ecoNEWS VT

2024-02-08

Alewife Invasion Alters Lake Champlain Food Web, But Not How We Expected (Score: 2.04)

The Alewife invasion of 2003 was expected to impair lake trout populations in Lake Champlain but this new study by…

2023-06-20

Is Lake Champlain Prepared for a Quagga Mussel Invasion? (Score: 2.04)

As the threat of quagga mussels looms over Lake Champlain, researchers determine potential ecosystem impacts to expect upon their arrival.

2021-10-29

Invasive Alewife Impacts on Native Rainbow Smelt in Lake Champlain Depend on Environmental Condition (Score: 1.91)

In Lake Champlain, alewife compete with rainbow smelt in smaller basins with summer habitat limited by warm temperatures and low…

2017-03-22

Vermont and the Northeast Hardest Hit by Imported Forest Pests (Score: 1.91)

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

2015-05-27

Monitoring Vermont's Forests for Disease and Pests (Score: 1.91)

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

2017-04-01

2016 Vermont Forest Health Highlights (Score: 1.81)

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

2017-04-18

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 1.71)

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

2016-09-22

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 1.62)

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

2016-04-26

Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 1.62)

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

2016-07-26

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 1.47)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.

2/07/2024

Alewife Invasion Alters Lake Champlain Food Web, But Not How We Expected (Score: 2.04)

The Alewife invasion of 2003 was expected to impair lake trout populations in Lake Champlain but this new study by…

6/19/2023

Is Lake Champlain Prepared for a Quagga Mussel Invasion? (Score: 2.04)

As the threat of quagga mussels looms over Lake Champlain, researchers determine potential ecosystem impacts to expect upon their arrival.

10/28/2021

Invasive Alewife Impacts on Native Rainbow Smelt in Lake Champlain Depend on Environmental Condition (Score: 1.91)

In Lake Champlain, alewife compete with rainbow smelt in smaller basins with summer habitat limited by warm temperatures and low…

3/21/2017

Vermont and the Northeast Hardest Hit by Imported Forest Pests (Score: 1.91)

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

5/26/2015

Monitoring Vermont's Forests for Disease and Pests (Score: 1.91)

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

3/31/2017

2016 Vermont Forest Health Highlights (Score: 1.81)

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

4/17/2017

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 1.71)

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

9/21/2016

Earthworms in Forest Soils: The Bad and the Not So Bad (Score: 1.62)

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

4/25/2016

Twenty Years of Aerial Forest Monitoring (Score: 1.62)

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

7/25/2016

New Study on Survival of Key Fish Species in Lake Champlain (Score: 1.47)

Researchers look at the interactions between rainbow smelt and alewives in the first growing season to understand survival rates.