![Field Guide to April 2023](https://vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Early-Spring-20160512-280x200.jpg)
Field Guide to April 2023
In April, the northern forest is laid bare with cold desire, and our long-dormant senses awaken. Here’s our guide to some of the joys this month brings.
![Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Week: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)](https://vtecostudies.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/map1-280x200.jpg)
Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Week: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)
As recently as the 1990s the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee was a relatively common bee in Vermont. They were probably found…