Submitted Vermonters are now able to recycle household batteries by bringing them to over 100 drop-off sites statewide. National Battery Day celebrated, Feb. 18 Call2Recycle, Inc., North America’s largest consumer battery stewardship organization, and the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources […]
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Celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service with special winter programs
Submitted Learn to identify tracks of wild animals in a Working Woodlands Workshop at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park on Feb. 13. Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — In 2016, the National Park Service celebrates 100 years as an agency […]
Discover Ice Age mammals at VINS walk and talk
Courtesy of VINS As previously printed, this mega-mammal stands in the meadow at VINS, though now it has a snowy surrounding, depicting an Ice Age-like environment. Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. — QUECHEE — On Thursday, Feb. 4, from 7 to […]
Oliver Schemm to be featured at Castleton Downtown Gallery
Courtesy of oliverschemm.webnode.com Oliver Schemm stands inside one his creation, “The God Box,” an interactive sculptural structure covered outside and inside with objects of uncertain and mysterious origins. Friday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Castleton Downtown Gallery […]
Shumlin outlines details of “all payer” model
On Monday, Jan. 25, Gov. Peter Shumlin, his senior health care advisors, and Green Mountain Care Board Chair Al Gobeille released details of how Vermont will seek to transform its health care system under the so-called “all payer model” from […]
Isa Oehry talks about new book, “Under A Blue Moon,” at Norman Williams
Submitted Author Isabella S. Oehry new book “Under A Blue Moon” Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Author Isabella S. Oehry introduces her newly released book “Under A Blue Moon” on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock. […]
Castleton presents acclaimed British vocal ensemble, Voice
Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton University welcomes the acclaimed British vocal ensemble Voice on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Formed in 2006, the Voice trio explores a selection that is diverse while […]
Vermont offers year-round freshness
By Skye Chalmers Vermont’s farmers’ markets offer fresh vegetables and specialty foods, even in winter. Vermont is a pioneer of the farm-to-table movement, and it boasts more farmers’ markets per capita than any other state in the country. Fresh produce, crafts, […]
In January, owl courtship begins
By Carolyn Lorié I’m an enthusiastic, if laid-back, bird watcher. One of the things I love most about spring and summer is the effortlessness with which I encounter a wide variety of birds. Sitting in my backyard, I’ll catch sight […]