After the recent July floods, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VTF&W) is asking recovery efforts to prioritize river resilience and help impacted fish populations when possible. “The first priority in flood recovery is human safety,” said Aquatic Habitat […]
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Nets, boots, action: Sampling macroinvertebrates
By Declan McCabe I have a pre-pandemic memory of a dozen high school students – armed with dipnets and wearing chest waders – emerging from a Saint Michael’s College van. Before masks and social distancing, my collaborators and I packed […]
State asks public to report ice-out dates
As spring temperatures arrive, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is inviting Vermonters to report when lakes and ponds lose their ice cover, known as the “ice-out date.” The spring date when a lake becomes completely ice free from […]
State to test for chemicals at dry cleaners near child care, preschools
As part of a continued focus on protecting Vermont’s most vulnerable, six child care and preschool programs located within 200 feet of current or former dry cleaning businesses will be evaluated in December to determine if dry cleaning chemicals are […]
Reduce, reuse, recycle — and compost, Act 148 implimentation progresses
By Carl Diethelm The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Solid Waste Management Entities (SWME’s) has been phasing in the implemention of the Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) over the past four years. A big step was made last year […]
RNRCD awarded $82,500 grant for stormwater reduction in the East Creek Watershed
RUTLAND — On Feb. 29 the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) announced that it was awarded a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VTDEC), Ecosystem Restoration Program Grant ($82,500) to hire an Engineering Contractor to prepare a design for a […]