Vermontrepreneur

Burlington Wildways: Zoe Richards

October 19, 2020 Jordan Rowell Season 1 Episode 4
Vermontrepreneur
Burlington Wildways: Zoe Richards
Show Notes

This episode marks the one month birthday of the podcast. And yes, just like human babies, I'll be counting my podcast baby's age by months. In this episode of Vermontrepreneur we talk to Zoe Richards, Director and driving force behind Burlington Wildways, our first non profit on the show! Zoe's organization is charged with improving the access and interconnectivity of wild spaces in the Burlington city limits for both animals and humans alike. 

Zoe thought that her kids spent more time in school learning about penguins than the amazing stories happening in the woods in their own back yard! She also realized that so many of us who live in Chittenden County ( a place "close to Vermont") take for granted the natural spaces in our small cities. We set our sights on the prominent ridges of Mt. Mansfield and Camels Hump for our weekend excursions. But there are plenty of people in Burlington without the time or the means to access those wild places on a regular basis. So instead, Zoe is bringing the wild to them. Or rather, reminding them that it's always been there.