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
The Belvidere Bog Walk and Paddle Tour, held on Saturday, September 9th, is part of an initiative to support reclassification efforts funded through a 2016 Section 604b Clean Water Act grant through the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The purpose of the tour was to provide an outreach opportunity to landowners and community members to … Continue reading
Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:00 AM – Noon National Life Main Building – Winooski Room, M240 Vermont wetlands provide a multitude of functions including wildlife habitat, recreation, and water quality protection. Learn from Julie Follensbee, DEC Wetland Ecologist, about how wetlands can reduce phosphorus and sediment load to Lake Champlain and to identify sites for … Continue reading
After a long, cold, quiet Vermont winter, certain sections of the forest explode with life after spring’s first few warm rains. Sunshine glimmers on open water, and the peeps of spring peepers and bloops of wood frogs echo through the trees. These sights and sounds may indicate that you have found a Vernal Pool – … Continue reading
The net impacts of tile drainage on water quality are not well understood, and the science is sometimes conflicting and often inconclusive. This was the conclusion of a report, submitted by the Agencies of Natural Resources and Agriculture, Food and Markets to the Vermont Legislature on January 31st of this year. The report calls for … Continue reading
With the increase in extreme weather events and rising temperatures taking place across the world and within Vermont, wetlands are even more important now than before. Wetlands area a natural defense against flooding, erosion and mudslides, are a natural filter of pollutants, provide shade to maintain cooler waters in our rivers and lakes, and even … Continue reading
The Environmental Protection Agency’s National Wetland Condition Assessment (NWCA) is a Federal-State partnership to assess the quality of the nation’s wetlands, and to expand the capacity of State programs to monitor these valued water resources. It is part of a larger National Aquatic Resource Survey Initiative sponsored by EPA, in which Vermont participates annually. These … Continue reading
