The Outside Story by Doug Facey During the autumn months, many birds migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the Northeast to warmer wintering areas south of our region. Migratory birds include many species of raptors and waterfowl, which we often noti... More »
The Outside Story by D. Glenn Miller In late autumn, well past the showy blossoms of summer, after even fall’s late bloomers have faded and the trees have dropped their leaves, there is one shrubby plant still putting on a flower show: American witch hazel (... More »
The Outside Story by Susan Shea On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose with large antlers appeared.... More »
The beginning of the fall season means that Halloween is on its way. Scary movies, spooky costumes, and pumpkin carving are all time-honored Halloween traditions, but trick or treating—and the accompanying appetite for candy—is perhaps the season’s most distin... More »
The Outside Story by Declan McCabe In May of this year, when a cottonwood measuring over three feet in diameter and more than 100 feet tall fell across a trail in the Saint Michael’s College natural area, I saw the event less as a tragedy, and more as a circ... More »
Click on the photos below to see what is available. Note: you must apply for the FEMA process before submitting applications for rebates. You can also access the website which collects all the flood rebates in one place: https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/flood... More »
The Outside Story by Colby Galliher As autumn begins and insect populations dwindle, many waterfowl species rely increasingly on seeds as a food source. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), with its spherical bouquets of seeds now ripening, provides ... More »
The Outside Story by Rachel Sargent Mirus I recently found myself sitting in the crawl space of my house holding a bioluminescent mushroom. I’d been on a quest to find one of these light-producing mushrooms and, on my birthday, had collected a jack o’ lanter... More »
The Barton Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently at 6 p.m., Wednesday, September 27, 2023. The center is currently open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and closed Sunday. The center is at this location: Barton Memor... More »
The Outside Story by Anna Morris Until 65 million years ago, huge reptiles dominated our planet — and every summer I think they might be making a comeback. The sight of a snapping turtle hauling herself onto a sunny log or lifting her incredible bulk on mud-co... More »
The lottery for the 2023 archery hunting season at Bluffside Farm is open. Applications are due September 22. As in years past, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) will host archery deer hunting at Bluffside, by permission only. All hunting will be archery-only becau... More »
by Matthew Wilson ISLAND POND — Over land and over water, this village was full of people on the move Sunday. With a combination marathon and bike race early in the day, it only made sense that a race on the water would happen as well. Paddles in hand, can... More »
