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MONTPELIER — Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 8.
It is a question I face each year as March winds into April: when to take down the bird feeder. Our avian feeding station is basic: a single run-of-the-mill hopper, which I fill with a local mix of seed that seems to keep the winter flocks of chickadees and nuthatches happy. Occasionally, a …
Quite a cast: Arlington prepares to host angling enthusiasts for 2nd Battenkill Fly Fishing Festival
ARLINGTON — As the Green Mountain State finishes up thawing out from an unpredictable winter, there’s one thing at the forefront of many Vermonters’ minds, and that’s getting back out on their body of water of choice for some relaxation, nature appreciation and — of course — fishing.
MONTPELIER — Anyone thinking of violating Vermont’s fish and wildlife laws needs to keep in mind that they cannot just hunt, fish or trap in another state if their licenses are revoked here. Vermont is one of 48 states belonging to the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact, which recognizes f…
STOWE — “Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story” focuses on the life and vision of Jake Carpenter Burton, who helped catapult snowboarding into the world.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network works to educate and engage children and young adults on the connections that exist between agriculture, nutrition, community and health.
MONTPELIER — During the spring fish spawning season, the Department of Environmental Conservation wants to remind Vermonters that permitted lake encroachment construction projects (like shoreline stabilization or projects that disturb the lakebed) in public lakes and ponds are typically not …
NORWICH — The Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) is recruiting volunteers to help search fields and fens, mountains and meadows, and even their own backyards to help document the status of Vermont’s butterflies.
Ten months ago, my knee bothered me a little during an afternoon run. There was no misstep, or incident – it just started to hurt. I dismissed it, but then woke up the next morning with worsening pain and mild swelling. From my many years of taking care of middle-aged and older runners just …
Even though spring has arrived according to the calendar, I fear winter is not done with us yet. Mother Nature is full of tricks, so I am not packing away my snow shovel just yet. But to reassure me that she will provide us with flowers this spring, I am forcing her hand a bit. Or should I s…
STRATTON — This weekend some of the biggest names in snowboarding will be on Stratton Mountain for a new event that pays homage to snowboarding’s roots.
BRATTLEBORO — Vermont continues to lead the nation by a commanding margin as the top maple-producing state.
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has begun to receive reports of bears coming out of their dens as the weather warms.
Ask a farmer, “When should I prune my apple trees?” and you will most likely hear, “March.” That’s an old tradition — but not because it is the only time to prune. You can prune any time. But March is a month on a farm when not so much is happening outdoors, and farmers have time to prune th…
WEST DOVER — Skiers and riders looking to take plenty of runs at Mount Snow or other Vail Resorts mountains next winter can find the right season pass fit for them.
Ski resorts and their guests are smiling over the sudden inundation of snow this month.
RICHFORD — Vermont continues to lead the nation by a commanding margin as the top maple-producing state. Total Vermont maple syrup production in 2022 was 2.55 million gallons, an 800,000 gallon increase over the prior year and about half of the U.S. production of maple syrup. The 2023 crop i…
Reclining in an easy chair on a recent cold and snowy day, I imagined myself a bumblebee. I meandered from flower to flower, taking in the colors and scents and textures of annual flowers, starting with A (alyssum) and ending with Z (zinnias).
STRATTON — For snow sports enthusiasts, there is a new race series being held at Stratton Mountain.
Fit Chat with Dr. Rebecca Breslow | The Ovation recall: A reality check for equestrian helmet safety
Earlier this year, English Riding Supply, the popular equestrian gear manufacturer, recalled all Ovation Protege model helmets from December 2020 through December 2022. The large-scale recall, which affected 49,300 helmets in the U.S. and 5,270 in Canada, was issued for failure to meet the i…
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold public hearings on deer and moose management for 2023 on March 20, 21 and 23.
To survive the cold of winter, some animals take advantage of protected habitats, such as wooded areas or under a blanket of insulating snow. Ruffed grouse, for example, fly into piles of loose snow and create roosting cavities to rest in when not foraging. Mice and other small mammals remai…
NORTH FERRISBURGH — The Vermont Flower Show’s Grand Garden Display theme of “Out of Hibernation! Spring Comes to the 100-Acre Wood” is sure to inspire as the annual show gets underway Friday.
Winter drags on, even though the days are getting longer. The sun is often lurking behind gray clouds, and on a good day, we only get about 9 hours of light. I do miss the colors of summer, so I keep fresh-cut flowers on our table – even though I have to buy them.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced that game warden trainees Louis Daversa, Noelle Kline, and John Truong were promoted to full game warden on Monday.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has proposed issuing 180 moose hunting permits in Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of the state in a continued effort to reduce the impact of winter ticks on moose in that area. No permits are recommended fo…
MONTPELIER — While the current warm weather continues, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is extending its advisory to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain. On inland waterbodies that may have better ice conditions at present — and after cold weather returns, on Lake Champlain — caution …
Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate a return to gardening than to share its magic with children? It’s not too early to start planning now.
Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is advising the public to stay off the ice on Lake Champlain due to unsafe conditions, and to exercise caution on other bodies of water.
Humans often ascribe traits that we admire to other animals. We treasure a dog’s loyalty, revere an eagle’s power, and applaud a dolphin’s intellect. We hold these creatures in high esteem, whether they are spotted rarely in the wild or are daily lounging at our feet, because we value these …
ROCHESTER — The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are pleased to invite comments for the proposed Telephone Gap Integrated Resource Project located on the Rochester and Middlebury Ranger Districts of the Green Mountain National Forest.
If you get a chance this winter, take a peek through the icy window of a pond surface. You may see water boatmen (order Hemiptera: family Corixidae) clinging to the pond floor. Long oar-like hind legs propel these insects, inspiring their common name. Shorter, scoop-like front legs are used …
For most of my life, I have been a runner. What this means in wintertime is I strap on my Dion-NeviTrek racing snowshoes, and Monty the dog and I hit the trails for some backcountry snowshoe running. We have done this for years and have explored many a wooded winter wonderland in Southern Ve…
MANCHESTER — Amy Herrmann revisited Antarctica for a good reason.
Mammals and birds are endotherms, which means they generate their own body heat through relatively high metabolic rates. That high metabolism requires energy, which these animals garner from food. We typically think of endotherms as warm-blooded; however, some of them are not warm all of the time.
DANBY — Andrea Myklebust, whose son survived a scary ordeal late last month when a falling tree crushed the car he was sleeping in, reported that he was transported to San Francisco and had successful amputation of his injured leg on Monday.
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