ecNEWS VT

2/28/2018

Vermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder Winters (Score: 0.24)

Across New England and northern New York, tree species and forest communities face increasing threats under warmer and more variable…

11/30/2017

Protecting New England lands: An update on the Wildlands and Woodlands vision (Score: 0.24)

The Wildlands and Woodlands vision was developed to protect the natural and cultural importance of these lands in the New…

5/30/2017

Effectiveness of riparian corridors (Score: 0.24)

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

4/22/2018

Managing Forests for Old Growth Traits Enhances Biodiversity and Carbon Storage (Score: 0.17)

Fifteen-year study mimicking natural forest disturbances to achieve old growth conditions increases biodiversity and carbon storage.

1/10/2015

Restoration of American Chestnut in Northern Forests (Score: 0.17)

The American Chestnut was a prized forest species in the eastern U.S. until 100 years ago when a fungal blight…

9/22/2014

Vermont Researchers Respond to Acid Rain Research as Part of the Scientific Method (Score: 0.17)

Scientists at the University of Vermont published a letter as a response to a study stating a recovery of Eastern…

3/22/2017

Vermont and the Northeast Hardest Hit by Imported Forest Pests (Score: 0.14)

Vermont and other northeastern states are hardest hit by imported forest pests, and national damage costs billions a year.

4/25/2016

Conservative Tapping Guidelines Remain Sustainable for Healthy Overstory Maples (Score: 0.14)

Healthy, vigorously growing maple trees keep high yield sap extraction sustainable

9/29/2015

Community-level Strategies for Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation (Score: 0.14)

Web-based tools and user-friendly guides help Vermont communities and landowners make informed decisions about land use planning and conservation

5/27/2015

Monitoring Vermont's Forests for Disease and Pests (Score: 0.14)

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

5/18/2015

Winter Injury, Carbon Loss, but Surprising Growth Resurgence in Red Spruce (Score: 0.14)

Investigation into impacts of historic needle winter injury on tree growth and carbon storage turns up evidence of a growth…

9/04/2014

Vermonters' "Acceptable" Levels of Town Development May Decrease Occurrence of Black Bear and Bobcat (Score: 0.14)

Development of natural land may pose a threat to native wildlife species in Vermont and globally.

4/18/2017

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.12)

A 25-year study of Vermont’s forest birds has documented a 14.2 percent overall population decline, raising concerns about birds and…

4/01/2017

2016 Vermont Forest Health Highlights (Score: 0.12)

An annual assessment of Vermont’s forests provides a snapshot of forest health indicators from tree species abundance to major forest…

9/22/2016

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 0.12)

Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon…

4/27/2016

New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont (Score: 0.12)

The iconic landscape and economically viable forests of Vermont are yielding to the driving forces behind fragmentation

4/26/2016

Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 0.12)

Aerial surveys of forests provide data to identify cause, extent, severity, and type of forest damages.

1/08/2016

Decision-making Tool Designed to Aid Phosphorus Reduction Measures (Score: 0.12)

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

1/02/2016

Use Value Appraisal Program Sparks Sustainable Forest Management on Vermont Family Forests (Score: 0.12)

Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program for forestland taxation encourages sustainable forest management on family-owned woodlots

10/28/2014

Wood Bioenergy Harvesting Impacts on Carbon Emissions in the Northeast (Score: 0.12)

Demand for forest bioenergy, or biomass (firewood, wood chips, pellets), is increasing in Vermont and the Northeast.

6/26/2014

Health of Sugar Maple Trees (Score: 0.12)

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

4/20/2016

Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.09)

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

2/28/2018

Vermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder Winters (Score: 0.24)

Across New England and northern New York, tree species and forest communities face increasing threats under warmer and more variable…

11/30/2017

Protecting New England lands: An update on the Wildlands and Woodlands vision (Score: 0.24)

The Wildlands and Woodlands vision was developed to protect the natural and cultural importance of these lands in the New…

5/30/2017

Effectiveness of riparian corridors (Score: 0.24)

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

4/22/2018

Managing Forests for Old Growth Traits Enhances Biodiversity and Carbon Storage (Score: 0.17)

Fifteen-year study mimicking natural forest disturbances to achieve old growth conditions increases biodiversity and carbon storage.

1/10/2015

Restoration of American Chestnut in Northern Forests (Score: 0.17)

The American Chestnut was a prized forest species in the eastern U.S. until 100 years ago when a fungal blight…

9/22/2014

Vermont Researchers Respond to Acid Rain Research as Part of the Scientific Method (Score: 0.17)

Scientists at the University of Vermont published a letter as a response to a study stating a recovery of Eastern…

3/22/2017

Vermont and the Northeast Hardest Hit by Imported Forest Pests (Score: 0.14)

Vermont and other northeastern states are hardest hit by imported forest pests, and national damage costs billions a year.

4/25/2016

Conservative Tapping Guidelines Remain Sustainable for Healthy Overstory Maples (Score: 0.14)

Healthy, vigorously growing maple trees keep high yield sap extraction sustainable

9/29/2015

Community-level Strategies for Land Use Planning and Forestland Conservation (Score: 0.14)

Web-based tools and user-friendly guides help Vermont communities and landowners make informed decisions about land use planning and conservation

5/27/2015

Monitoring Vermont's Forests for Disease and Pests (Score: 0.14)

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

5/18/2015

Winter Injury, Carbon Loss, but Surprising Growth Resurgence in Red Spruce (Score: 0.14)

Investigation into impacts of historic needle winter injury on tree growth and carbon storage turns up evidence of a growth…

9/04/2014

Vermonters' "Acceptable" Levels of Town Development May Decrease Occurrence of Black Bear and Bobcat (Score: 0.14)

Development of natural land may pose a threat to native wildlife species in Vermont and globally.

4/18/2017

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.12)

A 25-year study of Vermont’s forest birds has documented a 14.2 percent overall population decline, raising concerns about birds and…

4/01/2017

2016 Vermont Forest Health Highlights (Score: 0.12)

An annual assessment of Vermont’s forests provides a snapshot of forest health indicators from tree species abundance to major forest…

9/22/2016

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 0.12)

Earthworms in forests make soils inhospitable for many tree seedlings and understory plants, but they may help to store carbon…

4/27/2016

New Report Unravels the Complex Issue of Forest Fragmentation in Vermont (Score: 0.12)

The iconic landscape and economically viable forests of Vermont are yielding to the driving forces behind fragmentation

4/26/2016

Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 0.12)

Aerial surveys of forests provide data to identify cause, extent, severity, and type of forest damages.

1/08/2016

Decision-making Tool Designed to Aid Phosphorus Reduction Measures (Score: 0.12)

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

1/02/2016

Use Value Appraisal Program Sparks Sustainable Forest Management on Vermont Family Forests (Score: 0.12)

Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program for forestland taxation encourages sustainable forest management on family-owned woodlots

10/28/2014

Wood Bioenergy Harvesting Impacts on Carbon Emissions in the Northeast (Score: 0.12)

Demand for forest bioenergy, or biomass (firewood, wood chips, pellets), is increasing in Vermont and the Northeast.

6/26/2014

Health of Sugar Maple Trees (Score: 0.12)

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

4/20/2016

Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.09)

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