The Hinesburg Town Forest Committee and the Chittenden County Forester will host a public walk on the LaPlatte Headwaters Town Forest (LHTF), a 301-acre conserved municipal forest owned by the Town of Hinesburg. The purpose of this walk is two-fold: to seek input on the upcoming Management Plan for the LHTF and to raise awareness of current restoration and management efforts there.

Meet at 10:00 AM at the LHTF parking area on Gilman Road in Hinesburg, ready to spend a day outdoors in any weather. Participants will tour the southern section of the LHTF from 10:00 – noon, have a picnic lunch (please bring your own) and then join Ethan Tapper, Chittenden County Forester, and Will Dunkley of Trout Lily Forestry Services to discuss invasive species control on the LHTF until 2:00 PM.

The walk is free and open to all. The 2009 Management Plan for the LHTF, and a draft of the 2019 Management Plan, can be found at http://www.hinesburg.org/lhtf/. Comments on the plan can be given via email at townforest@hinesburg.org, or in person at a Hinesburg Town Forest Committee meeting, the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Hinesburg Town Hall.