
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…

Languages, by Tina Scharf
After some calculations, I realize that I must go to my Mountain Bird Watch survey site this very night –…

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…

Windsor Cup Winner
Congratulations to Ed Hack for winning the 2013 Windsor Cup for the second year in a row. This is awarded…

Vermont Atlas of Life Map of the Day: It’s What the Fox Says
Fox Sparrows are coming to a feeder near you! Check out the Vermont eBird data from contributors like you. Some…

VCE Presents 2013 Julie Nicholson Citizen Scientist Award
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
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
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
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
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.