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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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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

Ten old growth forests to visit in Vermont
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Ten old growth forests to visit in Vermont

4 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

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

5 Min Read

Q&A: Restoring a wetland for clean water and wildlife
As a leading environmental organization in Vermont, we partner with many others for clean water such as on this farm where two women holding saplings they will plant in a restored wetland
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Q&A: Restoring a wetland for clean water and wildlife

5 Min Read Water & Soil
Crafting a land ethic
Aldo Leopold (credit: courtesy of the Aldo Leopold Foundation - www.aldoleopold.org
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Crafting a land ethic

5 Min Read People & Communities
Four bike routes in the Champlain Valley
Bike map in Champlain Valley
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Four bike routes in the Champlain Valley

1 Min Read Recreation
What does an old forest look like?
fallen log with bright green moss growing on it
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What does an old forest look like?

7 Min Read Trees & Forests
Spotted salamanders’ big night out
Salamander peeking through grass
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Spotted salamanders’ big night out

4 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
How do white cedars grow in the wild?
white ceder branch detail
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How do white cedars grow in the wild?

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
What’s that sound? Wood frogs!
wood frog on green foliage
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What’s that sound? Wood frogs!

1 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Have you seen snow fleas?
Springtails
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Have you seen snow fleas?

1 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
On the precipice: Emerald Ash Borer in Vermont
two women in woods - one is measuring a tree and the other is reading
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On the precipice: Emerald Ash Borer in Vermont

7 Min Read Trees & Forests
The power of dirt
steer in tall grass
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The power of dirt

10 Min Read Water & Soil
Purple pitcher plants and peat bogs
Pitcher plants
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Purple pitcher plants and peat bogs

7 Min Read Wildlife & Nature

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