June 5, 2020
Vermont – The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) is developing a new long-range management plan for the Worcester Range Management Unit and is conducting public scoping to better understand how Vermonters use and value these lands.
May 21, 2020. –Vermont’s annual, statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 13 this year, which will also be opening day of the regular bass fishing season.
“Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives anglers the opportunity to go fishing without a license for the day in Vermont lakes and streams,” said Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter. “Fishing is an activity that can be shared with family or easily taught to newcomers while enjoying quality time together.”
Vermont – The holiday weekend is traditionally the start of the hiking season in Vermont. From its rocky summits to its gentle valleys, Vermont is home to hundreds of miles of hiking opportunities. This year, with COVID-19 as a dominant concern, we are asking hikers to take a few extra precautions to both protect public health and protect the public value of our beautiful trails.
May 18, 2020 – Vermont’s turtles on are on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe. Female turtles are looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay them along the shoulders of roads, which can bring them into the path of motor vehicles.
May 12, 2020. –Bats are once again in the headlines and they need our help. There is no evidence at this time that North American bats can transmit the virus causing COVID-19 to humans, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. However, there is a very real and growing concern that we could, in fact, transmit the virus to our already vulnerable bats, some of which are threatened or endangered.
May 11, 2020 – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and its partners want to remind hikers to make smart choices that will protect public health and Vermont’s trails during the COVID-19 crisis and mud season.
May 1, 2020 – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will hold two more public hearings on deer. In-person deer hearings are not being held for 2020 to encourage social distancing and avoid the spread of COVID-19. The department is holding electronic public hearings to solicit input on deer on the following dates from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. through the following means:
April 28, 2020 – In a recent report card delivered to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applauded Vermont’s progress toward reaching Lake Champlain cleanup goals.
April 28, 2020 – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says as temperatures warm, songbirds return and the ice recedes, a shift in fish behavior also occurs. Many fish species commonly found in lakes and ponds throughout Vermont become more active, feed more regularly and provide a great opportunity to catch fish with relatively little effort.
