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Flying Fish: Rainbow Trout Migration at Willoughby Falls
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (141+ words) ORLEANS, Vt. " Steelhead rainbow trout have begun their annual upstream migration at Willoughby Falls, leaping toward spawning grounds in a display that draws wildlife watchers to Orleans each spring. The fish can typically be spotted moving up the falls during…...
How Vermont's land is still rising from the last Ice Age
2+ week, 4+ day ago (642+ words) He didn't realize that mountain glaciers were once fed by large ice sheets formed atop mountain ranges or on a continental scale from the far north. When I described how the ground has risen since the ice sheet melted, he…...
Eyes on the road for Vermont's amphibian migration
4+ week, 1+ day ago (341+ words) A spotted salamander navigates a road crossing during the spring breeding migration. Vermont Fish & Wildlife urges drivers to watch for migrating amphibians on warm, rainy spring nights. VERMONT " Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking drivers to slow down and use…...
Frozen lakes define winter culture in the Northeast Kingdom
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (745+ words) An angler sits alone on a frozen lake as the sun sets over the treeline " a scene familiar to ice fishing communities across the Northeast Kingdom, where frozen water opens up a season unlike any other. The school uses winter…...
Vermont Marks 56 Years Since Wild Turkey Restoration
1+ mon, 2+ 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, 1+ 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…...
Can heat pumps keep Vermont homes warm all winter?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (605+ words) John Rowe didn't start out trying to sell heat pumps. After working with a local contractor experimenting with the technology, he installed one in his home. When it performed reliably through winter, he added more, making heat pumps his primary…...
Does Vermont winter safety come at an environmental price?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (348+ words) That focus on safety reflects the reality of Vermont winters. Road salt has become essential infrastructure for maintaining passable roads when snow and ice storms hit. The question facing the state is how to preserve that safety while reducing environmental…...
Vermont's wildlife finds an unusual hero: tax forms
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (256+ words) northstarmonthly. com The rue anemone wildflower was listed as endangered in Vermont in 2022 and will benefit from Nongame Wildlife Fund tax checkoff donations. VERMONT " Vermont's Nongame Wildlife Fund is essential to the conservation and restoration of some of Vermont's most…...
Vermont's action plan aims to save endangered species
3+ mon, 2+ day 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…...