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-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.

-Jun. 9th 2021

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

-Apr. 21st 2021

Engage with a rich set of data to understand the health of northeastern forests.

-Apr. 8th 2021

In the Missisquoi River basin, soils in agricultural lands and adjacent streambanks have more phosphorus than soils in forests and their streambanks.

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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Comparing Soil and Stream Phosphorus Among Farms, Wetlands and Forests in Vermont
In the Missisquoi River basin, soils in agricultural lands and adjacent streambanks have more phosphorus than soils in forests and their streambanks.
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Views of U.S. and Canadian Maple Syrup Producers on Climate Change
A widespread survey of maple syrup producers reveals political view and geography play important roles in climate change perceptions.
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Growing Pollinator Habitat - On September 25th, 11am-noon EST, join Horsford Teams Member Tori Hellwig and Ralph Fitz-Gerald for a chat about enhancing your garden through the seasons for pollinator species big and small. 2021-09-25

Show up for the Earth: Liberation, Ecology & Intersectionality - Join Dr. Suzanne Pierre, microbial ecologist, biogeochemist, founder, and lead investigator in Marin’s Critical Ecology Lab on Wednesday, Sept 29th 3:40-4:30pm EST to learn about the intersectionality between liberation and ecological relationships. 2021-09-29

Predicting Soil Carbon Vulnerability to Environmental Change - On Thursday, Sept 30th 11am-noon EST, learn about the ways soil carbon is protected by interactions with minerals in soil, and how sensitive these stabilizing processes are, may help improve prediction and quantification of carbon feedbacks from soils to the atmosphere. 2021-09-30

Kolshorn Lecture: Coloring the Conservation Conversation with Dr. Drew Lanham - On Thursday, Sept 30th 6-7pm EST, hear J. Drew Lanham, the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature, give the annual Kolshorn Lecture hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota. 2021-09-30

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

Wing shape determines how far birds disperse - New research shows that bird dispersal distances may depend more on the a bird’s wings than previously thought. The study, “Flight efficiency explains differences in natal dispersal distances in birds”, was recently published in the journal Ecology. 2021-09-02

Trees can starve to death from insect defoliation - In a new study published in Functional Ecology, scientists demonstrated that increasingly severe defoliation indeed draws trees’ down energy reserves – sometimes to zero – providing direct evidence that stressed trees can starve to death. 2021-08-15

Human-wildlife conflict under climate change - Climate change is exacerbating human-wildlife conflicts by straining ecosystems and altering behaviors, both of which can deepen the contacts — and potential competition — between people and animals. An article published in the journal Science addresses the ways that climate change may impact the complex interplay between human activities and wildlife populations. 2021-08-11