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Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad

-Sep. 22nd 2016

Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon deep in the mineral soi

Long-term trends in stream macroinvertebrate communities

-Jul. 28th 2016

Undeveloped streams are used to monitor long-term trends in macroinvertebrate communities

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain

-Jul. 26th 2016

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.

Using digital soil maps to predict risks of phosphorus in riparian buffers

-Jul. 25th 2016

Predicting Risks in Riparian Buffers or Digital Soil Maps as Risk Management Tool Study assesses the usefulness of digital soil maps as a management t

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad
Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon deep in the mineral soi
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Long-term trends in stream macroinvertebrate communities
Undeveloped streams are used to monitor long-term trends in macroinvertebrate communities
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Using digital soil maps to predict risks of phosphorus in riparian buffers
Predicting Risks in Riparian Buffers or Digital Soil Maps as Risk Management Tool Study assesses the usefulness of digital soil maps as a management t
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Prioritizing green and natural stormwater infrastructure in Vermont development
Vermont has prioritized the use of green stormwater infrastructure in response to devastation by flooding during extreme storm events.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Burlington Geographic Lecture: Urban Wilds of the Queen City - Sean Beckett brings us into Burlington’s lesser-known natural areas to unearth stories of Burlington’s history, ecology, community, and evolving relationship with open space. Elise Schadler shows us what our beautiful street trees have to say about our identity as Burlington residents. 2016-09-28

Perspectives from the Field: Emerging Issues in Regulatory Work - Speakers from the VT Department of Fish and Wildlife discuss the costs and benefits of wind power, solar power, and development in Vermont, as well as ways to protect aquatic systems through regulation and partnerships. 2016-09-29

ECANUSA Conference 2016 - Understanding and managing ECANUSA forests in a changing environment 2016-09-30

Dead Creek Wildlife Day - Family-friendly wildlife demonstrations and guided nature walks at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: learn about bird banding, bats, wildlife rehabilitation, waterfowl calling, and more. 2016-10-01

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NEWS FROM BEYOND VERMONT

Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks local grant proposals - The LCBP anticipates awarding more than 50 grants totaling more than $750,000 dollars. 2016-09-22

Tiny plastic pollution may be more widespread in Great Lakes - Microplastics, previously only known to be in lakes and oceans, are also being found in river tributaries. 2016-09-16

Can predatory beetles save dying hemlocks? - In a North Carolina experimental forest, researchers are raising predatory beetles in a 1-acre "insectary." Large populations of the beetles may work as a biological control against the hemlock woolly adelgid. 2016-09-12

TNC Vermont finds rare plants in the Adirondack high country - USFS Geologist Scott Bailey and TNC Vermont's Gus Goodwin went in search of rare plants on Adirondack cliffs that hadn’t received a formal inventory since 1927. Scott and Gus found extant populations of fragrant cliff fern, smooth woodsia, white mountain saxifrage, and slender rockbrake, as well as several other species that had never been reported for the area. 2016-09-08