Wildlands and Forests
of North America

Wild Forest Fest Spring 2026
A Celebration of our Wildlands

April 24, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Location: Axxin 229
Elspeth Hay Book Event with special guest Chez Liley of Wellspring Commons, John Elder moderating.
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April 29, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Middlebury High School
School Visit -
April 29, 1:30 pm Green Team; 2:00 - 3:00 pm Full School
Location: Vergennes High school
School Visit -
April 29, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: Unity Hall, or Meeting House
Panel - Celebrating and Conserving Our Wildlands.
April 30, 8:00 - 9:30 am
Location: Mt Abraham High School
School Visit -
April 30, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Location:
Old Growth Forest Walk (for schools primarily),
April 30, 12:30 pm
Location: Hillcrest on campus 103
College dance performance. Laurel Jenkins Colloqium - Poetic Response to Conservation.
May 1, 7:00 pm
Location: Middlebury UCC - Sanctuary
Paul Winter concert - May Day theme - This Glorious Earth.
May 1
Location: Unity Hall
Anne Bergeron and Tracy Penfield, photo exhibit in Unity Hall - concert intermission.
May 1
Location: Unity Hall
Tabling by partner organizations during concert, for intermission.
May 2, 1:00 pm
Location: Middlebury UCC - Divinity Hall
Andi Lloyd and Andy Nagy-Benson: Conversations from the Ecotone: Spirituality among the Trees.