Author: dwood
Bill Keeton wins the Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award
The Office of Community-Engaged Learning (CELO) is delighted to announce our award winners for 2020. Each year, we recognize faculty, students and community partners for their leadership in creating…READ MORE
Burlington Wildlife Caught on Camera
The BPRW Conservation Team has set up wildlife cameras across the city’s natural areas to answer a simple question: What’s out there? While the cameras continue to be moved around…READ MORE
Wild Heart of Place: The Making of Vermont Master Naturalist
Alicia Daniel, Director of Vermont Master Naturalist, reflects on the origin of VMN. It starts with her own journey to become a naturalist. Alicia also works as a Field Naturalist for…READ MORE
Rewilding Our Home Lawns
The headlines read: “Birds are Vanishing” (by nearly 30% in the past 30 years) and “The Insect Apocalypse is Here”. In the not too distant future there’ll be headlines about loss of our native…READ MORE
2020 Burlington Phenology Clock and iNaturalist Observing
What is a phenology clock? A phenology clock is a circular graph that shows when selected species are found in a specific place over the course of the year. The 2020 Burlington Phenology…READ MORE
Getting to Know Your Natural Neighborhood
An Insider’s Perspective of Burlington’s UVM Natural Areas Written By Ben Langton Crouch down among the mass of invasive knotweed plants and you might find me. I spent much of my time there two summers…READ MORE
Craig Smith Shares Good News about Rock Point
Craig Smith sat down to share his perspective on conservation in Burlington on a day that puddles on the ground and swelling buds on the Silver Maples were just hinting…READ MORE
Salt, Sand, and a Living Fossil: Legacies of the Champlain Sea
In 1849, a railroad worker in the inland town of Charlotte dusted off the bones of a beluga whale. After some initial confusion about whether the bones belonged to a horse, the whale would become Vermont’s state fossil. But…READ MORE
Virtual Recreation
We miss you all, and our recreation team is bummed we can’t play together. So we’ve put together this online resource to help you and your family keep active while…READ MORE
Facility Crew Hard at Work
Hats off to our facilities crew for their hard work to perform emergency repairs after waves damaged the Community Boat House on March 13. West winds over 40 miles an…READ MORE