Vermont Biologists Continue in Race Against Time to Save Bats
Although Vermont’s populations of cave-dwelling bat species continue to drastically shrink in number every year, the rate of decline may…
Sierra de Bahoruco: a Crisis in the Making
Sierra de Bahoruco is widely considered to be the Dominican Republic’s crown jewel of protected areas. Harboring an extraordinary array…
Vote for the February Photo-observation of the Month at iNaturalist Vermont
The winner from last month was kind enough to act as the February judge. Joanne Russo chose to focus on…
Butterflies in Snow
At 5 degrees below zero, butterflies were the last things on my mind as I brushed the fluffy snow from…
Hidden in Underpants
There was a scream upstairs and then a yell for mom. It sounded like another teenage moment so I kept…
A Blitz of Two Dozen Snowy Owls
By Ian Worley The amazing irruption of Snowy Owls in North America this winter of 2013-2014 has brought these charismatic…
Vernal Pool Workshop on April 7
To be held in conjunction with the Northeast Natural History Conference Learn the finer points of vernal pool mapping and…
January Photo-observation of the Month Winner
The New Year always brings new hopes for naturalists to find amazing things in the wild. But sometimes it’s the…
Plight of the Pollinators on UVM Extension’s ‘Across The Fence’
Recently, VCE biologist Kent McFarland was on Across the Fence, produced by the University of Vermont Extension. They have been on-air…
Languages, by Tina Scharf
After some calculations, I realize that I must go to my Mountain Bird Watch survey site this very night –…
Team Berak Finds Reason for Optimism in Haiti
Jim Goetz, a dedicated team of Haitian conservationists and I just completed 3 days of banding and point counts at…
Behind the Scenes of Conservation Research
2 a.m. hikes up steep mountain trails to conduct dawn point counts. Mist-netting on Mt. Mansfield as the sun rises. …
Champions Crowned for 3rd Annual Vermont County Bird Quest
From the drop of the ball on January 1st to the stare from the yellow eyes of a Snowy Owl…
February eNews
This month’s eNews features Rusty Blackbirds, a new “Suds & Science” lecture series, racy insights on Groundhog Day, and news…
Vote for the iNaturalist Vermont Photo-observation of the Month
The winner from last month was kind enough to act as the January judge. Larry Clarfeld, at North Branch Nature…
Connecting with Farmers to Bridge the Gap
The hallways of the Lake Morey Resort were abuzz last weekend during the annual Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference in…
“Getting Rusty” with a Spring Migration Blitz
Have you heard a squeaky-hinge song lately, or seen a flash of rust-tipped feathers under a bright yellow eye? Once…
VCE Brown Bag Lunch Series: Conserving Plants and Animals in a Changing Climate
Please join us for our upcoming informal brown bag lunch seminar with Dr. Hector Galbraith on January 14th at noon. Bring your…
Vote for the iNaturalist Vermont December Photo-observation of the Month
With the winter solstice in December the theme was “light”. We looked through nearly 700 images from the month…
Access matters: closed fields?
From the Birding Community E-bulletin: opportunities for those who enjoy grasslands – from birders to hunters – are vanishing. Across…
Susan Hindinger Joins VCE
Susan Hindinger begins this week as VCE’s new Associate Director. Susan brings expertise in program planning and management, grant proposal development,…
An Update from the Grasslands
Amidst steep, continental declines in grassland bird populations, core habitat in the Great Plains and Midwest is now under siege….
Results from the Vermont Atlas of Life
Never before has Vermont known more about the diversity of life within its borders. Yet never before have we needed…
Windsor Cup Winner
Congratulations to Ed Hack for winning the 2013 Windsor Cup for the second year in a row. This is awarded…
Loon Meets Owl in Eric Hanson’s House
On December 17, I awoke to -25 F here in Craftsbury, VT. The day before a juvenile Common Loon had…
Kinglets in the Cold
Before you start reading this, grab a nickel out of your piggy bank and hold it in the palm of…
Grasshopper Sparrow Listed in Eastern Canada
Owing to population declines that have been taking place over the past four decades in eastern Canada, the Committee on the…
Muskrat Feeding Wins November Photo-Observation Contest
Stick season posed a challenge for photo of the month, but as always iNaturalist Vermont photographers came through. It was…
Snowy Owl Invasion: 2011 versus 2013
The last big Snowy Owl invasion was in 2011 (top map), but it was much more widespread than the one…
December eNews
The December edition of VCE’s eNews features snowy owls arriving, peregrine falcons dying, and vernal pools being conserved. If you’re…
