Take A Hike with the Library...
Hike Like an Ecologist at Rock Point Commons
This trip will involve a moderate trail walk on uneven ground that may be muddy or wet. Hiking boots or waterproof shoes are recommended. Registration is preferred but not required, please email Barbara Shatara at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov Meeting place/parking: Leddy Park parking area
Rock Point encourages people to get a free trail pass and to consider a small donation when enjoying the trails- it supports our conservation.
Bob Zaino is the Natural Community Ecologist with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. In that role, he conducts inventories and assessments of natural communities, and the myriad species they comprise, across the state as part of the Department’s Natural Heritage Inventory. He applies that information to inform land management and conservation. Bob strives to connect people to nature, and to protect plants, animals, and wild places for the future. He is a co-author of the revised second edition of the book Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont. He is a graduate of Bowdoin College and has a master’s degree from the University of Vermont’s Field Naturalist Program.
Meeting place/parking:
We will meet at 5:25PM in the Leddy Park Parking Lot to access the trails via the trail head on the bike path.