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Immigrant Workers Vital to Vermont Dairy Industry, Need More Social and Medical Support

-Oct. 18th 2021

Immigrant dairy workers in Vermont, especially those who are undocumented, often lack fair labor conditions and adequate medical resources.

Mapping the Depth of Lake Champlain

-Oct. 6th 2021

Middlebury researchers measure depths in Lake Champlain to produce a map for other researchers, lake managers, first responders, and lake enthusiasts.

How Might Vermont Forests Look in 200 Years Under a Changing Climate?

-Jun. 21st 2021

Over the next 200 years, changing climate will likely cause shifts in tree species composition and health of Vermont and northeastern forests.

Vermont Home to Richest Wildlife Occurrence in New England

-Jun. 9th 2021

Researchers create New England wildlife distribution model; Vermont has richest species distribution.

Immigrant Workers Vital to Vermont Dairy Industry, Need More Social and Medical Support
Immigrant dairy workers in Vermont, especially those who are undocumented, often lack fair labor conditions and adequate medical resources.
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Mapping the Depth of Lake Champlain
Middlebury researchers measure depths in Lake Champlain to produce a map for other researchers, lake managers, first responders, and lake enthusiasts.
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How Might Vermont Forests Look in 200 Years Under a Changing Climate?
Over the next 200 years, changing climate will likely cause shifts in tree species composition and health of Vermont and northeastern forests.
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Vermont Home to Richest Wildlife Occurrence in New England
Researchers create New England wildlife distribution model; Vermont has richest species distribution.
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The Health of Northeastern Forests
Engage with a rich set of data to understand the health of northeastern forests.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

REV2021 | Part Two: Building a Just Transition - The second part of REV2021, Building A Just Transition, takes place October 26 and explores questions of equity in energy and the workplace. 2021-10-26

Quantifying the Social Benefits and Costs of Reducing Phosphorus Loading Under Climate Change - On Wednesday, October 27th noon to 1pm EST, join the Lake Champlain Sea Grant in person or online to learn about how excess phosphorus loading to Lake Champlain has led to increasing frequency and severity of harmful algal blooms, negatively impacting economic activity and human health in the surrounding region. 2021-10-27

The River Corridor, Floodplains, and Riparian Habitat - On November 5th, 10-11am EST, hear a panel of planners from the Agency of Natural Resources talk about Vermont’s floodplains at several scales: as part of a larger watershed and network of connected lands and waters, as a unit for town planning, and as dynamic places for river processes. 2021-11-05

Nature Hour: Going Batty - Bat Ecology and Conservation - Learn more about local bat ecology and national conservation efforts on Wednesday, Nov 10th 6-7pm EST. 2021-11-10

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MORE NEWS FROM VERMONT AND BEYOND

Climate change and human pressure mean migration may be “no longer worth it”, say researchers - Animals that migrate north to breed are being put at risk by ongoing climate change and increasing human pressure, losing earlier advantages for migration, declining in numbers and faring much worse than their resident counterparts, according to scientists writing in Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2021-10-20

Climate Change Likely To Abruptly Impact Algae in the Global Ocean - Global warming is likely to cause abrupt changes to important algal communities because of shifting biodiversity ‘break point’ boundaries in the oceans – according to research from the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute. 2021-09-30

Unite solutions to climate and biodiversity crises to save life on earth, says study - Leading experts on the ecological impacts of climate change are calling for urgent action to align the climate and biodiversity agendas to ensure that low cost, low risk, low maintenance opportunities to jointly and efficiently address these two environmental issues are prioritized and implemented. 2021-09-22

Animals ‘shapeshift’ to adapt to climate change: new study in Trends in Ecology and Evolution - Warm-blooded animals are subtly changing their features as they adapt to changing temperatures and habitats engendered by climate change, a new study has found. 2021-09-09