ecoNEWS VT

2020-10-14

Hunters’ Attitudes Towards a Hypothetical Return of Wolves to Vermont (Score: 1.27)

Wolves inhabit forests in Quebec and have potential to disperse into New England. Are wolves welcome in Vermont?

2018-09-05

American Marten Recovery in the Northeast (Score: 1.27)

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

2019-02-25

Genetic Data Suggests a Successful Marten Reintroduction in Southern Vermont (Score: 1.15)

Researchers examined genetic structure of martens and found that a previous reintroduction attempt was successful.

2018-11-20

Monitoring Least Bitterns in Vermont for Better Conservation (Score: 1.05)

Researchers assessed factors impacting Least Bittern occupancy and detection, providing an extensive baseline assessment of Least Bittern distribution

2020-03-19

Conserving Connected Forest Habitat Key to Recovering American Marten in the Northeastern U.S. (Score: 0.97)

Restoring American marten populations in Vermont and the northeastern U.S. will require high quality, intact, and connected forested habitat.

2016-11-02

Bumble Bee Disappears from Vermont (Score: 0.97)

The rusty patched bumble bee was once common as far south as Georgia and west to the Dakotas. Today the…

2021-06-09

Vermont Home to Richest Wildlife Occurrence in New England (Score: 0.90)

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

2021-01-06

COVID-19 Increases Visitors to Urban Natural Areas (Score: 0.90)

Vermont study finds pandemic pushes people to seek refuge outdoors for the first time in years.

2019-05-24

How Wildlife, Recreation, and Demographics Affect Public Acceptability of Development in Vermont (Score: 0.90)

Factors like wildlife, outdoor recreation and demographics have various effects on public acceptability of development in Vermont.

2015-09-30

Using Temperature Dataloggers to Monitor Bird Nesting Success (Score: 0.84)

Dataloggers improve bird nest monitoring capabilities and reduce costs.

2014-09-04

Vermonters' "Acceptable" Levels of Town Development May Decrease Occurrence of Black Bear and Bobcat (Score: 0.78)

Development of natural land may pose a threat to native wildlife species in Vermont and globally.

2014-04-04

Black Bass Health Following Tournaments (Score: 0.78)

Assessing the stress of increasingly popular fisihing tournaments on black bass populations.

2017-02-20

Frog Distribution in a Changing Landscape (Score: 0.70)

Thirty percent of the world's amphibian species are threatened, and researchers suspect that land use change may be implicated.

2014-07-01

Twenty Years of Monitoring the Bicknell's Thrush (Score: 0.70)

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has monitored the Bicknell's Thrush population in Vermont and the Greater Antilles islands.

2014-06-26

Lake Trout Spawning (Score: 0.70)

Shallow reefs in Lake Champlain may provide ideal habitat for spawning lake trout.

2016-04-27

New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont (Score: 0.60)

The iconic landscape and economically viable forests of Vermont are yielding to the driving forces behind fragmentation.

2016-07-26

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 0.57)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.

10/13/2020

Hunters’ Attitudes Towards a Hypothetical Return of Wolves to Vermont (Score: 1.27)

Wolves inhabit forests in Quebec and have potential to disperse into New England. Are wolves welcome in Vermont?

9/04/2018

American Marten Recovery in the Northeast (Score: 1.27)

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

2/24/2019

Genetic Data Suggests a Successful Marten Reintroduction in Southern Vermont (Score: 1.15)

Researchers examined genetic structure of martens and found that a previous reintroduction attempt was successful.

11/19/2018

Monitoring Least Bitterns in Vermont for Better Conservation (Score: 1.05)

Researchers assessed factors impacting Least Bittern occupancy and detection, providing an extensive baseline assessment of Least Bittern distribution

3/18/2020

Conserving Connected Forest Habitat Key to Recovering American Marten in the Northeastern U.S. (Score: 0.97)

Restoring American marten populations in Vermont and the northeastern U.S. will require high quality, intact, and connected forested habitat.

11/01/2016

Bumble Bee Disappears from Vermont (Score: 0.97)

The rusty patched bumble bee was once common as far south as Georgia and west to the Dakotas. Today the…

6/08/2021

Vermont Home to Richest Wildlife Occurrence in New England (Score: 0.90)

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

1/05/2021

COVID-19 Increases Visitors to Urban Natural Areas (Score: 0.90)

Vermont study finds pandemic pushes people to seek refuge outdoors for the first time in years.

5/23/2019

How Wildlife, Recreation, and Demographics Affect Public Acceptability of Development in Vermont (Score: 0.90)

Factors like wildlife, outdoor recreation and demographics have various effects on public acceptability of development in Vermont.

9/29/2015

Using Temperature Dataloggers to Monitor Bird Nesting Success (Score: 0.84)

Dataloggers improve bird nest monitoring capabilities and reduce costs.

9/03/2014

Vermonters' "Acceptable" Levels of Town Development May Decrease Occurrence of Black Bear and Bobcat (Score: 0.78)

Development of natural land may pose a threat to native wildlife species in Vermont and globally.

4/03/2014

Black Bass Health Following Tournaments (Score: 0.78)

Assessing the stress of increasingly popular fisihing tournaments on black bass populations.

2/19/2017

Frog Distribution in a Changing Landscape (Score: 0.70)

Thirty percent of the world's amphibian species are threatened, and researchers suspect that land use change may be implicated.

6/30/2014

Twenty Years of Monitoring the Bicknell's Thrush (Score: 0.70)

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has monitored the Bicknell's Thrush population in Vermont and the Greater Antilles islands.

6/25/2014

Lake Trout Spawning (Score: 0.70)

Shallow reefs in Lake Champlain may provide ideal habitat for spawning lake trout.

4/26/2016

New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont (Score: 0.60)

The iconic landscape and economically viable forests of Vermont are yielding to the driving forces behind fragmentation.

7/25/2016

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 0.57)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.