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2/28/2018
Vermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder Winters (Score: 0.63)

Across New England and northern New York, tree species and forest communities face increasing threats under warmer and more variable…
Tags:
- climate change
- forests
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
3/25/2019
(Score: 0.50)
Tags:
- agriculture
- climate change
- farm
Themes:
- climate change
11/28/2018
Climate Change Impacts on Snowmobiling in Vermont (Score: 0.44)

A survey suggests snowmobiling is already declining in Vermont and that climate change impacts could increase declines.
Tags:
- climate change
- winter
- social science
Themes:
- climate change
10/15/2018
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on a Vermont Watershed (Score: 0.44)

A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on…
Tags:
- climate change
- water quality
- watersheds
Themes:
- climate change
- water quality
10/09/2018
Climate Change Impacts on Sugar Maple Health (Score: 0.44)

Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree…
Tags:
- climate change
- sugar maple
- forestry
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
4/17/2017
Vermont Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change Risk (Score: 0.44)
Tags:
- agriculture
- climate change
- floods
- land use
Themes:
- climate change
9/22/2015
More Wet Days and Greater Precipitation Predicted for the Northeast (Score: 0.44)

Long-term data analyzed to predict heavy storm and flood events.
Tags:
- climate change
- floods
- precipitation
- modeling
- hydrology
Themes:
- climate change
10/01/2014
Shifting Seasons: Developing a Standardized Method for Estimating the Start of Spring (Score: 0.38)

Researchers compared methods, including remote sensing and field metrics to identify the best method when estimating the start of spring.
Tags:
- climate change
- phenology
- imagery
- modeling
- remote sensing
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
4/18/2017
New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.32)
Tags:
- invasive species
- climate change
- conservation
- monitoring
- forests
- habitat
- birds
- fragmentation
Themes:
- biodiversity
7/28/2016
Long-Term Trends in Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities (Score: 0.32)

Undeveloped streams are used to monitor long-term trends in macroinvertebrate communities.
Tags:
- climate change
- water quality
- monitoring
- streams
- macroinvertebrates
- fish
- hydrology
Themes:
- water quality
- biodiversity
4/26/2016
Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 0.32)

Aerial surveys of forests provide data to identify cause, extent, severity, and type of forest damages.
Tags:
- invasive species
- climate change
- imagery
- disease
- disturbance
- monitoring
- forests
- pests
- maps
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- invasive species
5/18/2015
Understanding How Climate Change Will Impact Streamflow in the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.32)

Climate models were analyzed to predict future streamflow scenarios in the Mad River.
Tags:
- climate change
- floods
- precipitation
- water quality
- modeling
- streamflow
- streams
- lake champlain
Themes:
- climate change
- water quality
10/28/2014
Wood Bioenergy Harvesting Impacts on Carbon Emissions in the Northeast (Score: 0.32)

Demand for forest bioenergy, or biomass (firewood, wood chips, pellets), is increasing in Vermont and the Northeast.
Tags:
- climate change
- timber harvest
- carbon
- forests
- sustainability
- forestry
- bioenergy
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
7/01/2014
Twenty Years of Monitoring the Bicknell's Thrush (Score: 0.32)

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has monitored the Bicknell's Thrush population in Vermont and the Greater Antilles islands.
Tags:
- climate change
- conservation
- monitoring
- birds
- bicknell's thrush
- migration
- wildlife
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
- biodiversity
6/26/2014
Health of Sugar Maple Trees (Score: 0.32)

Acid deposition in conjunction with a changing climate may be inhibiting growth of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh).
Tags:
- climate change
- acid rain
- aluminum
- calcium
- forests
- sugar maple
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
4/20/2016
Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.25)

Multiple drivers are affecting the growth of species on mountaintops in the Green and White Mountains.
Tags:
- climate change
- timber harvest
- land use
- imagery
- acid rain
- forests
- red spruce
- sugar maple
- forestry
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change

2/28/2018
Vermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder Winters (Score: 0.63)

Across New England and northern New York, tree species and forest communities face increasing threats under warmer and more variable…
Tags:
- climate change
- forests
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
3/25/2019
(Score: 0.50)
Tags:
- agriculture
- climate change
- farm
Themes:
- climate change
11/28/2018
Climate Change Impacts on Snowmobiling in Vermont (Score: 0.44)

A survey suggests snowmobiling is already declining in Vermont and that climate change impacts could increase declines.
Tags:
- climate change
- winter
- social science
Themes:
- climate change
10/15/2018
Modeling Climate Change Impacts on a Vermont Watershed (Score: 0.44)

A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on…
Tags:
- climate change
- water quality
- watersheds
Themes:
- climate change
- water quality
10/09/2018
Climate Change Impacts on Sugar Maple Health (Score: 0.44)

Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree…
Tags:
- climate change
- sugar maple
- forestry
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
4/17/2017
Vermont Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change Risk (Score: 0.44)
Tags:
- agriculture
- climate change
- floods
- land use
Themes:
- climate change
9/22/2015
More Wet Days and Greater Precipitation Predicted for the Northeast (Score: 0.44)

Long-term data analyzed to predict heavy storm and flood events.
Tags:
- climate change
- floods
- precipitation
- modeling
- hydrology
Themes:
- climate change
10/01/2014
Shifting Seasons: Developing a Standardized Method for Estimating the Start of Spring (Score: 0.38)

Researchers compared methods, including remote sensing and field metrics to identify the best method when estimating the start of spring.
Tags:
- climate change
- phenology
- imagery
- modeling
- remote sensing
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
4/18/2017
New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.32)
Tags:
- invasive species
- climate change
- conservation
- monitoring
- forests
- habitat
- birds
- fragmentation
Themes:
- biodiversity
7/28/2016
Long-Term Trends in Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities (Score: 0.32)

Undeveloped streams are used to monitor long-term trends in macroinvertebrate communities.
Tags:
- climate change
- water quality
- monitoring
- streams
- macroinvertebrates
- fish
- hydrology
Themes:
- water quality
- biodiversity
4/26/2016
Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 0.32)

Aerial surveys of forests provide data to identify cause, extent, severity, and type of forest damages.
Tags:
- invasive species
- climate change
- imagery
- disease
- disturbance
- monitoring
- forests
- pests
- maps
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- invasive species
5/18/2015
Understanding How Climate Change Will Impact Streamflow in the Lake Champlain Basin (Score: 0.32)

Climate models were analyzed to predict future streamflow scenarios in the Mad River.
Tags:
- climate change
- floods
- precipitation
- water quality
- modeling
- streamflow
- streams
- lake champlain
Themes:
- climate change
- water quality
10/28/2014
Wood Bioenergy Harvesting Impacts on Carbon Emissions in the Northeast (Score: 0.32)

Demand for forest bioenergy, or biomass (firewood, wood chips, pellets), is increasing in Vermont and the Northeast.
Tags:
- climate change
- timber harvest
- carbon
- forests
- sustainability
- forestry
- bioenergy
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
7/01/2014
Twenty Years of Monitoring the Bicknell's Thrush (Score: 0.32)

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has monitored the Bicknell's Thrush population in Vermont and the Greater Antilles islands.
Tags:
- climate change
- conservation
- monitoring
- birds
- bicknell's thrush
- migration
- wildlife
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
- biodiversity
6/26/2014
Health of Sugar Maple Trees (Score: 0.32)

Acid deposition in conjunction with a changing climate may be inhibiting growth of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh).
Tags:
- climate change
- acid rain
- aluminum
- calcium
- forests
- sugar maple
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change
4/20/2016
Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.25)

Multiple drivers are affecting the growth of species on mountaintops in the Green and White Mountains.
Tags:
- climate change
- timber harvest
- land use
- imagery
- acid rain
- forests
- red spruce
- sugar maple
- forestry
Themes:
- forest ecosystems
- climate change