VCE Science Projects

Vermont Atlas of Life

The Vermont Atlas of Life is a library of knowledge on Vermont’s animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms—an online, real-time resource with maps, photographs, and primary biodiversity data open for anyone to use.

Taxa: Amphibians, Invertebrates, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles, Mollusks, Arachnids, Birds, Fungi, Fish Ecosystem: Forests, Grasslands & Meadows, Mountains, Developed, Lakes & Ponds, Agricultural Region: Vermont Volunteers: Yes - Beginner

Vermont Breeding Bird Survey

For more than 60 summers, expert volunteer birders have risen before dawn to count birds along roadside routes across North America. The Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is the continent’s longest-running landbird monitoring program, a cornerstone of modern bird conservation.

Taxa: Birds Ecosystem: Forests, Grasslands & Meadows, Mountains, Lakes & Ponds, Developed, Agricultural Region: Vermont Volunteers: Yes - Advanced

Vermont Loon Conservation Project

Four decades ago, Vermont had only seven pairs of Common Loons left in the state. Now 115 nesting pairs call our lakes and ponds home, and the number continues to increase. This conservation triumph is the result of many organizations and people—including regular folks like you—working together.

Taxa: Birds Ecosystem: Lakes & Ponds Region: Vermont Volunteers: No

Green Darner Dragonfly Migration

Like birds, millions of Green Darners migrate to the north in the spring and south in the fall. Where are they coming from and where do they go?

Taxa: Invertebrates Ecosystem: Lakes & Ponds Region: Eastern North America Volunteers: No