Georgia Milligan
Terry Mitchell
Nancy & John Morgan
Andrea Morgante
Aimee Motta
James & Andrea Murray
Dottie & Eric Nelson
David Nienow
Helen & Bartley Nourse
Larry Novins & Eleanor Smith
Dennis & Judith O’Brien
Christopher Olson & Amy Roberts
Barbara Otsuka
Stanton & Jean Payne
Nancy & Donald Perdue
Mark Perrin
Bryan Phelps
Jan Phelps
Dean & Liz Pierce
Hannah Powell
Jim Ralph
Hans Raum
Robert Reed
Ann & Jim Ross
Robin & Ted Scheu
Hannah Sessions
Abigail Shure
Patricia Stevenson
Christopher Straub
Andrea Suozzo
Ian Sutherland
Megan & Clark Sutton
Steve Terry & Sally Johnson
David & Laura Turner
Harry & Alice Van Tuyl
Jill Vickers & Jerry Charboneau
Nancy Viola & Peter Garrison
John & Margaret Wesley
Heidi Willis
Mike & Kira Winslow
Dan & Peggy Wright
Joyce Zwickel
TAM Trek 2010
The TAM Trek is an annual celebration and fundraiser for MALT and the Trail Around Middlebury. We at the
Middlebury Area Land Trust would like to thank all the participants, volunteers, and business sponsors who
made the seventh annual TAM Trek such a great event!
The TAM Trek team Muffintops hike along the
trail during the event. Photo credit: Josh Phillips
TAM Trek Business Sponsors
Carrara & Sons
Champlain Valley Equipment
Champlain Valley Orthopedics
Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate
Deppman & Foley
Dwight Asset Management
English, Carroll, & Boe PC
Key Bank
Landworks
Lodge at Otter Creek
Marbleworks Pharmacy
Landslide, Inc.
National Bank of Middlebury
Neuse, Duprey & Putnam PC
OMYA
Phelps Engineering
r.k. MILES
TAM Trek In-Kind Business Sponsors
Addison Independent
Agway Farm and Garden
Alpine Shop
American Flatbread
Bike Center
Champlain Orchards
Danforth Pewterer
Forth ‘N Goal Sports
Green Mountain Coffee
Green Peppers
Hannaford Supermarkets
Little Pressroom
Middlebury Natural Foods Coop
Mike Mayone, Vermont aritst
Mitchell’s T’s
National Bank of Middlebury
Noonie Deli
Otter Creek Brewing Company
Ramunto’s Silician Pizza
Two Brother’s Tavern
Vermont Book Shop
Vermont Soap Works
WMUD Radio 89.3FM
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TAM Trek Participants 2010
Mia Allen
Chris Anderson
Jan Becker
Sam Beguin
Lisa Bernardin
Ben Bruno
George Cady
Carol Callahan
RobertClark
William Conlon
Sam Craft
Gottfried Csala
Joe Damron
Jack Davies
David Dolifka
David Dregallo
Bill Eichhorn
Shannon Gair
Melake Getabecha
Kathleen Gill
Barbara Greenewalt
Katherine Harris
Patrick Hebble
Story Jenks
Gento Kato
John Kiernan
Ben Kingstone
Linn Larson
Anthony Lee
Adrienne Matunas
Marilyn Mead
Hannah Meier
Ellie Moore
MALT Legal Services
Anna Mysliwiec
Nathaniel Nelson
Dean Pierce
Heather Potter
Jeremy Rathburn
Amy Roberts
Emma Robson
Katie Rominger
Stephanie Roush
Michael Ryba
Simran Sabharwal
Kaitlynn Saldanha
Nate Sans
Amy Scanes-Wolfe
Michael Schmidt
BarrettSmith
Connor Smith
Hannah Spielberg
SophiaSpring
Ian Sutherland
Addison Tate
Alan Tate
Jack Terrett
David Tier
Laura Turner
Chelsea Ward-Waller
Jeanie Ward-Waller
Ben Weir
The creations of conservation easements, the
review of deeds, the sale of land and the donation
of developement rights all require a trememdous
amount of legal counsel. The cost of legal time can
be crippling, but the Middlebury Area Land Trust
has been lucky enough to receive generous pro
bono support from the following individual:
Benjamin Putnam
-Neuse, Duprey & Putnam
MALT Gifts In-Kind
John Derick
Monument Farms
Kirk Fisk
Michael Mayone
Amy Sheldon
MALT Organizational Partners
Addison County Chamber of Commerce
Addison County Regional Planning Commission
Addison County Transit Resources
Battell Park Trust
Hannaford Career Center
Land Trust Alliance
Middlebury College
- Department of Geography
- Program in Environmental Studies
National Park Service
The Nature Conservancy
North Country Trail Association
Orton Family Foundation
Otter Creek Audubon Society
RSVP of Addison County
Town of Middlebury
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalistion
Vermont Land Trust
MALT Annual Report 2010—13
MALT Volunteers 2010
In addition to our amazing donors, MALT relies upon an equally generous set of volunteers to help with
tasks ranging from filing, arranging bulk mailings, and monitoring our lands to tending the native plantings in Otter View Park and trail work on the TAM. We thank the following individuals for their dedication to our work.
Couseling Service students
Julia Alvarez
William Eichner
Faith Angier
Megan Battey
George Todd
Jennifer Bleich
Michael Blust
Jamie Bolton
Kathy Boyer
Katherine Branch
John Chamberlain
Barbara Brosnan
Jono Chapin
Alyce Schermerhorn
Jake Chapline
Maggie Paine
Barbara Merz
Paul Dennis
John Derick
Amy Brown
Ray Dora
An Duclos
Sylvia Fisk
Shelley Gustafson
David and Patty Hallam
Hartland Heffernan
Bill Huntington
Jennifer Murdoch
Gale Hurd
Warren & Barry King
Brad Koehler
Amy Trubek
Mark Labarr
Matt & Angela Landis
Marc Lapin
Laura Basili
Peter Lebenbaum
Perry Lessing
Steven Lindemann
Karri Ingerson
Peg & Sandy Martin
Mike Mayone
Julie Mitchell
Nancy & John Morgan
Agnes Novak
Barbara Osterhaudt
Barbara Otsuka
James & Theresa Phillips
Philip Picotte
Jeff Pratt
Kim Callahan
John & Mary Pratt
Phyllis Quesnel
Anton Rifelj
Christine Robbins
Peter Hamlin
Martha Roper
Helen Ryan
Robin Scheu
Josh Sky
Alcott Smith
Reg & Carol Spooner
Gary & Kathy Starr
Al & Barbara Stiles
Ronald Strickland
Charlotte Tate
Christopher Zeoli
Steve Trombulak
George Tucker
Mike Winslow
Helen Young
Don Stratton
Alison Zimmer
The Falls of Otter Creek in Middlebury
MALT Annual Report 2010—14
MALT is grateful for the following
foundations for their generous support:
Otter Creek Audubon Society
Middlebury College
National Park Service
South Lake Champlain Trust
Town of Middlebury
United Way of Addison County
Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Dept of Environmental Conservation
Vermont State Dept of Forests, Parks
and Recreation
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
Forays with Frost Hike with Nola Kevra in April
Photo credit: Joni Osterhaudt
MALT Business Members
Addison County Snowmobile Club VAST
Addison Press Inc.
Agway Farm and Garden
Butler Farms
Champlain Valley Apairies
Coldwell Banker Bill Beck Real Estate
Danforth Pewterers Ltd.
Deppman and Foley
Dwight Asset Management
Good Point Recycling
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Gustafson Environmental LLC
J.P. Carrara and Sons Inc.
Key Bank
Landslide Inc.
LandWorks
Little Pressroom
Marbleworks Partnership
Middlebury Animal Hospital
Middlebury College Controller’s Office
Middlebury Eye Associates
Middlebury Muffintops
National Bank of Middlebury
Neuse Duprey & Putnam
OMYA Industries Inc.
Otter Creek Brewing Company
Otter Creek Yoga
Phelps Engineering Inc.
R.K. Miles
Stoneleaf Teahouse LLC
The Bike Center
The Lodge at Otter Creek
The Middlebury Area Land Trust works hard to make every donated dollar count, focusing our efforts directly on protecting land in Addison County and its natural resources. Your continued (and
new) support is testament to our work. We encourage you to get out and explore the sixteen plus
miles of the Trail Around Middlebury, or take a leisurely lunchtime walk through Otter View Park,
and enjoy the view of Otter Creek and the aquatic birds and wildlife that migrate through or make
their homes there. After all, it’s because of donors like you that these resources are available now and
for generations to come.
MALT Annual Report 2010—15
Middlebury Area Land Trust
PO Box 804
The Marbleworks
211 Maple Street, Suite 27 A
Middlebury, VT 05753
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Middlebury, VT
Permit No. 99
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
W
etland Plants
Saturday, June 25 at 10:00am
Led by Shelley Gustafson, Consulting Wetland
Scientist, Shelley Gustafson Environmental
Visit one of MALT’s new conservation easement
properties in Cornwall. This gorgeous land is part of
the Beaver Brook watershed and is home to a varied
abundance of wild animals and plants. This program
takes place at a private residence. Please call MALT
office for directions. 388-1007.
M
arsh, Meadow, and Grassland Wildlife Walks
Join us as we survey birds and other wildlife of Otter View Park and the Hurd Grassland. All walks start at
Otter View Park in Middlebury on Pulp Mill Bridge Rd
and Weybridge St. Shorter and longer routes possible.
OVP is universally accessible. Walks run from 7:30am9:30am in the summer months.
Saturday, June 11
Thursday, Sept 8
Thursday, July 14
Saturday, Oct 8
Saturday, August 13
Upcoming Outings
In collaboration with:
F
amily Bird Quest
Saturday, July 9 at 10:00am
Led by Carol Ramsayer, Otter Creek Audubon Society Member. Join us as we explore this self-guided
scavenger hunt about birds in Wright Park. Quests
are place-based educational programs using treasure
hunts to celebrate community, natural history, cultural sites, stories and special places. Meet at Wright
Park lot north of Pulp Mill Bridge on Seymour St.
Ext.
Vermont State Bird: Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus), adopted in 1927.
Credit: Lee Karney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service