By Merisa Sherman It was dark as I pulled into the parking lot, but a beautiful glow from the almost full moon lit up the trees that surrounded the lot. The clouds prevented a perfectly clear night, giving the sky […]
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25 years in, a look at Vermont’s oldest regional conservation partnership
By Ethan Weinstein/VTDigger BRIDGEWATER — At the corners of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington and Stockbridge rises a hundred square miles of rugged, rocky land. Twenty-five years ago, the four towns banded together, working alongside conservation-minded nonprofits, to form the Chateauguay No Town […]
Visiting an old forest
By Susan Shea Decayed wood crumbled underfoot as I stepped on a mossy log. The ground was almost hidden by a lush, diverse growth of wildflowers and ferns. Brown scapes of wild leeks poked up above mottled leaflets of Virginia […]
Running barefoot in mud after the Vermonsoon
By Merisa Sherman The mud oozes through my toes as I take another step along the soaked path. I can feel how slippery the soil has become, the ball of my foot sliding back a bit with each step. My […]
Stepping into the forest
By Merisa Sherman I can feel it pulling me, step by step I move further into the darkness. The deeper I go, the thicker the leaves become until the only sunlight is sprinkled on the ground like glitter. I can […]
VINS new spring program schedule
QUECHEE—The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is welcoming the spring season by extending open hours at the center and offering new daily programs. Beginning May 1, VINS resumed live bird programs, and the Forest Exhibit and Reptile Room will […]
Marsh-Billings to hold back-to-back forest workshops, Saturday
Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Two great workshops are happening at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, part of the Working Woodlands Workshop series. First, Urban Forests will run from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. with author Jill Jonnes, who will offer a […]
Increased forest damage from caterpillars expected this summer
Central Vermont’s sugar maple’s and ash trees among the hardest to be hit Forest tent caterpillars have hatched, according to forest health specialists from the Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks and Recreation. The insect is expected to cause widespread defoliation […]
Voters to consider national forest land purchase
By Julia Purdy CHITTENDEN—On Wednesday, May 3, a public informational meeting was held on the proposed purchase by the Green Mountain National Forest of 2,052 acres in the town of Chittenden, currently owned by Blue Ridge Properties LLC. Presenters were […]
Green Mountain National Forest may acquire large parcel on Blue Ridge
Seeks public approval By Julia Purdy CHITTENDEN—On Jan. 18, 2017, the Chittenden Select Board held a special meeting to discuss the potential purchase of a sizeable piece of Chittenden by the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF). About 17 people attended, […]