The Wild Burlington Society

Imagine a small, cozy room. There’s a fragrant smoke emanating from the hearth worming its way into the dark wooden walls. A group is huddled in the corner, hunched over a small pile of found treasures. They’re puzzling over the function of glands on the tips of the teeth of a common buckthorn leaf. Or maybe they’re fiercely debating the utility of the invasive species concept. Perhaps someone is giving a presentation on the history of spongy moth outbreaks in Vermont. The point here is that a group of nerdy naturalists has made it a practice to regularly gather to dig into the many facets of natural history.

Gatherings will take on different forms from month to month, ranging from lectures, workshops, trivia games, discussion.

Join our Google Group. Members can post upcoming events, pose questions to other naturalists, share observations of the changing seasons. We’ll also use this list to announce details for monthly meetings.

Dates: The Wild Burlington Society is a monthly gathering, meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Meetings start at 7pm and are 1-2 hours long. See calendar below for details.

Location: Meets at Kieslich Park building: 311 North Ave (map).

The program is geared towards adults. All naturalists, novice and expert alike, are welcome! Kids can join as well, but should be accompanied by an adult.

There’s a no pressure suggested donation of $0-10 that supports developing our natural history resources.