The North American Lake Management Society is a lake-focused group composed of lake scientists, policy makers, volunteers, residents, and visitors. Their mission is to ‘forge partnerships among citizens, scientists, and professionals to foster management’ of lakes and reservoirs. Though NALMS is a membership-based organization, there are several good lake resources …
Today’s post was inspired by a compendium of one of my favorite cartoon strips – Calvin and Hobbes. It’s called “There’s Treasure Everywhere” and this wonderful pair is truly great at find treasure in the most unlikely places! So, bring out your inner Calvin (or maybe Hobbes), and search for …
Late summer is the time when people really visit lakes. The chilly waters of early summer have warmed to the perfect temperature for diving in on a hot humid day. Swimming in the cool waters of a lake is one of the great pleasures of August in Vermont. Late summer …
When I mentioned that I was going on vacation to our cottage on Lake Michigan, someone asked how I could call it vacation since I’ve been retired since November. It’s an interesting question, but there is no doubt in my mind that I am enjoying a vacation. Here on the …
As I write, the sun is finally out and it’s hot! Many terrestrial plants have been waiting for a day like this to open their buds and put on a growth spurt. On the other hand, my little pond has been green for several weeks now, supporting luxuriant growth of …
Photosynthesis is undervalued. We enjoy, and in fact need, the outputs of this process every day of our lives. Even during a long Vermont winter, the process of photosynthesis is essential to our survival. We benefit from it with every breath we take and with every bite we eat. We …
Lots of ‘folks’ live in and around Vermont’s lakes and ponds – not just the human ones that we tend to know best, but the furred, feathered, finned, and photosynthetic too. If you’ve read past blog posts, you know that I have a theme called Lakes 101 which focuses on …
I’ve lived in Vermont for over 30 years now on a wooded 14 acre property, adjacent to another 1000 acres that our neighbors kindly let us use. It’s easy for me to get outside and enjoy this luxury and I know some places in the woods like the back of …
Earlier this summer, the world lost a lake. A lava flow from Mount Kilauea in Hawaii entered the lake and boiled it away in about 5 hours. In Pakistan, a month later, a new lake formed temporarily after a portions of a glacier sheared off and fell into a large …
Earlier this summer, the first Emerald Ash Borers were found in Vermont. Within a few weeks, several other locations in the state were confirmed to have this invasive insect pest. Its arrival wasn’t much of a surprise. Neighboring states and Canadian provinces have been coping with EAB for several years now …