What Three Decades of Monitoring Birds Reveal About Our Changing Forests
Atticus Soehren is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in biology and minoring in data science and analytics. He has always had a passion for birds, climate, and…
Field Report: What Is Loud and Clear in the Quiet of the Deep Forest
As I walk between survey points, I think about how loud the bird chorus must have been when the points were first established in 1989, and then how quiet the chorus might become in the coming decades.
A Bittersweet Goodbye to Steve Faccio
While intrigued by research questions and inspired by fieldwork, Steve’s focus has never wavered from applying his findings to guide conservation.
Forest Bird Monitoring Data Dashboard Goes Live
For over 30 years, VCE has coordinated the Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program to track the long-term population trends of interior forest birds. The backbone of this project is the dedicated corps of volunteer birders. The data these hardy birders collect are invaluable in tracking the status of forest songbirds. Now, the FBMP has a Data Dashboard where anyone can explore and interact with FBMP data and view up-to-date results.
Ian Worley: Guarding the Hallmarks of Science in Community Science
“I was born looking around the world to see what was there.” Ian Worley’s innate curiosity may help explain why he began finding salamanders at age three, building model airplanes at four, studying multiple disciplines, and becoming our 2022 Julie Nicholson Community Science Award recipient.
Unwavering Commitment to Mountain Birds: Jason Crooks Receives VCE’s Inaugural Community Scientist of the Year Award
Although MBW participation fell to its lowest level since we started keeping track in 2001, one observer still managed to safely and compliantly survey three routes.
From Anisoptera to Zonotrichia: A Legacy of Science and Conservation
We’re proud to present this year’s Julie Nicholson Citizen Science Award to Bryan Pfeiffer. For the past three decades, Bryan and every member of the VCE staff have collaborated on a huge range of projects. Learn more about his great achievements.
New VCE Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds
VCE’s 25-year study of Vermont’s forest birds, including woodpeckers, warblers and other iconic species, has documented a 14.2 percent overall population decline during the period, raising concerns about birds and forests alike.
Volunteer Spotlight: Allon Wildgust—Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
Sometimes volunteers do more than what is expected of them for a given project. Allon Wildgust is a case in point. Since 2010, Allon has been surveying our Forest Bird…
Vermont Forest Bird Monitoring Program Reveals Decline in Aerial Insectivores
Aerial insectivores have seen better times. For the last decade or so, ornithologists have noted steady declines in this diverse group of birds that feed almost exclusively on flying insects. Now, an analysis of 25 years of data from Vermont confirms this alarming trend.
VCE Presents the 2010 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award
For more than 30 years, Ruth Stewart has been an avid student of natural history, an environmental advocate, conservationist, citizen scientist, and teacher.
