Posts filed under: Outdoors & Environment
Spring may be upon us, but winter is reluctant to let go. In the meantime, we’re all eagerly awaiting the time when we can head back to our gardens and...
They came from all over the United States and were going to live in a foreign country for two years where most of them didn’t speak any of its languages....
Have you heard about all the non-native invasive species in Lake Champlain? These include 50 species of plants, animals and pathogens that were introduced to the Lake Champlain basin....
Vermont is the only state in the country where farmers cannot readily access a program meant to pay them back for restoring habitats around their farms....
Raised beds are a great way to minimize effort and maximize enjoyment of vegetable and flower gardens....
The week of May 22-28 has been designated National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week to help increase public awareness of this tree-killing beetle and the damage it can cause to...
It’s mid-May, and I’m still sitting under the same oak tree waiting for the dark purple light in the east to begin gradually succumbing to the pale green and blue...
Green Up Day 2023 photos...
In the midst of a climate crisis, many people are interested in forests’ ability to help mitigate climate change by sequestering and storing carbon....
The selectboard voted unanimously to lower the weight limit for the temporarily repaired bridge which was closed since April 25 after a hole was discovered in it....
As part of an ongoing recovery project, wildlife officials have announced the annual closings of cliffs where peregrine falcons nest across Vermont....
Shortly before noon on Sunday morning Don Stevens saw a small bear, about 100 pounds, playing with his bird feeder....
Just as greenhouses in Vermont produce salad greens in March and zucchini in April, pineapples flourish under glass in the Azores at the same latitude as Richmond, Virginia. Plantations in...
Charlotte is a town that’s proud of its trees. You might even go so far as to say it’s a tree-huggin’ town....
If we historians wish to study a particular time period, there are often multiple sources we can consult....
A proposed solar farm in Charlotte would see about 12,500 panels lined in rows across 21 acres on Lake Road....
A confused and garbled selectboard meeting began on Monday with at least 15 minutes of discombobulation as the online broadcast cut in and out....
As I enter the 64th spring of my life, the contrast of age and youth is more apparent than ever....
Blueberries are a popular backyard fruit. Once established, they will provide lots of delicious, healthy berries for many decades with proper care....