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"Talking Trash" with Marshall Hudson Knapp
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (670+ words) Marshall Hudson Knapp "talks trash," emphasizing the need to shift the culture. Marshall Hudson Knapp (right) and his wife Cindy (left) host a vermiculture workshop at the Bennington Community Market. It takes an army of committed volunteers to reduce waste…...
Dive into summer: Volunteers needed to monitor Vermont's lakes and ponds
2+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) The Lay Monitoring Program provides training to measure water clarity using a Secchi disk and report cyanobacteria observations. MONTPELIER " This summer, the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program is seeking volunteers to help monitor and collect information about lakes and ponds…...
Dive into summer: Volunteer to monitor Vermont's lakes and ponds
3+ week, 4+ day ago (447+ words) Lay Monitoring Program training to measure water clarity using a Secchi disk and report cyanobacteria observations. MONTPELIER " This summer, the Vermont Lakes and Ponds Program is seeking volunteers to help monitor and collect information about lakes and ponds in the…...
The Outside Story: Why did the frog cross the road?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (372+ words) The timing and presence of rainfall have a powerful effect on frogs. Normally, these conditions would have kept me indoors, where it was warm and dry, but not on this night. This night was supposed to be a "Big Night,…...
How Vermont prepares for ice jams and works to increase flood resilience
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) MONTPELIER " Each winter, Vermont prepares for potential ice jams and their impacts. Also known as "ice dams," ice jams form when blocks of ice clump and block river flow. Ice jams can cause upstream flooding before they break up or…...
Bears are waking up, Vermonters should take down birdfeeders and secure other food sources to prevent bear conflicts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (399+ words) Bear conflicts can get worse quickly if bears learn to target bird feeders, garbage and backyard chickens as easy sources of food. Mid-March is the time to take down bird feeders as bears emerge from their dens. MONTPELIER " The Vermont…...
Pownal fund-raiser mixes art and conservation to foster bats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (489+ words) A poster advertising an auction of artworks in Pownal to help provide multiple houses for bats in Pownal, thereby fostering populations endangered by White-Nose syndrome. One of the works donated for a silent auction next month in Pownal to help…...
Bennington area robotics teams shine at Tech Challenge
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (253+ words) BENNINGTON -- Two teams from Bennington Area Robotics joined 23 other youth teams from across the state at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Vermont Championship on March 7 in South Burlington. They competed through judging, qualifiers and playoffs to see who had the…...
Meeting on draft statewide land conservation plan set for March 19
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) The view to the southeast at the summit of Mount Equinox gives an idea of the extent of forested land in Bennington County." A sign for the Green Mountain National Forest in Manchester. ARLINGTON " A discussion and opportunity for input…...
20th Annual Vermont Composting Summit kicks off on March 25
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (301+ words) Josh Kelly of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation provides policy updates at the 2025 Vermont Organics Recycling Summit. MONTPELIER " The 20th annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) will be held on Wednesday, March 25, at the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub. It is…...