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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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Dive into the world of butterflies found in Vermont
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Dive into the world of butterflies found in Vermont

15 Min Read

Living life to the fullest: accessible trails in Vermont
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Living life to the fullest: accessible trails in Vermont

12 Min Read

Identify summer wildflowers in Vermont
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Identify summer wildflowers in Vermont

5 Min Read

Family at the heart
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Family at the heart

5 Min Read

Q&A: Home grown
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Q&A: Home grown

8 Min Read

Leave it to beavers
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Leave it to beavers

11 Min Read

Spring Songbirds in Vermont
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Spring Songbirds in Vermont

10 Min Read

Place-based learning for Vermont high school students
young woman drilling into tree as part of a place-based learning program in vermont
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Place-based learning for Vermont high school students

7 Min Read People & Communities
Four clues to help identify old forests
mossy old forest nurse log with pine seedlings growing out of it
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Four clues to help identify old forests

3 Min Read Trees & Forests
Large Stretch of Central Vermont Will Remain Wooded
View from hilly summit of rolling forested hills as fas as eye can see - Vermont - forests, wildlife, climate
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Large Stretch of Central Vermont Will Remain Wooded

4 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Identify Vermont wildflowers in spring
purple hepatica are spring wildflowers in vermont
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Identify Vermont wildflowers in spring

7 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Identify Common Trees in Vermont
peeling yellow birch bark
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Identify Common Trees in Vermont

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
Protect vernal pools with good forest management
two kids releasing a salamander into a vernal pool
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Protect vernal pools with good forest management

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
Discover the secret world of vernal pools
woman walking near a vernal pool
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Discover the secret world of vernal pools

5 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
Emerald ash borer: You can help save Vermont’s ash trees
two women looking at tree with peeling bark that is infected with emerald ash borer
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Emerald ash borer: You can help save Vermont’s ash trees

8 Min Read Trees & Forests
Q&A: Starksboro forest is a learning laboratory
Jerusalem Skyline forest, Starksboro - Caitlin Cusack
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Q&A: Starksboro forest is a learning laboratory

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
Old Road Farm in Granville
Gabby and Henry planting seeds at Old Road Farm in Granville
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Old Road Farm in Granville

3 Min Read Farms & Local Food
Tucker Mountain Town Forest inspires volunteers
Man watering sod on a kiosk roof with woman watching him
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Tucker Mountain Town Forest inspires volunteers

5 Min Read People & Communities
Conserved woodland protects the environment — and economy
David and Cheryl Manse - snowy woods in background - VLT
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Conserved woodland protects the environment — and economy

5 Min Read Trees & Forests