Putney Mountain Association Events

Categories: Classes and walks | Hikes | Astronomical events | For kids

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Summer Solstice

Putney Mountain Summit 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, United States

Longest day of the year! Sunrise: 5:11 am Sunset: 8:33 pm 15hrs 21 mins of daylight

Full Moon

Sunset: 8:33 pm Moonrise: 8:56 pm

Birding with Richard Foye

Putney Mountain Trailhead - Libby's Way 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, VT, United States

Join Richard Foye, avid birder, for a bird walk along Hinton Trail. Learn to identify birds through song and sight. Bring your binoculars and your best ears. Limit 12 people. […]

Fern walk with Lynn Levine

Beatrice Aiken Wildlife Preserve 12 Old Rte 5, Putney, VT, United States

New date: Now July 3! Join Lynn Levine, author of Identifying Ferns the Easy Way: A Guide to Common Ferns in the Northeast, for a ramble through the woods of […]

$10

Trail building class with Roger Haydock

Missing Links Trailhead 645 Hague Rd, Dummerston, VT, United States

Want to build your very own hiking trail or are you curious how the Putney Mountain Trails came to exist? Join Roger Haydock, our trail planner extraordinaire, for a chance […]

Sheep and the Invasives They Eat with David Ritchie and Sam Quintal 

Putney Mountain Summit 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, United States

You’ve seen the fences, heard the ringing bells, admired their fleece, perhaps pondered their inner lives and motivations. Or perhaps you are just discouraged by all of the invasive buckthorn. […]

Landscape Photography with Brent Seabrook

Missing Links Trailhead 645 Hague Rd, Dummerston, VT, United States

Taking pictures seems like it should be such a snap. Point the camera, click the shutter. But anyone who has tried to capture the character of a big tree, or […]

Saturn at Opposition

Putney Mountain Summit 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, United States

Brightest and closest approach to earth. Binoculars will let you see the rings! Planet will rise at 8:56 pm

Sketching Workshop with Nina Salvatore

Putney Mountain Trailhead 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, VT, United States

By looking at light and shape, anyone can draw in nature. Experience the pleasure of looking closely at things you have already seen with a new eye and come away […]

$15

Perseids Meteor Shower

Putney Mountain Summit 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, United States

Best viewing after midnight on August 12. Up to 60 meteors per hour