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Vermont watersheds transformed one beaver dam at a time
11+ hour, 8+ min ago (358+ words) A year ago, I wrote about beavers, their history, and their effects on flooding, both good and bad. I read "Beaver Land" by Leila Philip, and I've lived with them inhabiting the stream behind our house for the last five…...
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Issues Turkey Safety Tips
13+ hour, 41+ min ago (381+ words) Wild turkey gobblers display during the spring breeding season. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department urges hunters to follow safety protocols during the May 1-31 spring turkey season. MONTPELIER " Hunters heading into the woods for Vermont's spring turkey season can reduce…...
Hawk's Nest Wilderness Preserve Honors a Brother's Dream
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (631+ words) MAIDSTONE " When Carolyn Mulliken's mother, Phyllis Fox, passed away three decades ago, she bequeathed to her daughter a 242-acre parcel in Maidstone. But this bequest was more than a piece of land: it was the legacy of Carolyn's brother, Keith…...
Uncovering the hidden layers of your garden's soil profile
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (951+ words) A typical soil profile showing the O, A, B, and C horizons " the distinct layers that develop over thousands of years through weathering, precipitation, plant growth, and the activity of soil organisms. Understanding these layers helps Northeast Kingdom gardeners and…...
Vermont Marks 56 Years Since Wild Turkey Restoration
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (410+ words) Vermont Fish and Wildlife staff process and band wild turkeys before release in West Pawlet in 1969. The birds, trapped in New York's Steuben and Allegany counties, were the ancestors of Vermont's current wild turkey population. The restoration of wild turkeys…...
Vermont wildlife officials caution on fast reintroduction
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (406+ words) A mountain lion stands on a snow-covered stump in a winter forest. Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department officials are urging advocates to slow down efforts to reintroduce the big cats to the state, citing numerous scientific unknowns and the need…...
Volunteers needed for Vermont's hunter education program
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (314+ words) A volunteer instructor works with students during hunter education training. Vermont Fish and Wildlife is recruiting new instructors to teach firearms safety courses across the state. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a new instructor training course for…...
Vermont's action plan aims to save endangered species
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (542+ words) The wood turtle is among species at risk of decline that Vermont's Wildlife Action Plan aims to protect. VERMONT " Vermont Fish & Wildlife is seeking public input on a 10-year conservation plan for hundreds of at-risk species, from lake sturgeon to…...
Understanding the glacial till shaping our landscape
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (463+ words) Dense silt till exposure revealed by landslide on Morrill Brook in Danville, Vermont, showing the complex layering of glacial deposits left behind thousands of years ago. The gray-blue basal till visible in this streambank erosion demonstrates the compacted nature of…...
Meet New England's Taxidermy Pioneer
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (775+ words) The original C. S. Phillips building in Glover, Vermont'home to his taxidermy and furniture business'before its destruction in the devastating 1927 flood. The 1919 product catalog from the C. S. Phillips Company, promoting the business as "New England's Leading Taxidermists." The interior of C. S. Phillips's taxidermy shop…...