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Ten old growth forests to visit in Vermont
Close up of bright orange slime mold on a fallen log in an old growth forest.
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Ten old growth forests to visit in Vermont

4 Min Read Trees & Forests
Forest, past and future
Man in a forest blocking the light from a break in the canopy.
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Forest, past and future

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
5 plants to watch for this fall (and why we aren’t calling them invasives)
Winged euonymus fall foliage in forest
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5 plants to watch for this fall (and why we aren’t calling them invasives)

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
New hope for Vermont’s ash trees
A man measures the base of an ash tree
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New hope for Vermont’s ash trees

5 Min Read Trees & Forests
Hinesburg embraces forest health and recreation at its town forest
aerial shot of 3 bikers on recreation trail, with shrubs on left and trees on the right. Hinesburg Town Forest Vermont
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Hinesburg embraces forest health and recreation at its town forest

7 Min Read Trees & Forests
Slowing the flow at Crooked Creek
Aerial view of stream restoration in young pine forest_Crooked Creek Vermont
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Slowing the flow at Crooked Creek

5 Min Read Water & Soil
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
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
Striving for healthy woods and happy songbirds in Brattleboro
four people looking at an emerald ash borer trap at whetstone woods in Brattleboro
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Striving for healthy woods and happy songbirds in Brattleboro

4 Min Read Trees & Forests
Sugarmakers at Hi Vue Farms secure sweet deal for wildlife
Jessica Boone of Hi Vue Farms standing by old stone wall on her conserved forestland in Vermont
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Sugarmakers at Hi Vue Farms secure sweet deal for wildlife

3 Min Read Farms & Local Food
A new community forest with trails in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
a boardwalk going over a stream/creek and trail continuing into woods - community forest Burke Vermont
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A new community forest with trails in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

3 Min Read Recreation
Helping Vermont’s forests adapt to climate change
aerial photo of forest, hills, and wetlands in the fall - Vermont
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Helping Vermont’s forests adapt to climate change

6 Min Read Climate & Carbon
Seven things you can do to prepare your woods for a changing climate
forester examining a hemlock for woolly adelgid, one of the invasive insects that threatens forests in a changing climate
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Seven things you can do to prepare your woods for a changing climate

3 Min Read Climate & Carbon
Forest mushrooms in Vermont
purple mushroom
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Forest mushrooms in Vermont

4 Min Read Wildlife & Nature
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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