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Rod Coronado: A fed bear is a dead bear. Vermont's hunting lobby didn't get the memo.
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) This commentary is by Rod Coronado, the Wildlife Programs Director for Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary and the state director of Vermont Wildlife Patrol. Like many Vermonters, I live in forested mountainous terrain that black bears love. Every spring, I enjoy…...
An eagle camera in Vermont delivers ‘a nice little escape from the chaos’
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1446+ words) QUECHEE, Vt. — The eaglet was getting hungry. Nested 100 feet up a white pine tree on the Ottauquechee River, its chirps grew louder and louder as it waited for its parents to deliver food. The 6-week-old bald eagle was all alone....
Vermont Just Banned a Weed Killer That EPA Says Should Not Be Used Around Home Gardens - AOL
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a widely used agricultural weed killer at the center of a long-running health debate. The herbicide is used on crops including soybeans, cotton, corn, apples, and grapes, according to AP. Lawmakers…...
Vermont Just Banned a Weed Killer That EPA Says Should Not Be Used Around Home Gardens
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (515+ words) Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a widely used agricultural weed killer at the center of a long-running health debate. The herbicide is used on crops including soybeans, cotton, corn, apples, and grapes, according to AP. Lawmakers…...
How you can help officials monitor Vermont’s wild turkeys
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (138+ words) Vermont Fish and Wildlife is running their annual online turkey broods survey this summer, and is calling on the community to help. MONTPELIER, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) — Vermont Fish and Wildlife is running their annual online turkey broods survey this summer, and is…...
Vermont schools and municipalities eligible for Advanced Wood Heating program
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (196+ words) Advanced wood heating systems can replace oil and gas furnaces in existing or new installations, using locally sourced wood, wood residues, and wood waste (including cordwood, chips, and pellets) as fuel. They meet all air quality regulations, can be fully…...
Vermont becomes first US state to ban paraquat herbicide over Parkinson’s fears
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (781+ words) Lawmakers cite studies linking weedkiller to Parkinson’s as pressure mounts for a wider US ban Vermont is the first US state to ban the weedkilling pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical substantially increases…...
In rural Vermont, a pioneer of beaver coexistence continues his life’s work
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (842+ words) MORRISTOWN — Skip Lisle stands atop a beaver dam, grabbing sticks and tossing them over his shoulder. In chest-high waders, he slowly opens a hole in the middle of the dam, and water rushes through. Lisle might just be the biggest…...
Solar array gone awry: Vermont probes solar development owner about broken solar panels in Shaftsbury
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (831+ words) High winds in October and March blew down a large number of solar panels in a field in Shaftsbury, and now regulators are looking into the potential environmental impact from the damaged panels. In a recent filing to the Public…...
EPA announces $27.5 million to reduce lead in drinking water in Vermont
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (174+ words) Vermont Business Magazine Today, the EPA announced $27,456,000 in funding to protect Vermont from exposure to lead in drinking water. This investment will go directly to states through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and is part of EPA’s commitment…...