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Field Notes

Curious about the fields, farms, and forests right outside your door? Who lives there and what can we learn from them? Uncover something new with our essays, tips, and insights from the field.

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Forest, past and future
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Forest, past and future

5 Min Read

Stepping up for the greater good at Berlin Pond
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Stepping up for the greater good at Berlin Pond

6 Min Read

Nearly 40 years in, King Farm in Woodstock continues to evolve
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Nearly 40 years in, King Farm in Woodstock continues to evolve

5 Min Read

How to identify hemlock trees
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How to identify hemlock trees

3 Min Read

Flood safety and clean water in Vermont: Natural, lasting solutions
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Flood safety and clean water in Vermont: Natural, lasting solutions

6 Min Read

The wonder of moss in our backyard
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The wonder of moss in our backyard

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Forging a path for collective land ownership at The Farm Upstream
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Forging a path for collective land ownership at The Farm Upstream

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Teaming up for 30×30 in Vermont
aerial photo of spring time forest -- with evergreens.
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Teaming up for 30×30 in Vermont

4 Min Read Trees & Forests
Learning from beaver dams
tree trunk with beaver gnawed section in foreground and forested wetland in background
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Learning from beaver dams

6 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Q&A: Making a gift of land
snowy winter scene with red barn in distance and hills beyond. conserved land in Vermont
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Q&A: Making a gift of land

6 Min Read People & Communities
Forging a path for collective land ownership at The Farm Upstream
Group of five farmers -- two holding chickens -- standing in farmstead with barn behind them. The Farm Upstream. Jericho Vermont. collective farm
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Forging a path for collective land ownership at The Farm Upstream

5 Min Read Farms & Local Food
Lichens: partners for life
A close-up of pin-cushion sunburst lichen
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Lichens: partners for life

5 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
The wonder of moss in our backyard
An old stone wall covered in green moss
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The wonder of moss in our backyard

6 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
The time to respond to climate change is now
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The time to respond to climate change is now

3 Min Read Climate & Carbon
Hemlock-loving invasive insects are moving north
detail image of a hemlock twig with the tell-tale white spots that are hemlock woolly adelgid.
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Hemlock-loving invasive insects are moving north

3 Min Read Trees & Forests
How to identify hemlock trees
low sun shining through hemlock tree in vermont forest
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How to identify hemlock trees

3 Min Read Trees & Forests
“This is where we belong”: Couple decides to donate land for the forest’s future
a couple looking at each other in the summer woods in vermont
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“This is where we belong”: Couple decides to donate land for the forest’s future

3 Min Read People & Communities
A home for wildlife in Granville
Night-time photo of toad - Granville land protected for wildlife conservation and species biodiversity
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A home for wildlife in Granville

5 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Paying it forward: Glinnis Hill Farm
Man and woman farming in hoop-house -tending to lettuce in the field. Glinnis Hill Farm, Berlin Vermont
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Paying it forward: Glinnis Hill Farm

3 Min Read Farms & Local Food

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