Exciting news from the Krusch Preserve! We are working to acquire an adjacent 30-acre parcel, which would expand the Preserve to over 200 acres of land open to visitors. This project has full support from the Town Select Board and has been warmly embraced by our community.

The fundraising campaign is led by The Friends of the Peter Krusch Preserve, a private 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more and find out how you can help by visiting their website at this link.

Check out the preserve on this awesome virtual tour at this link.
The Preserve’s Trail Map isat this link, Cliquez ici pour la brochure en français
To get in touch, please see our contacts page at this link
Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome at the preserve. Click this link for more information

Here are our upcoming and past events…

  • WALK TO VIEW THE POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE KRUSCH PRESERVE

    When : Wednesday, December 17th, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Meet at the Krusch Preserve Entrance and parking area, North Cambridge Road.Please preregister as the group size is limited. RSVP to email Events@KruschNaturePreserve.org With the help of the Vermont Land Trust, we are working on adding the adjoining 30 acre Bormann property to the Town’s Krusch Preserve. This will Read more

  • EXPANDING THE PRESERVE : Walk The Potential Addition

    When : Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 2:00 pm….And : Saturday 18 October 2025 at 10:00 am Please preregister as the group size is limited. RSVP to email Events@KruschNaturePreserve.org With the help of the Vermont Land Trust, we are working on adding the adjoining 29 acre Bormann property to the Town’s Krusch Preserve. This will Read more

  • MAINTAINING OPEN HABITAT– MANAGEMENT OF THE PRESERVE’S SANDBLOW. September 12th

    When: September 12th, 2:00pmWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, 306 North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Mark LaBarr of Audubon Vermont, an expert on managing transitional land to keep shrubland open for bird and insect habitat, will meet with members of the Krusch Preserve Committee and interested members of the public to advise us on management Read more

  • EXPANDING THE PRESERVE : Public Information Meeting September 8th.

    In 2020, the Peter A. Krusch Nature Preserve was created out of the vision and generosity of Sally Laughlin and her late husband Peter Krusch, together with the hard work and generosity of the Cambridge community. The Preserve has quickly become a treasured community asset, with 4,000 visitors in the past year. We now have… Read more

  • CANCELLED : GOLDENROD AND INSECTS OF LATE SUMMER, September 6th

    We regret that this event is cancelled due to the very poor weather outlook.When: Saturday, September 6th, 11:00amWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, 316 North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Led by Spencer Hardy a conservation biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and an insect expert. In recent years. Spencer, has traversed the state chasing Read more

  • NIGHT WALK FOR BATS. August 5th

    When: Tuesday 5 August 2025, 7:30 pm.Where: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, 306 North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Bat enthusiast Bill Giezentanner will lead this walk to search for bats on the Krusch Preserve using sound technology. Recording bats’ echolocation “calls” is an efficient and non-intrusive way to identify what species occur in an area. Read more

  • MONARCH BUTTERFLY MONITORING BLITZ, August 3rd

    When: Sunday, August 3rd 2025 1:00pm to 4:00pmWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT This year the Krusch Preserve will join the continent-wide Monarch Monitoring Blitz. The goal isto find and check approximately 80 milkweed plants (looking for eggs, larva, and adults) and then tallying the totals to report to the Read more

  • CES Class Visit, May 28th

    A class from the Cambridge Elementary School visited the preserve on May 28th and had a fine day out. Read more

  • Spring Bird Walks, May and June

    When: Wednesday May 21st 2025, 7:00amWhen: Saturday May 31st 2025, 7:00amWhen: Thursday June 5th 2025, 7:00amWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Springtime is an ideal time for birding by ear and by eye, as migratory species return to join our year-round residents. Plan for a slow walk to enjoy the Read more

  • Mother’s Day Wildflower Walk : May 11th

    When: May 11th, 2025, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Vermont Master Naturalists Lara Weis and Mary Fiedler will walk with you on the paths of the preserves searching for spring wildflowers. Please meet at 316 North Cambridge Road at 10:00 am.To pre-register please email events@kruschnaturepreserve.org See some Read more

  • Signs of Spring; April 26th

    When: Apr 26, 2025, 10 AM to 12 PMWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Does it look like Spring? Come join a “Signs of Spring” walk on Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 am. We will be walking the trail to the Cambridge Pines looking and listening for signs of spring Read more

  • Tracking Walk Krusch Preserve March 15

    When: Mar 15, 2025, 2 to 4 PMWhere: Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve, North Cambridge Road, Jeffersonville, VT Come join us on a tracking adventure at the Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve in Cambridge, Vermont on Saturday, March 15th from 2pm to 4 pm. Jacob Bailey will be leading the tracking walk and is at Read more

  • Winter Nature Walk, January 25th, 2025

    Saturday January 25th; 10:30am – 12:30pm Please join us for a winter walk at the Peter A Krusch Nature Preserve on Saturday, January 25th at 10:30am to 12:30pm. The walk will be led by Lara Weis and Mary Fiedler, both Vermont Master Naturalists. We will be exploring the effects of the cold and weather at Read more

  • CES Class Visit : October 25th.

    A group of Cambridge Elementary School students will be visiting the preserve on Friday October 25th between 8:30 and 10;30 Read more

  • GEOLOGY WALK, Saturday October 26th, 2024

    Saturday October 26 at 10:00 am Stephen Wright our local geologist and professor at the Geography and GeoSciences Department of the University of Vermont will leading his very popular geological tour through the Krusch Preserve. Please register by emailing Events@KruschNaturePreserve.org Read a short report At This Link Read more

  • BATS of VERMONT Nature Walk, September 13th, 2024

    Friday, 13th September, at 6:45pm . Krusch Nature Preserve, 316 North Cambridge Road, Cambridge VT.Preregister by emailing Events@KruschNaturePreserve.org Bat enthusiast Bill Giezentanner will lead this walk to search for bats on the Krusch Preserve using sound technology. Recording bats’ echolocation “calls” is an efficient and non-intrusive way to identify what species occur in an area. According Read more

  • Mushroom Fungi walk, Sunday, September 8th at 10:00am.

    Sunday, September 8th at 10:00am Attention all Fungi enthusiasts! We invite you to join Silvio Mazzerese who is leading our 2024 Mushroom Fungi walk. Silvio is our mushroom fungi expert. This is an identification-only – non-foraging walk due to the no-foraging policy of the Nature Preserve. Please meet at 316 North Cambridge Road at the Read more

  • The Trees of the Preserve Nature Walk, August 3rd, 2024

    Saturday 3 August 2024, 10:00 am.With Liz Thompson Meet at the Preserve Entrance and parking lot, 316 North Cambridge Road, Cambridge We are fortunate to have Liz Thompson, one of Vermont’s top botanists and ecologists, leading this walk on the Preserve. Liz is a co-author of the well-known publication Wetland, Woodland, Wildland and has dedicated Read more

  • Bees and Other Insects, July 27th, 2024

    Saturday 27 July, 9 amWith Spencer Hardy of VCEMeet at the Preserve Entrance and parking lot, 316 North Cambridge Road, Cambridge Spencer Hardy is a biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and an expert in bees. For the past 4+ years, he has traversed the state chasing bees and trying to better understand the Read more

  • June Bird Walk, June 16th, 2024

    Sunday June 16th, 7:00am Krusch Preserve – meet at the entrance parking lot, 316 North Cambridge Road, Cambridge Led by led by Roo and Jack Slagle (accompanied by Sally Laughlin) Our birdwalk on 5/22 located 31 species, including Winter Wren, Hermit and Wood Thrush, and six species of warblers. To date 82 bird species have Read more

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