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Champions Crowned for 3rd Annual Vermont County Bird Quest

February 5, 2014  |  Kent McFarland

From the drop of the ball on January 1st to the stare from the yellow eyes of a Snowy Owl on December 31st, hundreds of Vermont birders scoured fields and…

Windsor Cup Winner

January 2, 2014  |  Kent McFarland

Congratulations to Ed Hack for winning the 2013 Windsor Cup for the second year in a row. This is awarded to the birder with the highest number of bird species…

Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Day: It’s What the Fox Says

October 22, 2013  |  Kent McFarland

Fox Sparrows are coming to a feeder near you! Check out the Vermont eBird data from contributors like you. Some are now showing up in the Champlain Valley and soon…

VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

October 1, 2013  |  Chris Rimmer

Dave Hoag, a life-long resident of Grand Isle, is a man of few words but myriad natural history accomplishments. He’d rather talk about winged creatures than himself any day.

VCE Presents the 2012 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

October 1, 2012  |  Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Citizen scientist Kevin Hemeon plans to continue his contributions to citizen science projects for as long as he can swing a net and hoist a pair of binoculars.

VCE Presents the 2011 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

October 1, 2011  |  Vermont Center for Ecostudies

From his urban roots in New Jersey to his life in rural Vermont, citizen scientist Ed Hack has maintained a love of nature and a steadfast commitment
to participation in a wide array of citizen science projects.

VCE Presents the 2010 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

October 1, 2010  |  Vermont Center for Ecostudies

For more than 30 years, Ruth Stewart has been an avid student of natural history, an environmental advocate, conservationist, citizen scientist, and teacher.

VCE Announces 2009 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award

October 1, 2009  |  Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Roy Pilcher has arguably volunteered more time, logged more miles, and expended more energy than anyone in the past quarter century to advance bird and wildlife conservation in Vermont.