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Tag: Outdoors

Red Pine: A Profile

Posted on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Ethan Tapper

While some people call all evergreen trees “pines,” pines are actually a distinct group of closely-related trees in the Pinus genus. While Vermont is home to four species of native pines, the two most common are Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), and red pine (Pinus resinosa). Of these two species, white pine is by far…

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Lewis Creek Association and United Church of Hinesburg to Restore Wetlands

Posted on July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 by Kevin Lewis

and Kate Kelly, LCA Program Manager   Lewis Creek Association is excited to announce that funding from Watersheds United Vermont and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (VT DEC) will allow us to convert a playing field behind the United Church of Hinesburg (UCH) back to a wetland. We have contracted with K. Bellavance, who…

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Bringing home a native Vermont wild turtle to keep as a pet is illegal because it can be harmful for the individual animal and local turtle populations.

Turtles Must be Left in the Wild

Posted on May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 by Kevin Lewis

and from VT Fish & Wildlife press release   The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild turtle populations.   “Capturing a wild turtle and keeping it as a pet, even if only for a short time, is…

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Celebrating Nuance

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by Ethan Tapper

On a recent episode of the On Being podcast, journalist Amanda Ripley was quoted as saying: “real life is not a bumper sticker.” I was struck by how true this is for forests and for forest management. As much as we would like to believe that taking care of forests is simple, in truth it…

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Animal Personality

Posted on January 27, 2023January 30, 2023 by Ethan Tapper

Each of Vermont’s tens of thousands of native species fills an ecological niche, influencing its environment and the species around it in different ways. While an important component of managing for healthy, biologically diverse forests includes managing for species diversity (different species of wildlife, trees, and plants), there are also differences in behavior between individuals…

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Russell Berger and his wife Nancy Berger in front of the newly replaced Eagles Trail sign at the Town Forest.

Reflection, Recognition and Renewal

Posted on November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 by Kevin Lewis

Submitted by Lori Hennessey On a warm sunny day in September, a new replacement Eagles Trail sign was revealed to former Scoutmaster Russell Berger as he was surrounded by family. At the Town Forest trail entrance at Hayden Hill East, hikers and community members are now greeted with the familiar trail and a freshly minted…

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