Last night in Floral Hall I was extremely happy to see over 200 people attending the Wildlife Event brought by Sue Morse, Phil Sharpsteen, Bobbie Summers and Kit Emery of Keeping Track in Jericho, VT. I sponsored the event with CATS, Northeast Wilderness Trust, Adirondack Council and Champlain National Bank. Dogwood Bread Company graciously donated the amazing pizzas we had on hand for volunteers. Chris Maron, Kathy Kelly and I headed a crew that included several other excellent volunteeers. Sue’s collection of wildlife pelts and parts is an amazing educational resource. Her photography is profoundly intimate at times, making me feel that I am almost in the woods at the same time she is. I am looking forward to coordinating a training program that I hope will lead to a 2011 Champlain Valley Keeping Track Monitoring Program. Long live the Champlain Valley, full of people and animals and plants that live on and work the land together.
