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 »
The Outside Story by Rachel Sargent Mirus A caterpillar eats and eats, becomes a chrysalis, and after a period of metamorphosis emerges as a beautiful butterfly. Except, sometimes it doesn’t quite work that way. Occasionally, while sitting on my deck, I spot... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — The world situation is bad, but not hopeless, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders told a crowd of just under 100 people Wednesday afternoon. His visit to the Gateway Center was his first Newport stop in two years. “If anybody here is conc... More »
by Leanne Day Harple GREENSBORO — Benjamin Kilham, is an author, a scientist, and a world-renowned black bear whisperer. On Sunday, in a program dubbed “The Bear Essentials,” he spoke to a packed house at the Highland Center for the Arts here about a lifetime... More »
by Matthew Wilson GROVETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Just beyond the boundaries of the Northeast Kingdom, racers from the region took to the blacktop at Riverside Speedway Saturday. Drivers from all over and of all ages, looking for a rush participated in multiple rac... More »
The Outside Story by Susan Shea Named for their polka-dot-like markings, spotted turtles have declined throughout most of their range, which stretches from Maine south along the Atlantic coastal plain to northern Florida, and from western New York into the e... More »
