By Emma Cotton/VTDigger Homeowners-turned-volunteers on Lake St. Catherine — on Route 30 southwest of Rutland — have worked to preserve the lake’s ecology for 40 years. They’ve monitored invasive species, measured water clarity and tested for nutrients, such as phosphorus, that can […]
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VINS presents forest ecology walk to off-the-grid property in Washington
Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.—QUECHEE—In celebration of the 40th birthday of the Vermont Land Trust, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science is pleased to offer a forest ecology walk Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at VINS’ Old Pepper Place […]
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VTF&W Conservation Camp applications are available
By Tom Rogers, courtesy VTF&W
The Outside Story
Goshawk: apex accipiter
By Thomas Ames, Jr. “The Boke of St. Albans,” a 15th century sportsman’s handbook, decreed that only a nobleman could hunt with a falcon, but a mere yeoman might settle for a goshawk. “In the talons there was death,” wrote […]