Join Merck Forest’s education team for Kits and Cubs, our preschool/toddler and caregiver meet-up group on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10-11:30 am. Meet at the Visitor Center for themed nature exploration and activities, songs, story time, and take-home crafts. Weather/Season-appropriate clothing is strongly recommended. Email us HERE with any questions. Pre-registration is required for each child and adult; fee is $5 per...

Wine Tasting Dorset Union Store Meet at the Dorset Union Store each Saturday from 1-3pm for wine tasting.

For women who have no little to no prior saw experience, Basic Chainsaw Safety is useful preparation for Game Of Logging Level 1 (it is not a prerequisite, however). Topics covered include the parts of a chainsaw, safety, and basic maintenance. There will be no tree-felling at this level and chainsaw use is limited to bucking logs. Participants must bring their own PPE, including a...

SOLO will teach a 2-day Wilderness First Aid course focusing on emergency backcountry skills, with the option of a CPR component for an additional fee and hours. Recertification for Wilderness First Responder (through SOLO only) is also possible through this course. Certification for WFA is valid for 2 years. Preregistration is required. Minimum age 16. $200, CPR component for an...

For students with no little to no prior saw experience, Basic Chainsaw Safety is useful preparation for Game Of Logging Level 1 (it is not a prerequisite, however). Topics covered include the parts of a chainsaw, safety, and basic maintenance. There will be no tree-felling at this level and chainsaw use is limited to bucking logs. Participants must bring their own PPE, including a safety...

Game of Logging chainsaw safety courses: Levels 1 & 2. Level 1 (Saturday, May 5, 8am – 4pm) focuses on precision felling techniques and is a pre-requisite for taking Level 2. Level 2 (Sunday, May 6, 8am – 4pm) focuses on maximizing saw performance. Participants must bring their own chainsaw, PPE, including a safety helmet with face shield, eye and...

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to welcome back Albany Law School Professor Vincent Bonventre to talk about the Supreme Court. There is a six-justice majority of Republican appointees on the current court. They are decidedly more politically conservative than the three remaining justices – the Democratic appointees, who are just as decidedly more politically liberal. This...

Wine Tasting Dorset Union Store Meet at the Dorset Union Store each Saturday from 1-3pm for wine tasting.

Spoil Your Mom This Mother’s Day and Treat Her to a Delicious Meal  Sunday, May 12th for Brunch beginning at 11:00am or Dinner at 5:00pm at the Dorset Inn Join us at the Dorset Inn on Mother's Day to celebrate. Our brunch will feature a special menu coming soon and if you are joining us for dinner, enjoy our regular...

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes wildlife biologist, Tom Rogers, to talk about the effects of climate change on Vermont's natural world. Vermont, like the rest of the planet, is facing the dual crises of climate change and the rapid loss of biodiversity. What are some of the changes to plants and animals that we’re seeing in nature...

Directed by Christy Vogel with Musical Direction by Matthew Steckler and Choreographed by Lina Cloffe, 9 to 5 The Musical is based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Set in the late 1970s, this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic. Pushed to the boiling point, three female coworkers concoct...

Wine Tasting Dorset Union Store Meet at the Dorset Union Store each Saturday from 1-3pm for wine tasting.

Spring is bursting from all corners of Merck Forest — from the farm to the fields to the forest. Come join us for our springtime open house as we welcome new lambs, chicks, piglets, green growing things, and more. We’ll have activities and exploration for the whole family, and food available as well. 11am- 3pm, suggested donation of $5.

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is delighted to welcome back writer and photographer Christopher Dant to talk about the photographs of Alexander Gardner. Overshadowed by his employer, the famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady, Alexander Gardner—more than any photographer—captured the horrors of the Civil War and some of the most remarkable images of Abraham Lincoln. His work and...

Wine Tasting Dorset Union Store Meet at the Dorset Union Store each Saturday from 1-3pm for wine tasting.

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with Vermont Folklife and the Manchester Historical Society to present a community listening party. Listening Parties invite you, your friends, and neighbors to come together and listen deeply to the sounds of everyday life in Vermont – voices, music and the world around us – drawn from the archive and...