Building on Success: Opportunities to Enhance Conservation in Vermont
Through every phase of our science projects, the VCE team is constantly evaluating our approaches and challenging ourselves to do better—to upgrade our methods, deepen our questions, and strengthen our…
Hymenoptera Hotels: Is This a Trend We Should Be Promoting?
You might know them as bee hotels. I’m talking about cavities for nesting insects, often made from bamboo or other hollow tubes.
A Master Gardener and His Habitat Garden
What started as a Monarch meadow has become so much more.
Saving the Song of the Bobolink
How to address the threat of invasive plants in your hayfield.
You Don’t Have to Travel to Make a Discovery
That quick pic on your phone could be a first for the species.
Know Your 5: Bee Species That Pollinate Brambles Like Raspberry Flowers
There are many native brambles visited by a wide variety of bees, most of which are likely also in commercial plantings. Most brambles are moderately self-fertile and insect mediated pollination is important for uniform berry shape and for large, marketable fruit.
Field Guide to June 2026
There is a lot for the keen listener to explore this month: the air is filled with the sounds of chirping, calling, and singing birds and buzzing insects.
The Hidden Conservation Value of Powerline Corridors
While today’s ROW are not natural, they nonetheless partially fulfill the role of early successional habitats for pollinators and shrub-nesting birds. Here’s how to manage them to maximize their biodiversity.
A Screech and a Lifer at the Green Mountain Goatsuckers Birdathon
On a hot day, VCE’s lead Birdathon team chased bird sightings around Lake Champlain’s Vermont shores.
Explore All of Vermont’s Natural Nooks with the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas
Pick a natural area you’ve always wanted to explore, or find a place right nearby. Either way, while hunting for butterflies, you’ll find some incredible green corners you never would have seen otherwise.
Know Your 5: Wild Pollinators for Stone Fruit Crops
Most stone fruit species bloom in early spring, when northeast weather conditions are often cool and unpredictable, so are likely more dependent on wild pollinators that are more tolerant of lower temperatures and windy conditions than Western Honey Bees.
Know Your 5: Wild Bees That Pollinate Blueberries
Both Northern Highbush and Lowbush Blueberries are widespread in the northeast and an important food for many wild bees. Bushes that have limited or no pollen transfer by bees will be small, ripening will be delayed, early fruit drop may result, and most berries would not meet market standard quality.
