For a time, it seemed the hills and valleys of Vermont might be just the place to escape the ravages of human-caused climate change: western wildfires, hurricane-battered coasts, and drought-stricken farmland. In 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency called Vermont one of…
The Green Mountain State breaks records for single-day rainfall, average winter temperatures, and number of warm winter days: UVM research From village downtowns to farm fields and ski slopes, Vermonters are living the reality of climate change every day. The…
LOWELL, Vt. (WCAX) - From the shores of Lake Champlain to its bordering states and Canada, farmland is essential to Vermont’s iconic landscape. State officials and independent groups are offering incentives and upholding laws to keep that farmland from vanishing. Mike…
“There’s some bats in the freezer over there.” That’s what Alyssa Bennett remembers her boss saying to her when she was starting her job as a small-mammal biologist at the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department 15 years ago. Bats are elusive creatures,…
In a lot of Vermont towns, the pipe under the street does two jobs at once. It carries what leaves your sink and your toilet, and it carries the rain that runs off your road into the storm grate. One…
Air, water, land and their keepers.