Natural History
Herbicides for Invasive Species
By Sean Beckett, Program Director Herbicide is a dirty word among many who care deeply about the protection of nature. Understandable, considering that many of our worst environmental disasters have…
Read MoreThe Nature of Christmas Trees
By Chelsea Clarke Sawyer, Communications Coordinator Last year, I counted the rings on our freshly cut Christmas tree and found 11, which I learned was a pretty standard age for…
Read MoreTime Travel on the Winooski
By Allison Waring, Montpelier High School Science Teacher Deep in a hemlock forest, on a slope overlooking the North Branch River Valley, I close my eyes. If I concentrate hard…
Read MorePlanting Tomorrow’s Forest
By Sean Beckett, Program Director Live in Vermont for 30 years, and you think you know maple trees — until you try to grow some! Last spring our Vermont Master…
Read MoreThe Nature of Loons: An Afternoon on the Pond
By Emily Sloan, Office Manager My paddle sweeps and swishes, a light breeze floats along the water surface, and I am happy to be out on the pond on this…
Read MoreThinking Like a Shrub Willow
By Ken Benton, Director of Education Often in the spring, when the waters of the North Branch have not fully thawed, massive ice chunks are driven up onto the riverbank,…
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