Lemon Fair WMA Lands Grand Opening –10:00 a.m., Tues., July 28

WHAT: A public event to celebrate the addition of 330 acres of land to the Lemon Fair Wildlife Management Area in Cornwall and Bridport, Vermont. The event will include a reception with speakers (listed below), followed by the option of attending one of two 1-hour field trips of the property.

The Lemon Fair Wildlife Management Area contains a slow-moving stream that meanders through wetlands, farm fields, and some of the most productive wildlife habitat in this region of Vermont. It represents the single largest land purchase using Vermont Duck Stamps. It is also the first property that will benefit from the new Vermont Habitat Stamp program.

WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Tues, July 28, 2015
Speakers commence at 10:30, field trips at 11:30

WHERE: 1683 West Street, Cornwall, VT
Directions: If you are coming from Route 125 heading west out of Middlebury, make a left onto West Street. If you are headed east on Route 125 from Bridport, make a right onto West Street. The event will be 1.8 miles to the south on the right. If you are headed west on Route 74, make a right onto West Street and if you are headed east on Route 74, make a left onto West Street.
The event will be 1.6 miles to the north on the left.

WHO:
ANR Secretary Deb Markowitz
Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter
NRCS Vermont State Conservationist Vicky Drew
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Biologist Chris Smith
Waterfowl Advisory Committee Member Lawrence Pyne