Meet The Neighbors: Introducing The Zooplankton
We’ve completed our visits with lake phytoplankton and are ready to begin with a new group – the zooplankton. The term ‘zooplankton’ is a general one that refers to all of the very small swimming life found in lakes, ponds, and marine environments. Most zooplankton are microscopic, but some are …
Climate Changes: Local and Global
These last few weeks I have been thinking about climate change. I am a gardener and small fruit grower as well as a bee keeper. My property is just outside Montpelier, located in a small narrow north-south running valley. Our winters have always come a little earlier and lasted a …
Meet The Neighbors: Red Algae
There is one last group of algae that you may encounter in Vermont waters, the Rhodophyta or red algae. Red algae are …
It’s Amphibian Time!
It’s spring and love is in the air! If you are a frog or salamander, that means you’ll be heading for the …
Spring Planting Fever!
It’s that time of year again. The time when I walk in urban areas peering into gardens and under shrubbery, looking for …
Native Plants, Rare Plants, And Lakeshores
I recently signed up to become a plant survey volunteer for the Native Plant Trust. I am a botanist by training and …
Meet the Neighbors: Dinoflagellates
Dinoflagellates are a group of microscopic mostly unicellular algae that are found in freshwater and marine environments worldwide. While we don’t hear …
Learn From Local Naturalists
The dark days of winter are finally lengthening, but there are still plenty of long winter nights ahead. Why not learn a …
NALMS Resources Available to Non-Members
The North American Lake Management Society is a lake-focused group composed of lake scientists, policy makers, volunteers, residents, and visitors. Their mission …
Finding Treasure
Today’s post was inspired by a compendium of one of my favorite cartoon strips – Calvin and Hobbes. It’s called “There’s Treasure …