It was a day of seasonal contrast. The temperature was rocketing past 80 by mid-morning, and the air shimmered as it would in mid-July. The trees were bare and leafless, and the lakes and ponds of Woodbury held a surprise – a near-full cover of ice, albeit rotten and eating away at the edges. … Continue reading
Vermont rivers are being physically restored at a remarkable pace. Restoring the physical nature of a river is about making the connections that allow natural restorative and maintenance processes of the river to take over. Vermonters are securing hundreds of river connections every year. Every time we install a larger culvert to fit the stream, … Continue reading
In early September the Lyndon Select Board put the final touches on many years of effort between the State of Vermont, the regional planning commission, and the Town of Lyndon. A collaboration between the Department of Environmental Conservation and Northeastern Vermont Development Association to provide technical assistance and expertise to the Town of Lyndon has … Continue reading
The weather couldn’t have been better for a day of tree planting. With the sun shining and the temperature in the mid-60s a group of ECO AmeriCorps members, the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District, Rockingham Conservation Commission, Saxtons River Permaculture Project, Bellows Falls Union High School, the Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance and local volunteers … Continue reading
Not all wetlands are created equal. Wetlands are perhaps one of the most diverse natural systems in the world. As a result of this diversity, each wetland plays a wide variety of roles in their ecosystem. The Vermont Wetlands Section is charged with protecting the functions and values consistent with the benefits wetlands provide for … Continue reading
