by Cathy Bell (originally posted on vtdigger.org) Back in the middle of September, a headline caught my eye. “Northeast Faces Devastating Pumpkin Shortage,” I read, with a mixture of amusement and trepidation. Devastating? Really? Pumpkins are cheery and plump and orange. It’s tough for me to take them seriously enough to believe that anyone could [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Vermont’
Enough Pumpkins in the Patch?
Posted in Seasons, tagged Cathy, Cucurbitaceae, fall, Halloween, pathogens, pumpkins, Vermont on October 31, 2011 | Comments Off
Rock: The Best Thing about Vermont
Posted in Earth Science, tagged Becky, calcium carbonate, dolostone, Gleason Brook, Vermont on October 31, 2011 | 9 Comments »
by Becky Cushing I’m not a geologist, but recently I learned a thing or two about Vermont bedrock that bumps it above maple syrup or cheese on Vermont’s “Best of” List. By nature, I ask a lot of questions: What trees are those? How deep is this soil? What bird lives in that nest? Turns [...]
A Closer Look at Cones: Norway Spruce
Posted in Botany, tagged Burlington, Doug, Norway spruce, ornamental, Vermont on October 22, 2011 | Comments Off
by Doug Morin Thwack……thwack…… What was that, I wonder? Never mind, I have to focus. thwack…clunk…bang……… Bang? Was that a bang? thwack…bang……thwack…thwack I couldn’t help myself. I opened the window and look down to the garage and driveway. Nothing moved. The neighbors weren’t even home. Back to work. thwack…thwack…thwack I raced over to the [...]
Natural Destinations: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Posted in Natural Destinations, tagged American woodcock, Brunswick, Connecticut River Watershed, Mollie Beattie Bog, Northeast Kingdom, Nulhegan River, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Vermont, Wild Brook Trout on October 7, 2011 | Comments Off
By Danielle Owczarski Far from Burlington, hidden in the low basin of the Nulhegan River in the Northeast Kingdom, awaits a little known National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. The 26,000 acres of refugium established in 1999 encompasses three headwater tributaries to the Nulhegan River, itself a tributary to the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed. [...]