Once Common in Vermont, Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Now Federally Endangered
Rusty-patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) Just 20 years ago, the rusty patched bumble bee was a common sight, so ordinary that it went almost unnoticed as it moved from flower to…
Wild Bees on Local Farms
…Junction Food Forest Quechee Community Garden Hartland Community Garden Stratford Edible Pocket Park Cedar Circle Farm Canillas Community Garden Ornamental Gardens Justin Morrill Homestead Lake Moray Resort MRG Pollinator Gardens…
Join the Vermont Spring Backyard BioBlitz on iNaturalist
…using your smart phone or tablet and the free iNaturalist app or a camera and your computer! All the observations you make during the project time period (April 20 –…
2020: an Unforgettable Year for Birding in Norwich
…same date. An early migrant Fox Sparrow provided a welcome sight to Norwich birders in late March, and a harbinger of avian diversity to come. © Jim Block https://www.jimblockphoto.com/B On…
The Rising Seas and Stakes for Coastal New England Wildlife
…predict a price tag of billions of dollars to protect our coastal New England human communities from sea level rise; however, the cost to our coastal ecosystems and wildlife communities…
Vermont Dragonfly and Damselfly Atlas: 10,000 Odes and Counting
…April 21, as the first Anax junius (Common Green Darners) were cruising into Vermont, VCE made more than a century of Odonata data freely accessible to the world, thanks in…
The Invisible Boundaries of Sierra de Bahoruco National Park
…For more about Marvin and his work, visit http://www.marvindelcid.com. See Marvin’s original story (in Spanish) at http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2015/03/25/i1069421_los-lmites-invisibles-del-parque-nacional-sierra-bahoruco.html. Please note that VCE accepts responsibility for any errors of translation. We and…
Field Guide to October 2018
…sunny days. When a hard freeze comes along, production ends. Why would a tree use energy to make a pigment in a leaf that is about to die and fall…
The Persistent Tragedy of Sierra de Bahoruco: The Case of Las Mercedes
…this commissions’ condemning report, confirming our worries, nothing changed and forest destruction kept increasing—as did our frustration. In this recent case, we can firmly prove the complicity of local environmental…
Field Update: New nests, flooded nests, and healthy competition
…chicks of the season have hatched, and new reports of tiny Vermont loonlets are coming in almost daily. New nest sites have also been reported, with one of the most…
