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-Sep. 21st 2022

More frequent severe drought and heavy rain events can lead to spikes in phosphorus export from tile drains in Vermont farm fields.

-Sep. 8th 2022

Airborne emission of PFAS found in soils and groundwater downwind from Teflon factory in Bennington, Vermont.

-Aug. 25th 2022

A pilot research project is using a holistic approach to riparian buffer restoration in the Champlain Valley.

-Jul. 12th 2022

Vermont land use planners and researchers can use new maps that show how different-sized floods will spread across river valleys.

Climate Change Impacts Phosphorus Loss From Tile-Drained Farm Fields
More frequent severe drought and heavy rain events can lead to spikes in phosphorus export from tile drains in Vermont farm fields.
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Airborne Emissions of PFAS Can Contaminate Soil and Groundwater
Airborne emission of PFAS found in soils and groundwater downwind from Teflon factory in Bennington, Vermont.
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Ongoing Research Aims to Improve Water Quality, Pollinator Habitat, and Support Abenaki
A pilot research project is using a holistic approach to riparian buffer restoration in the Champlain Valley.
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Floodplain Mapping Tool for Conservation and Restoration Planning
Vermont land use planners and researchers can use new maps that show how different-sized floods will spread across river valleys.
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Floodplain Restoration to Help Property Damage and Social Inequality in the Lake Champlain Basin
Researchers find that restoring forests could save Vermont $1 billion in flood damages and enhance climate resilience for low-income households.
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Abenaki Campfires With Chief Don Stevens: Woodland Wildlife - Gather around a fall campfire to learn more about Abenaki Culture with Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation. Don will share stories, artifacts, drumming, songs, and culture of the Abenaki people. 2022-10-15

Award-Winning National Geographic Photographer: Joel Sartore - A virtual and in-person presentation by Joel Sartore, the keynote speaker at this year's Vermont International Film Festival. Joel is an award-winning photographer, speaker, author, conservationist, and the 2018 National Geographic Explorer of the Year. Joel specializes in documenting endangered species and landscapes around the world. 2022-10-29

Residential Yard Management and Landscape Cover Affect Urban Bird Community Diversity Across the Continental USA - Households manage their yards in diverse ways and new research has found that their landscaping and management decisions have the potential to increase wild bird habitat and influence bird biodiversity in their yard and also at the neighborhood and city scale. 2022-09-06

The Power of Compost - Making Waste a Climate Champion - A new way of using compost could boost global crop production and deliver huge benefits to the planet, according to a study co-led by The University of Queensland. 2022-09-06

Bird Behavior Influenced by Human Activity During COVID-19 Lockdowns - For humans, the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were a stressful time, marked by fear, isolation, canceled plans and uncertainty. But for birds that inhabit developed areas of the Pacific Northwest, the reduction in noise and commotion from pandemic lockdowns may have allowed them to use a wider range of habitats in cities. 2022-08-15

Even Modest Climate Change May Lead to Sweeping Changes in Northernmost Forests - In a 5 year study by a University of Michigan ecologist, even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth’s northernmost forests, which constitute one of the planet’s largest nearly intact forested ecosystems and are home to a big chunk of the planet’s terrestrial carbon. 2022-08-15