A Big Birding Year in Windsor County
…residents George Clark and Spencer Hardy and Stockbridge birder Ed Hack all besting the 190 mark. We knew it could be done with persistence, communication, solidarity, and a generous dose…
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept Announces Strategic Plan to Conserve Wildlife
…The draft Wildlife Action Plan is now available for public viewing at www.vtfishandwildlife.com. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is seeking public comments on the plan until November 8, 2015….
From Anisoptera to Zonotrichia: A Legacy of Science and Conservation
The Julie Nicholson Citizen Science Award honors Julie Nicholson’s extraordinary passion and commitment to birds and wildlife conservation through her many years of tireless work as a citizen scientist. It…
VCE Co-sponsors Upcoming Montpelier BioBlitz
…science adventure is a unique cross-city collaboration between North Branch Nature Center, the Montpelier Community Services Department, and the Montpelier Conservation Commission. The three organizations have joined forces to engage…
Off to the Races with Vermont eBird
…Alan Strong, Spencer Hardy, Kent McFarland VBRC race subcommittee Races Requiring Rare Species Documentation Forms Greater white-fronted goose: elgasi (tundra). May occur in the Northeast. Evidence not completely compelling yet….
Fire Management in the Green Mountains
…of herbivory. To complement our observations, we used ground-based LiDAR to thoroughly scan forest structure at each sampling location to compare management strategies further. By using Forest Service-approved methodology, we…
VCE Begins New Plant Provenance Project
…twelve perennial plants sourced from three different ecoregions (Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest) at the Native Plant Trust’s Nasami Farm Nursery in Western Massachusetts. In September 2024, the plant provenance research…
Behind the Scenes of Conservation Research
…During the rest of the year, we put all of that incredible data to work. Once the field season is complete, we check and compile our data, send feedback to…
Loon Research
…Common Loons. We’ve also collected eggs that fail to hatch for use in loon research. Climate Change The longer we study loons, the more we can understand what a warming…
Forest Thrush Mix Up
…thrush, and a Veery. Photographs kindly provided by: Kurt Hasselman (www.flickr.com/dah_professor) Veery and Jeff Nadler (www.jnphoto.net) Bicknell’s Thrush. Click on the graphic to enlarge it. Listen too all the calls…
