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Nesting Loons Have a Record Year

December 4, 2019

Vermont’s loons are thriving with a record 101 nesting pairs recorded statewide in 2019, the highest since loon monitoring began in 1978, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE).

“Seventy-five of the loon nests successfully produced 115 chicks this year,” said wildlife biologist Eric Hanson with VCE. “Although there were losses, 87 chicks survived through August which exceeded the past five-year average survival of 73 percent.”
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Winter Wildlife Ecology and Forest Management at the Hinesburg Town Forest

December 3, 2019

Join Chittenden County Forester Ethan Tapper and Wildlife Biologist Andrea Shortsleeve with Vermont Fish and Wildlife for a free public walk of an active timber harvest at the Hinesburg Town Forest on Saturday, December 21, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

This walk will highlight winter wildlife ecology, wildlife tracking and the active management of the Hinesburg Town Forest as well as how this work is expected to influence wildlife habitat and behavior.
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With Winter on Its Way, State Officials Remind Vermonters to Keep Heating Oil Tanks Safe

November 21, 2019

Many Vermont residents will have heating oil tanks inspected before the first fill of the winter season. The inspections, required by a 2017 Rule, reduce the number of spills or leaks from these tanks. Under the 2017 rule, inspectors must attach a “do not fill” or “red-tag” if the tank is at risk of spilling or leaking fuel.
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Vermont’s Watershed Grant Program Now Accepting Applications

November 20, 2019

The 2020 Vermont Watershed Grants Program is now accepting applications for projects that protect, restore and enhance the state's lakes, streams, rivers and ponds, including projects to help Vermonters understand and enjoy these treasures. Applications are due no later than Friday February 7, 2020.
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Storytelling Event in Burlington Aims to Connect Hunting, Fishing and Foraging

November 20, 2019 - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in conjunction with the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Rooted in Vermont, a program of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network, is hosting Field to Fork Stories from the Green Mountains: a hunting, fishing and foraging storytelling event at Zero Gravity Brewery in Burlington on December 3. The storytelling begins at 6 p.m. and concludes at 8 p.m.
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Public Comment Sought on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan

November 15, 2019

Montpelier – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) and the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont are pleased to announce that a draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is available for public comment through December 12, 2019. Vermont’s recreation and planning professionals use the SCORP to identify strategies to deliver outdoor recreation facilities and programs that make it easy for people to enjoy the outdoors.
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Young Hunters Encouraged to Participate (and Report) in Youth Deer Hunt November 9 and 10

November 6, 2019

MONTPELIER, Vt. – With Vermont’s youth deer hunting weekend this Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10, young hunters are encouraged to help Vermont Fish and Wildlife biologists by reporting their deer at one of 23 biological reporting stations.

Youth deer hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters get the quality training they need for lifelong participation, and it also provides biological information needed to manage the deer population.
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Hinesburg Town Forest Demonstrates Modern, Responsible Forest Management: Public invited to participate and learn during forest walk November 3

November 1, 2019
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Public Meeting on Bingham Falls Master Plan Project Scheduled for November 7 in Stowe

November 1, 2019

Stowe, VT – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation invites you to a public meeting on the Bingham Falls Conceptual Master Plan. The public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at the Stowe Akeley Memorial Building from 5:30 – 7:30pm.
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Popular Vermont Field Guide Revised and Expanded: New Edition of Wetland, Woodland Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont Available Soon

October 31, 2019

A popular Vermont field guide has been revised and expanded.

Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont is well-known to anyone curious about Vermont’s forests, wetlands, mountaintops, and shores. A completely updated second edition will come out in November.
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Nesting Loons Have a Record Year

Winter Wildlife Ecology and Forest Management at the Hinesburg Town Forest

With Winter on Its Way, State Officials Remind Vermonters to Keep Heating Oil Tanks Safe

Vermont’s Watershed Grant Program Now Accepting Applications

Storytelling Event in Burlington Aims to Connect Hunting, Fishing and Foraging

Public Comment Sought on Statewide Outdoor Recreation Plan

Young Hunters Encouraged to Participate (and Report) in Youth Deer Hunt November 9 and 10

Hinesburg Town Forest Demonstrates Modern, Responsible Forest Management: Public invited to participate and learn during forest walk November 3

Public Meeting on Bingham Falls Master Plan Project Scheduled for November 7 in Stowe

Popular Vermont Field Guide Revised and Expanded: New Edition of Wetland, Woodland Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont Available Soon

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