ecNEWS VT

2/28/2018

Vermont and New England Forests Face More Precipitation and Milder Winters (Score: 0.65)

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

4/07/2022

Balancing Forest Carbon Storage and Wildlife Habitat (Score: 0.52)

Managing for a mosaic of diverse forest habitats across the northeastern U.S. creates a resilient landscape more adapted to climate…

3/25/2019

(Score: 0.52)

6/21/2021

How Might Vermont Forests Look in 200 Years Under a Changing Climate? (Score: 0.45)

Over the next 200 years, changing climate will likely cause shifts in tree species composition and health of Vermont and…

11/28/2018

Climate Change Impacts on Snowmobiling in Vermont (Score: 0.45)

A survey suggests snowmobiling is already declining in Vermont and that climate change impacts could increase declines.

10/15/2018

Modeling Climate Change Impacts on a Vermont Watershed (Score: 0.45)

A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on…

10/09/2018

Climate Change Impacts on Sugar Maple Health (Score: 0.45)

Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree…

4/17/2017

Vermont Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change Risk (Score: 0.45)

9/22/2015

More Wet Days and Greater Precipitation Predicted for the Northeast (Score: 0.45)

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

10/01/2014

Shifting Seasons: Developing a Standardized Method for Estimating the Start of Spring (Score: 0.39)

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

2/17/2022

The Future of Snowmobiling in Vermont: Perceptions of Climate Change (Score: 0.32)

Vermonters are hyper-aware of how climate change may impact snowmobiling.

3/01/2021

Views of U.S. and Canadian Maple Syrup Producers on Climate Change (Score: 0.32)

A widespread survey of maple syrup producers reveals political view and geography play important roles in climate change perceptions.

4/18/2017

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.32)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

4/20/2016

Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.26)

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: 0.65)

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

4/07/2022

Balancing Forest Carbon Storage and Wildlife Habitat (Score: 0.52)

Managing for a mosaic of diverse forest habitats across the northeastern U.S. creates a resilient landscape more adapted to climate…

3/25/2019

(Score: 0.52)

6/21/2021

How Might Vermont Forests Look in 200 Years Under a Changing Climate? (Score: 0.45)

Over the next 200 years, changing climate will likely cause shifts in tree species composition and health of Vermont and…

11/28/2018

Climate Change Impacts on Snowmobiling in Vermont (Score: 0.45)

A survey suggests snowmobiling is already declining in Vermont and that climate change impacts could increase declines.

10/15/2018

Modeling Climate Change Impacts on a Vermont Watershed (Score: 0.45)

A recent study used models on a Vermont watershed to assess the impacts of local temperature and precipitation trends on…

10/09/2018

Climate Change Impacts on Sugar Maple Health (Score: 0.45)

Potential impacts of climate change on sugar maple, and difficulties that could arise for management of this key Vermont tree…

4/17/2017

Vermont Farmers' Perceptions of Climate Change Risk (Score: 0.45)

9/22/2015

More Wet Days and Greater Precipitation Predicted for the Northeast (Score: 0.45)

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

10/01/2014

Shifting Seasons: Developing a Standardized Method for Estimating the Start of Spring (Score: 0.39)

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

2/17/2022

The Future of Snowmobiling in Vermont: Perceptions of Climate Change (Score: 0.32)

Vermonters are hyper-aware of how climate change may impact snowmobiling.

3/01/2021

Views of U.S. and Canadian Maple Syrup Producers on Climate Change (Score: 0.32)

A widespread survey of maple syrup producers reveals political view and geography play important roles in climate change perceptions.

4/18/2017

New Study Reveals Decline in Vermont Forest Birds (Score: 0.32)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

4/20/2016

Unexpected Range Expansion of Boreal Species Despite Warming Climate (Score: 0.26)

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