Birding Walk with Richard Foye
2023-05-20 07:30 - 08:30 (America/New_York) | Sand Hill Road Parking area, 87 Sand Hill Rd, Putney, 05346, United States
Join us for a spring birding extravaganza this Saturday May 20th. Visit the Putney birding nexus of Sand Hill Road with expert birder Richard Foye as well as fellow bird enthusiasts. Please bring binoculars if you have them and leave your dogs at home. Kids under close supervision are welcome (we’ll be walking on the side of the road).

How Will Climate Change Affect Vermont Forested Wildlife Habitats and Is There Anything That We Can Do About It?
2023-06-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Putney Mountain Trailhead – Libby’s Way, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, VT, 05345, United States
With Hector Galbraith
Despite results from a multitude of scientific studies projecting the risks posed by a changing climate to natural systems, climate change is already upon us and is affecting natural habitats in the Northeast. Also, we can expect that in the future the impacts to Putney Mountain forests may accelerate, and we may face future effects that we have not yet anticipated. Just what may these changes look like in forested habitats and how might they impact wildlife populations and communities? Looking ahead, what, if anything, can we do about it? Are there adaptation efforts that we can use to slow, prevent, or steer some of these projected changes? All of these crucial questions will be addressed in this PMA field trip and talk.
Dr. Galbraith is an animal ecologist who has published many studies detailing the likely vulnerabilities of wildlife and their habitats to the changing climate, for both federal, state, and non-governmental agencies.

Introduction to Hawkwatching
2023-09-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Putney Mountain Summit, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, 05345, United States
On Saturday September 16 from 10:00 to 2:00 long time Putney Mt. Hawkwatcher John Anderson will give an introduction to hawkwatching. Those interested can join John in the Putney Mt. Summit clearing for this event. While not absolutely necessary, binoculars are highly recommended. Participants should also bring food, water and sunscreen.
Find your way to the Putney Mt. Summit clearing, introduce yourself to John and wait patiently for what we hope will be great broad-winged hawk flight. Historically the 16th has been our peak day!
In case of rain John will be on the mountain Sunday to answer your questions.

PMA Annual Meeting
2024-01-22 18:30 - 20:00
Join us on zoom for the PMA annual meeting by google meet.
You can join by clicking here

Missing Link Trail Celebration Hike
2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | End of Holland Hill Rd, 515 Holland Hill Rd, Putney, Vermont, 05346
After 40 years of working to connect the Windmill Ridgeline Trail from Grafton, VT to Prospect Hill in Dummerston, Putney Mountain Association will open the final trail segment on August 24, 2024! Champion trailblazer Roger Haydock will guide us over 3 miles of the newly- completed Missing Link Trail with views to the West River valley and a visit to Vermont’s co-champion ash tree.

Putney School Harvest Festival
2024-10-06 10:00 - 16:00 | Putney School, 418 Houghton Brook Rd, Putney, 05346
Putney Mountain Association will have a booth at the Putney School’s annual Harvest Festival. We’ll have a large scale map and handouts available for anyone looking to visit our local forests or learn more about our latest conservation project: Fall Brook. Feel free to stop by and say hi to a friendly board member! There’s lots to do at Harvest Festival; we hope to see you there!

PMA Annual Meeting
2025-01-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Putney Community Cares, 54 Kimball Hill, Putney, Vermont, 05346
We invite all PMA members to attend our annual meeting to hear a great presentation by Jeff Nugent from the Windham Regional Commission, titled The Mountains of Windham County. We’ll meet at the Laura Heller Community Barn on Kimball Hill.

Putney Bird Walk
2025-05-12 07:00 - 09:00 | Sand Hill Road Parking area, 87 Sand Hill Rd, Putney, 05346, United States
Join Richard Foye and the Putney Mountain Association to enjoy the sights and sounds of the songbirds currently making Putney home. Meet at Sand Hill Road at 7am this Sunday.

Full Moon
2025-06-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Putney Mountain Summit, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, 05345, United States
Bring a friend and a late-night snack.

Ash Tree Inoculation
2025-06-14 09:00 - 10:00 | Legacy Ash Tree on Missing Link Trail, 645 Hague Rd, Dummerston, VT, 05346
Join local arborists Pete Butler and Kevin Brewer, who are conducting a second inoculation of PMA’s Legacy Ash in the newly acquired Fall Brook forest. Please register for this event as parking is limited. Carpool if you can! You can hike in from the Hague Rd parking lot or from the end of Holland Hill Rd.

Putney Mountain Tree Walk
2025-06-28 09:00 - 10:30 | Putney Mountain Trailhead, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, VT, 05345, United States
Want to get to know your deciduous and coniferous neighbors on the ridgeline? The Putney Mountain Association is hosting naturalist Rich Grumbine for a Tree Walk on June 28th at 9 AM. This slow amble will afford ample opportunity for identification and careful observation of these sylvan creatures. In case of rain, the walk will take place on June 29th at 9AM.

Grumbine has lived in the Putney area since 1989 and has been a member of the natural science faculty at Landmark College for 35 years. He fell in love with plants during his college years and one of his great pleasures is to share his plant knowledge and enthusiasm with others.

The Tree Walk will take place on the most-hiked trail in Windham County. Thanks to a grant from the Vermont Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation and the expert trail construction of Tahawus Trails, Putney Mountain Association was finally able to give our most popular trail the heft it needed to support the crowds. Tree walkers can rest assured that the path will be dry and that their walking will not disturb any vernal pools.

Full Moon
2025-07-10 20:30 - 21:30 | Putney Mountain Summit, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, 05345, United States
Moon-gaze to the dulcet sounds of sheep bells and baaas.

Full Moon
2025-08-09 20:30 - 21:30 | Putney Mountain Summit, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, 05345, United States
Come for the sunset, stay for the moonrise.

Tree Walk on Putney Mountain
2026-04-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Putney Mountain Trailhead, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, VT, 05345, United States
Want to get to know your deciduous and coniferous neighbors on the ridgeline? The Putney Mountain Association is hosting naturalist Rich Grumbine for a Tree Walk at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 12. This leisurely walk is designed to go at the pace of the forest, slow enough to see what’s really in front of you. The walk will begin at the parking lot for the Summit Trail, at the apex of Putney Mountain Road.

Dawn on the Summit with Morris Dancers
2026-05-01 05:30 - 06:00 | Putney Mountain Summit, 443 Putney Mountain Rd, Brookline, 05345, United States
Visit the Putney Mountain summit at sunrise for a special, annual celebration led by local Morris dancers.
