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  • The Catamount Outdoor Family Center has been the home of the McCullough family since 1873. The place was originally the home farm of Giles Chittenden. The main house was built by his father, Vermont's first Governor, Thomas Chittenden, in 1796.

    The property at Catamount is listed by the Vermont Division for Historic Places and the national Register of Historic Places as the "Giles Chittenden Homestead". The land is situated on two hills affording vistas including the Green Mountains and the Winooski River Valley in the East and the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain in the West. A pleasant combination of woodland, pasture, and cropland combine with mostly gently rolling terrain to make this 500 acre property a gem in burgeoning Chittenden County.

    We started the recreation/conservation land use experiment in 1978 that you see here today. The property has become a model of education, agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, conservation, historic preservation, and recreation. it regularly services Vermonters throughout the Northwest quadrant of the state. It is also a destination for tourists from around the globe. Catamount is a 501(c)3 non profit organization.

    Mission Statement: To promote family and community well being through activity and education in a natural environment.

Green Mountain Audubon Society Birdathon On Saturday

Join the Green Mountain Audubon Society Birding Team and the members of the GMAS for our annual Birdathon on Saturday, May 18th from 7:30 – 11:30 am.  This event is our one and only fundraiser held during the year. Proceeds from the Birdathon support educational programs at the Green Mountain Audubon Center and GMAS programs held throughout the year. The Catamount Outdoor Family Center is an outstanding birding hotspot.  This bird walk marks the first in a series of walks at the COFC that the GMAS will lead throughout the spring and summer. Join us to tour this property and to learn more about birding at the COFC. The bird checklist for the COFC is available in the Resources section of this website. Select Resources from the menu at the top of this page and scroll down to the end of the page to find the link to the checklist. To read more about birding at the COFC go to the Hermit Thrush link at the top of the page and select the 2011 articles. Carl Runge contributed an essay on Birding at the COFC to the Hermit Thrush in 2011, which has been updated.

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