Whether you’re a landowner, someone who works in conservation, or a forest lover, taking care of woodlands can sometimes be a lonely job.

One program in Vermont creates spaces where women can come together to share successes, frustrations and memories from their land stewardship.

Women and Our Woods Vermont was established in 2019, modeled originally after the national Women Owning Woodlands Network. Now it’s run by nine steering committee members and has expanded to include woodland enthusiasts, or anyone who is interested in learning more about stewardship and conservation.

Myla van Lynde / Vermont Public

The program includes landowners like Melita Bass, who owns a lakeside property in Shoreham that has historically been a summer camp, a farm and an apple orchard.

Bass turned

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