World Fellowship is hosting a Bio Blitz on Saturday and Sunday, in which small teams will work with naturalists to find and identify as many species as possible on our four hundred wooded acres, wetlands, and ponds within a 24 hour period. This includes trees, plants, birds, insects, mushrooms, birds, and other animals. It will also offer the opportunity for nature drawing lead by experienced illustrators.This event will be led by Larry Millman, author, mycologist and world explorer, who will…

Burlington Vermont's own samba street band is guaranteed to get you on your feet and moving to its pulsating carnaval rhythms. The huge sound of drummers playing their contagious brand of Afro-Brazilian percussion is irresistable to people of all ages. Patterned after Brazilian Carnaval percussion orchestras with up to 300 musicians, Bloco Montanha Verde is a smaller scale version of the traditional community street bands found in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. Smaller to fit the scale of their Vermont…

Cooperative work in teams; competition between teams. Use what you know; learn what you don’t. Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy!; will they make the difference? Categories about things you care about; snack bar prizes for winning teams. Participants from teens to seniors; will there be generational advantages and disadvantages?  Where else would you get Jeopardy! with a peace and justice twist?

Gina Bilander presents a Nature Photography Workshop: All ages, levels of skill and equipment are welcome as we learn how to translate what we see and respond to into photographs: the art and science of light. Morning sessions which may include field trips. Daily handouts given on the history of photography and nature essays.

Green Roots is a community-based organization in Chelsea MA. With a majority Latinix population, the city ranks 2nd in the state for population density with 25% of residents living below the poverty line. A representative will talk about their work to address the the environmental and public health threats in their community. Through organizing and political action they have been successful in cleaning air pollution hot spots, stopping the transport of dangerous fuels by trains through their community and a…

Gina Bilander presents a Nature Photography Workshop: All ages, levels of skill and equipment are welcome as we learn how to translate what we see and respond to into photographs: the art and science of light. Morning sessions which may include field trips. Daily handouts given on the history of photography and nature essays.

A lightly facilitated weekly discussion of the 2023 Book of the Summer selection, Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng. Day/time may vary based on guest preferences each week, or multiple groups may be held in one week. Check the activity board and dining hall announcements. But come prepared to engage with this WF community read.

Lynne Cherry is a climate activist, author and illustrator of over thirty nature-themed children's books including the NY Times best-seller, Under the Kapok Tree, a picture book about the ecological importance of the Amazon rainforest. She has also founded and directed the Center for Children's Environmental Literature and Young Voices for the Planet, and has produced documentary films which highlight the power the young people have to take action about the climate crisis. Lynne will talk about the actions that…