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Modeling climate change impacts on a Vermont watershed

-Oct. 15th 2018

A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on discharge and sediment loads.

New forest health web-tool available

-Oct. 11th 2018

The Northeastern Forest Health Atlas provides users with disturbance data from across the region.

Climate change impacts on sugar maple health

-Oct. 9th 2018

Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree species.

American marten recovery in the northeast

-Sep. 5th 2018

Researchers surveyed experts on the occupancy of American marten to estimate distribution and connectivity in the northeast to aid in marten recovery.

Modeling climate change impacts on a Vermont watershed
A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on discharge and sediment loads.
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New forest health web-tool available
The Northeastern Forest Health Atlas provides users with disturbance data from across the region.
Read More...
Climate change impacts on sugar maple health
Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree species.
Read More...
American marten recovery in the northeast
Researchers surveyed experts on the occupancy of American marten to estimate distribution and connectivity in the northeast to aid in marten recovery.
Read More...
Prioritizing conservation land for Bicknell's Thrush
Researchers at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies identified key habitat in the Dominican Republic that should be targeted for conservation.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

VT EPSCoR Policy and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) Fall Meeting - The day-long meeting offers stakeholders the opportunity to share knowledge, experiences and concerns with each other surrounding the Lake Champlain Basin. 2018-11-30

Planning and Facilitating Collaborative Meetings - Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, Lake Champlain Sea Grant, and UVM Extension are hosting NOAA Office for Coastal Management's 2-day Planning and Facilitating Collaborative Meetings training. 2018-12-04

2018 Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative Conference - Forests and Climate Change: Managing Impacts and Planning for the Future - Climate change continues to be a threat facing the forests of the northeast and the people that depend on them. This year, the plenary session of the conference will focus on surveying the impacts of climate change on key forest ecosystem processes and services, with a focus on forests, wildlife and water. 2018-12-14

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NEWS FROM BEYOND VERMONT

Drug pollution concentrates in stream bugs, passes to predators in water and on land - Sixty-nine pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in stream insects, some at concentrations that may threaten animals that feed on them, such as trout and platypus. When these insects emerge as flying adults, they can pass drugs to spiders, birds, bats, and other streamside foragers. These findings by an international team of researchers were published today in Nature Communications. 2018-11-06

With Bugs, You’re Never Home Alone - A citizen-science project aims to catalog the spiders, insects and other many-legged creatures that live indoors with us. 2018-10-29

'Leaf peeping' is huge in New England. Will climate change alter tourism? - How will climate change affect "leaf-peeping" tourism in New England? 2018-10-24

Exploring the Suitability of a Modelling Approach to Estimate Contaminant Occurrence in Drinking Water Sources - Lakes and rivers are used for drinking water and treated wastewater discharge. This study explored using a modeling-approach to providing drinking water facilities with a tool to understand potential contamination from upstream wastewater treatment facilities. 2018-08-28