Category: Enjoy Burlington
Why Creative Pursuits Can Bring So Much Pleasure
Happily, the number of adults learning creative skills for pleasure is on the rise; 41% are millennials aged 18-34, with traditional skills involving sewing, printmaking and pottery proving popular with those…READ MORE
49th Annual Green Up Day
It’s almost time for the big spring clean outdoor event! Come help make our community beautiful and keep our waterways free of pollution. Green Up Day is a statewide event…READ MORE
Spring Nature Programs
Save The Date for these field walks, talks and events Introduction to The Mammal Tracking Project and use of iNaturalist with Vermont Master Naturalists Sunday, May 5th: 9:00 –…READ MORE
BTV Helps Plant Trees In Equador
Francisco Martinez is the CEO of Fundación La Iguana, an organization that works on environmental projects in Ecuador’s urban areas. Concerned about the lack of green areas in Ecuador’s cities…READ MORE
Outdoor Skating & Winter Activities
Rink update: 3/15 Rink Update: With the warm weather and rain, we’ve officially shut down the outdoor rinks. Hope you got the change to enjoy some time on the ice…READ MORE
Rozalia Project Beach Clean Up
Guest blog post by Ashley Sullivan. On a windy day back in September, over 30 volunteers worked with Rozalia Project, a local environmental non profit, to clean up a few…READ MORE
Recreation Paths: Winter Plowing Policy
With the new pavement in the northern section of the Greenway, we have updated our plowing policy for this winter. We will now plow the northern sections! Depending upon the…READ MORE
New Street Trees
The tree crew, with help from urban forestry students from the Northland Job Corps School in Vergennes, planted 20 new trees in the Strathmore neighborhood off of Appletree Point Rd….READ MORE
Arms Forest Survey
One year ago, a coalition was formed to protect the integrity of the ecology at Arms Forest and Rock Point. Members of the Rock Point and Arms Forest Coalition include: Burlington Parks…READ MORE
Oakledge for All Press Event
Mayor Miro Weinberger Announces Opening of Phase One of the Oakledge for All Accessible Playground As the first universally accessible playground in the region, the Oakledge for All playground…READ MORE