News

• 2/23/2021
  Reporter
  Invasive Plants Threaten National Parks; Vermont Manages to Decrease Invasive Population
  

  Researchers uncover the extent to which rapidly-spreading non-native plants are impacting national parks in the Eastern U.S.

• 3/25/2019
  Reporter
  Climate Change in the Northeast: New Tool from Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming Program
  

  New online tool from Cornell’s Climate Smart Farming Program helps Northeastern farmers understand how the local climate has changed since 1950.

• 12/04/2018
  Investigator
  Vermont Forest Parcelization Online Tool
  

  A new online tool is available to explore changes in parcel ownership and size across Vermont.

• 2/19/2018
  Reporter
  Road Salt in Our Waterways
  

  Researchers investigated the long-term trends of road salt use on 371 freshwater lakes across North America, including 20 lakes in Vermont.

• 11/27/2017
  Reporter
  Urban Flooding: Historic Events and Future Mitigation
  

  Researchers used historic data and GIS to improve predictability of where urban flooding is likely to occur. 

• 5/30/2017
  Reporter
  Effectiveness of Riparian Corridors
  

  Researchers asked the question: How does stream geomorphic condition vary, not just with presence or absence of forest cover, but with differences in

• 3/22/2017
  Reporter
  Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Lake Champlain Tributaries
  

  New model parameters were applied to long-term data from 18 tributaries in the Lake Champlain basin to analyze water quality trends.

• 11/14/2016
  Reporter
  Flood Inundation Maps of the Lake Champlain Basin
  

  Maps of predicted inundation have been created to help communities and emergency responders prepare for and react during flood events.

• 5/23/2016
  Reporter
  Prioritizing Green and Natural Stormwater Infrastructure in Vermont Development
  

  Vermont has prioritized the use of green stormwater infrastructure in response to devastation by flooding during extreme storm events.

• 4/20/2016
  Reporter
  Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate
  

  Multiple drivers are affecting the growth of species on mountaintops in the Green and White Mountains.

• 1/08/2016
  Reporter
  Decision-Making Tool Designed to Aid Phosphorus Reduction Measures
  

  Accounting for uncertainty in the management of non-point source phosphorus to improve decision-making in the Lake Champlain basin.

• 9/22/2015
  Reporter
  More Wet Days and Greater Precipitation Predicted for the Northeast
  

  Long-term data analyzed to predict heavy storm and flood events.

• 6/23/2015
  Reporter
  Summary of the Lake Champlain Phosphorus Management Plan
  

  The State of Vermont has developed a plan to reduce phosphorus inputs into Lake Champlain, focusing on nonpoint pollution from a variety of sources.

• 5/27/2015
  Reporter
  Monitoring Vermont's Forests for Disease and Pests
  

  An annual report of the state of Vermont's forests is released.

• 5/18/2015
  Reporter
  Understanding How Climate Change Will Impact Streamflow in the Lake Champlain Basin
  

  Climate models were analyzed to predict future streamflow scenarios in the Mad River.

• 1/10/2015
  Reporter, Investigator
  Estimating Sediment and Phosphorus Loading from Continuous Data
  

  New technologies and methods were evaluated to estimate sediment and phosphorus transport into Lake Champlain.

• 12/15/2014
  Reporter
  Assessment of the Biological Condition of Vermont Streams
  

  Wadeable streams across Vermont were monitored for biological condition 2008-2012.

• 10/01/2014
  Reporter
  Cisco Provide Linkage Between Nearshore and Offshore Habitats
  

  Cisco eggs provide an important food source for fish in the nearshore region of lakes during winter.

• 10/01/2014
  Reporter
  Shifting Seasons: Developing a Standardized Method for Estimating the Start of Spring
  

  Researchers compared methods, including remote sensing and field metrics to identify the best method when estimating the start of spring.

• 9/22/2014
  Reporter
  Vermont Researchers Respond to Acid Rain Research as Part of the Scientific Method
  

  Scientists at the University of Vermont published a letter as a response to a study stating a recovery of Eastern redcedar from acid rain.

• 6/26/2014
  Reporter
  Health of Sugar Maple Trees
  

  Acid deposition in conjunction with a changing climate may be inhibiting growth of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh).

• 6/26/2014
  Reporter
  Better Back Roads Management Evaluation
  

  The Better Back Roads program has been in use since 1997 on rural roads in Vermont. This study evaluated several different Best Management Practices.

• 6/26/2014
  Reporter
  Lake Trout Spawning
  

  Shallow reefs in Lake Champlain may provide ideal habitat for spawning lake trout.

• 4/04/2014
  Reporter
  Black Bass Health Following Tournaments
  

  Assessing the stress of increasingly popular fisihing tournaments on black bass populations.

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