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2026 – 2027 Youth School Year registration are OPEN.

 

OPEN Youth Programs

Foxwalk Forest School (Ages 5 – 7)

  • Tuesdays, WEEKLY, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, Putney, VT
  • Wednesdays, WEEKLY, 9:00am – 1:00 pm, West Brattleboro, VT 

Great Blue Heron Community School (Ages 7 – 15)

  • Tuesdays, WEEKLY, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Putney, VT
  • Thursdays, WEEKLY, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm – Dummerston, VT

SUMMER CAMP registration is open!

Teen Leadership Camp (Ages 13-17, other ages by permission)

3-Day Camp, June 24-26, 2026

Brattleboro, VT

Shambhala Warrior and Nature Camp (Ages 9 – 15)

June 22 – 26, 2026

Williamsville, VT

Otter Day Camp (Ages 7 – 12)

Week 1 June 22-26
Week 2 June 29 – July 3
Week 3 July 6-10
Week 4 July 13-17
Week 5 July 20-24
Week 6 July 27-31

Brattleboro, VT

Foxwalk Day Camp  (Ages 5 – 7)

Week 3 July 6-10
Week 4 July 13-17
Week 5 July 20-24
Week 6 July 27-31

Brattleboro, VT

Earthfriend Discovery Day Camp  (Ages 7 – 12)

August 3 – 7, 2026
August 10 – 14, 2026

Williamsville, VT

*NEW* Teen Hunting Camp in August (Ages 13 – 17)

3-day camp, August 3 – 5, 2026

Putney, VT

*NEW* The Rangers’ Sanctuary Boys Camp (Ages 10 – 13)

Aug 10 – 15, 2026

9am – 3pm Monday to Thursday
Friday to Saturday overnight

OPEN Adult Programs

Summer Track and Sign Certification

July 11 – 12, 2026 w/ Daniel Hansche
Program runs approx 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day.

Each weekend experience is an incredible stand-alone tracking workshop for people of all experience levels. It offers learning, community with other people who love the world of tracks & trails, and the possibility of certification.

Summer Tracking Day with Bob Etzweiler

Saturday, July 25, 2026 – 9 am to 3 pm (Rain date: Sunday, July 26, 2026)
Brattleboro, VT area

Wildlife Tracking Weekends with Bob Etzweiler

  • WEEKEND #1: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Intro – August 22nd & 23rd. 
    • Open to all experience levels.
  • WEEKEND #2: Wildlife Tracking Weekend Next Level – September 19th & 20th. 
    • Intended for trackers with more experience and/or those who attended the 1st weekend.

WILD WISDOM Series with Vermont Wilderness School at Retreat Farm

Wild Wisdom: Fire by Friction with Bob Etzweiler

Location: Retreat Farm in Brattleboro, VT – Saturday, August 15 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Come learn and practice various traditional fire making by friction techniques. Folks will have a chance to practice bow drill, flint and steel, and other fire starting techniques and learn how to create tinder bundles off the landscape to nurture embers into flames. This is a free event and registration is appreciated!

Wild Wisdom: Wildlife Tracking 101 with Bob Etzweiler

Location: Retreat Farm in Brattleboro, VT – Thursday, October 22 6:00 PM

Join expert Wildlife Tracker Bob Etzweiler for a brief presentation and hands on exploration of the tracks and signs of local wildlife. Expect to leave with more understanding of how to track on your own as a first timer or with some more advanced knowledge and skills if you have already begun this exciting adventure into getting to know the natural world around you more deeply. 
 

Affording VWS Programs

SCHOLARSHIPS AND REPARATIONS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL VWS PROGRAMS.  Thank you to our many donors for their support of these funds. See our Policies section for more information.

 

Check out our offerings for adults, offerings for youth, and opportunities to get involved!

 

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