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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 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 – 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.