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-Jun. 25th 2018

Researchers at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies identified key habitat in the Dominican Republic that should be targeted for conservation.

-Jun. 18th 2018

Vermont's stream-floodplains offer many natural ecosystem services.

-May. 16th 2018

Who is singing? Is it a Bicknell's Thrush or a Veery? Read more to find out how researchers solved the mystery.

-Apr. 22nd 2018

Fifteen-year study mimicking natural forest disturbances to achieve old growth conditions increases biodiversity and carbon storage.

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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How interventions to Vermont's floodplains can reduce flooding and improve water quality
Vermont's stream-floodplains offer many natural ecosystem services.
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Bird Mystery Solved!
Who is singing? Is it a Bicknell's Thrush or a Veery? Read more to find out how researchers solved the mystery.
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Managing Forests for Old Growth Traits Enhances Biodiversity and Carbon Storage
Fifteen-year study mimicking natural forest disturbances to achieve old growth conditions increases biodiversity and carbon storage.
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PUBLIC MELOSIRA TRIP: AUGUST 17 LAKE CHAMPLAIN LIVE - Join Lake Champlain Sea Grant, UVM Extension and ECHO for our Summer on the Lake educational boat cruises! On seven occasions during July and August 2018, the public is invited aboard the UVM research and education vessel, the Melosira, to build geologic, cultural, and historical knowledge about Lake Champlain and its watershed, and for some of the trips, to try their hands as limnologists (those 2018-08-17

EPSCoR 2018 Grant Writing Workshop - Vermont EPSCoR will hold a Grant Writing Workshop at Trader Duke's Hotel (formerly the Doubletree) in South Burlington, Vermont on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. This day-long workshop will provide helpful information and hands-on proposal writing instruction to graduate research assistants, post-doctoral associates and faculty. 2018-08-22

Renewable Energy Vermont: REVitatlize: Transforming Energy Further, Faster, Together - Join us for our 18th annual conference - REV2018 - as we welcome back leaders and changemakers to Burlington, VT for the region's premier clean energy conference! 2018-10-18

Agriculture — A river runs through it — The connections between agriculture and water quality - A summary of a decade of intensive studies in seven agricultural areas across the United States documents how agricultural activities have altered the natural flow of water and the way that agricultural chemicals enter streams and aquifers. 2018-06-21

Understanding the influence of nutrients on stream ecosystems in agricultural landscapes - A USGS publication based on studies in eight agricultural areas documents the effects of nutrients on algal and invertebrate communities in agricultural streams. 2018-06-21

People Waste Nearly a Pound of Food Daily - Americans waste nearly a pound of food per person each day, but the exact amount of food we trash differs by how healthy your diet is, a new University of Vermont co-authored national study finds. 2018-05-15

Road salt pollutes drinking water wells in suburban New York state: Study reveals hotspots and landscape features linked to elevated salt in wells - Road salt applied during the winter lingers in the environment, where it can pollute drinking water supplies. In a recent study in the Journal of Environmental Quality, researchers identify landscape and geological characteristics linked to elevated well water salinity in a suburban township in Southeastern New York. 2018-04-16