Samantha Watson
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There may be more white pine trees that have yellow or brown needles in Vermont due to last year's wet summer. Experts say it's not necessarily a cause for concern.
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The Lake Champlain Basin Program’s “State of the Lake� report notes changes in phosphorus levels and documents data on the lake’s watershed during the 2023 flood events.
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Migrant Justice, a farmworker advocacy group, partnered with Vermont Law and Graduate School's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems in 2018 to develop a manual of farmworker's rights. Now, they've updated the guide.
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Last week, Sen. Bernie Sanders hosted a roundtable of Vermont health care leaders to talk staggering health care costs, ongoing hospital staffing shortages and what can change for a small state within the national health care system.
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A 15-acre island in the Northeast Kingdom is now open to the public as part of Brighton State Park. The purchase also conserves the island's red pine forest that is a breeding habitat for bald eagles and loons.
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Incorporating brown material into compost and regularly turning it can help reduce odors that attract bears.
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For the Winooski Gardening Group, the end of the season marks another year of a citywide project of growing in unusual and challenging spaces that has been volunteer-run for 26 years.
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Naturalists think Burlington has become a crow hot spot because of its lower elevation, proximity to the lake, and the comfort that city light provides. Here’s more on crows in the winter and what to expect through the spring.
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Chick’s Market, a historic corner store in Winooski, is up for sale. The looming upheaval has Winooski residents worried about the future of their beloved deli.
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Brian Boland, eccentric ballooning legend of the Northeast, was a mentor to most of the Vermont-based pilots today. He died in a ballooning accident in July of 2021. More than a year later, the ballooning community is still feeling the loss.