Otter Creek Audubon Society Cabin Fever Lecture
Pine Martens
New Date: Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m.

Chris Bernier, Fish and Wildlife Department fur-bearer biologist, who intrigued us with the story of Canada lynx in Vermont last winter, will review the history of pine martens in Vermont and clarify their difficult relationship with fisher cats.

Birds, Bees, and Butterflies in the Land of Milk and Honey
– The challenges & what we can do?
Date: March 20, 2018
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Addison County used to be known as the “Land of Milk and Honey.” Today the honeybee faces many affronts to its immune system in these days of habitat destruction and pesticide overload. The high colony loss challenges facing beekeepers and the declining bird, butterfly and native bee populations makes it all the more imperative that local beekeepers, farmers, gardeners and homeowners learn healthy ways to assist pollinators and improve their chances of survival. Local beekeeper Ross Conrad will share the "how to" of numerous techniques and lay out a map that we can use to reduce stresses on pollinator health. Come and find out what you can do to help.

Presidents Appointing Judges
Wednesday, March 28th at 7:00 p.m.
As UVM professor Lisa Holmes explains, while presidents have long used judicial appointments to tilt the judiciary in one direction or another, less common historically have been presidents gaining great political benefit from appointing judges for ideological reasons.  Its impact on the health of the judiciary remains to be seen.  This talk has been rescheduled from March 7th.