/tags/nature Nature en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-18/vermonts-largest-taxidermy-collection-losing-home The Luman R. Nelson taxidermy collection, which includes more than 600 birds and animals, has been in Marlboro since the early 1960s. The museum where it’s housed lost their lease and the collection is to be put into storage. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-09-18/vermonts-largest-taxidermy-collection-losing-home Howard Weiss-Tisman, Joey Palumbo /local-news/2024-06-25/rare-black-racer-snake-found-southern-vermont-10-years The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department found a black racer snake in southern Windham County â€� the latest in a spate of rediscoveries by the department. The species has not been seen in Vermont for 10 years. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-06-25/rare-black-racer-snake-found-southern-vermont-10-years Howard Weiss-Tisman /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-21/welcoming-in-the-summer-solstice-by-honoring-light-and-the-dark The summer solstice is an opportunity to mark the passing of time. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:44:57 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-21/welcoming-in-the-summer-solstice-by-honoring-light-and-the-dark Mitch Wertlieb, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2024-05-28/fish-wildlife-department-rediscover-plant-not-seen-vermont-since-1916 False mermaid-weed is a small spring ephemeral that was previously believed to be locally extinct in Vermont. Tue, 28 May 2024 21:15:12 GMT /local-news/2024-05-28/fish-wildlife-department-rediscover-plant-not-seen-vermont-since-1916 Zoe McDonald /local-news/2024-02-16/how-three-unassuming-plants-link-vermont-to-its-glacial-past As the glaciers retreated after the last glacial age and water from the Atlantic Ocean flooded into the sunken land, three plant species made a home in Vermont. And they never left. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:14:08 GMT /local-news/2024-02-16/how-three-unassuming-plants-link-vermont-to-its-glacial-past Corey Dockser /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-23/like-butterflies-you-can-contribute-to-vermonts-next-butterfly-atlas Host Mikaela Lefrak chats with a biologist with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and the coordinator of the Butterfly Atlas. Tue, 23 May 2023 19:08:04 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-23/like-butterflies-you-can-contribute-to-vermonts-next-butterfly-atlas Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-28/the-birds-are-back-in-town-the-annual-spring-bird-show Host Mikaela Lefrak chats with Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, on migration patterns and creating an inclusive birding community. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:54:29 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-28/the-birds-are-back-in-town-the-annual-spring-bird-show Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /npr-news/2022-12-24/in-a-wintry-adirondack-forest-an-oasis-of-holiday-light A natural history museum in New York's Adirondack Mountains has created a lush space of holiday light in the deep snowy woods at the edge of a wilderness. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 13:32:33 GMT /npr-news/2022-12-24/in-a-wintry-adirondack-forest-an-oasis-of-holiday-light Brian Mann /show/all-things-gardening/2022-12-06/go-for-easy-care-amaryllis-bulbs-to-bring-in-bright-blooms-this-winter Amaryllis bulbs are native to southern hemispheres but you can pot them to grow this winter with very little care. Also, try a more recent variety of waxed amaryllis bulb that will grow and flower with no soil or water! Tue, 06 Dec 2022 15:12:30 GMT /show/all-things-gardening/2022-12-06/go-for-easy-care-amaryllis-bulbs-to-bring-in-bright-blooms-this-winter Mary Williams Engisch, Charlie Nardozzi /local-news/2022-12-03/some-vermonters-carefully-harvested-an-invasive-plantto-turn-it-into-herbal-medicine Japanese knotweed, which crowds out native species, can be found near most large rivers in Vermont. Several local organizations are collaborating to get something positive out of the nuisance plant. Sat, 03 Dec 2022 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-12-03/some-vermonters-carefully-harvested-an-invasive-plantto-turn-it-into-herbal-medicine Mary Williams Engisch