Grassland Birds Field Technician Position Available for Surveys in VT and NH
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE), in partnership with Massachusetts Audubon, is seeking a temporary field technician to complete grassland…
White Nose Syndrome Continues to Spread
Wisconsin now joins 23 other states in documenting the presence of the bat disease white-nose syndrome (WNS). According to the…
March Photo-observation of the Month
It seems that Vermont iNaturalists are behaving like the weather. They just can’t let go of winter. The March winner…
Results of New Hampshire Bat Hibernacula Surveys Dismal
Recent surveys for bats in New Hampshire hibernacula, places where bats spend the winter, resulted in biologists finding a total…
Vote for the March iNaturalist Vermont Observation of the Month
Here are the candidates for the March iNaturalist Vermont observation contest selected by Kyle Jones. Take a look (or listen!)…
Grassland Birders Sought to be ‘out standing in the field’ This Summer
Birders across New England are invited to greet the sunrise and enjoy the tumbling song of the bobolink on clear…
Vernal Volunteers Wanted
The Vermont Vernal Pool Mapping Project needs volunteers to field-verify potential vernal pools. Visit our interactive online map to see all…
Conservation Action in New England Grasslands
Inextricably tied to our open lands, grassland birds thrive or perish with actions of private landowners. Therein lies both the…
New Threats to Bicknell’s Thrush
A NEWS RELEASE from VCE – March 18, 2014 NORWICH, VT – A rare songbird that breeds in the U.S….
Marten Population Continues to Expand in Vermont
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department believes there is an expanding population of American marten in Vermont. Marten are small…
February Photo-observation of the Month Winner
February’s theme was “food” and the photo-observations submitted to iNaturalist Vermont, a project of the Vermont Atlas of Life, were…
Blackbird Backlash- Going Beyond Conserving the Cute and Cuddly
The Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz is in full swing, and opening weekend was a huge success. Birders from all…
Birding for Science: Dendroica
Are you looking to get involved in a citizen science bird monitoring project? Would you like to brush up on…
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…
