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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

BioFinder Map Update

Biofinder is pleased to announce the release of BioFinder 2016—a new and improved version of the mapping tools and database you may have used in the past. BioFinder was created to help communities and organizations identify the lands and waters in Vermont that contribute most to biological diversity. It can be used to learn more about your landscape or to assist with land use planning at the municipal, regional and statewide scales. BioFinder will help you see your land in a larger context! A sister resource to ANR’s Natural Resources Atlas, BioFinder highlights just those datasets most helpful in conservation planning.

Updates feature new maps that focus on ecological function—the ability of plants and animals to interact as needed in order to thrive, reproduce, migrate, and move, even as the climate changes. As such, it highlights Vermont Conservation Design: networks of forests, waterways, and features that work together to maintain Vermont’s ecological landscape.

Go There!

Find it at BioFinder.vermont.gov.

Learn More!

Want to learn more about the tools and maps available through BioFinder? Invite us! We’re happy to provide trainings for groups, organizations, town conservation or planning commissions, other municipal officers and staff, or others! We’ll tailor the training to the needs and abilities of the group, and we can provide interpretation of the maps as needed.

Be sure to check out the “Using BioFinder” menu on the website for more tips and guidance on how to interact with the maps and tools, too.

Informational Webinars!

We’re offering several online webinars that will talk you through how to use BioFinder. Join us on one of the following dates. Please email monica.przyperhart@vermont.gov to register for a webinar.
Tuesday Feb. 21, 10-11am
Monday March 6, 1-2pm
Monday March 16, 1-2pm

In-person trainings – Interested individuals or groups can also attend one of our hands-on trainings at one of the following computer labs. Participants will get step by step instructions while using BioFinder. Space is limited and Pre-Registration is required. Please email Monica.Przyperhart@vermont.gov to register or for more information.

February 27
Craftsbury
Sterling College
6:30-8:30pm

March 29
Newport
North Country Career Center
6:30-8:30pm

April 5
Bennington
Community College of Vermont
6:30-8:30pm