Join us at the Green Mountain Audubon Center on May 8 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM for a screening of New Neighbors: The Beavers of Allen Brook! by filmmakers and husband-and-wife duo, Jim and Grace Heltz. Jim will share insights into the making of the 29-minute documentary. Following the screening, we'll take a walk down to the Beaver Pond at the Center to experience firsthand the habitat and legacy created by the beavers. This is a great opportunity to learn about the invaluable ecological services beavers provide and gain a fresh perspective on their impact. Tickets are $10/person.

Walk/Trail Information: We will take the White Pine Trail to the Beaver Pond Trail on the way down and come up through the Sugarbush and Hemlock Swamp before walking back up the White Pine Trail to the Education Barn. Our walk will be short (~0.8 mi), but does involve walking down and then back up a steep section of trail. Please wear appropriate footwear for uneven terrain and possible mud. For trail accessibility information, click here. 

About the Filmmaker 

Jim Heltz is an award winning filmmaker living in Williston, Vermont. For over 40 years, Jim has created media communications for businesses, nonprofits, hospitals, educational institutions, broadcast and cable networks, as well as the state and federal government. In addition, he has produced and directed both short form and feature documentaries including NEW NEIGHBORS the Beavers of Allen Brook (2025), Wake Robin: The First Thirty (2023), Dawn of a New Day: The Creation of Fletcher Allen Health Care (2016), Williston Revisited: A Community Portrait (2013), I Am In Here (2013), Approaching the Sliding Glass Door (2009), and Bill's Bill and Other Stories of How We Got Here: Our History of Special Education in Vermont (2006).