Green Mountain Goatsuckers

Join us for the Vermont Center for Ecostudies’ 20th Annual Birdathon, a beloved tradition that raises funds for VCE, a wildlife research and conservation nonprofit based in White River Junction. As the official "hardcore" VCE team, the Green Mountain Goatsuckers will hustle across the state and bird for the cause this May.

New to Birdathon? It's like a walk-a-thon, but instead of counting miles, we’ll be counting bird species during one 24-hour period in May. 

You can help us reach our fundraising goal by either making a donation today or by pledging to give a specific dollar amount per species we see on our big day.

Your generosity funds everything we do at VCE, including: 

📈 Long-term monitoring: we publish and maintain decades-long datasets that reveal how wildlife responds to changing lands and climate.

💡Innovative conservation science: we conduct pioneering research to build knowledge and protect biodiversity.

🌎 International collaboration: our partnerships in the Caribbean foster local capacity to sustain ecosystems.

🌱 Mentorship for the next generation: we prepare interns and graduate students with career skills while collecting vital data.

To learn more about VCE visit us at vtecostudies.org.

You can make a donation or a per-species pledge on members' individual pages or to our team by clicking the donate button. You can also mail a check to Vermont Center for Ecostudies at PO Box 420, Norwich, VT 05055 and include our team name on the memo line.