Training workshop is May 1 in Castleton  Saturday, May 1 at 8:30 a.m.—CASTLETON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is seeking volunteers to become Let’s Go Fishing instructors to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters. The department has rescheduled its one-day training workshop for new instructors to Saturday, May 1 at the…

Catcha Fish 101: Get outside, have fun and catch dinner, here’s how  As temperatures warm, songbirds return and the ice recedes, a shift in fish behavior also occurs, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. Many fish species found in lakes and ponds throughout Vermont become more active, feed more regularly and provide a…

  RUTLAND—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. released the Vermont master angler program 2020 annual report on April 15, with 1,035 entries and 63 master angler award recipients. Vermont’s wealth of waters and abundant fish populations provide many opportunities to experience outstanding fishing. The Vermont master angler program recognizes the achievements of anglers who catch trophy-sized fish from Vermont waters and…

Castleton Community Center kitchen crew members Laurie Knauer, Gretiena Johnson, Ceil Hunt and Claire Park packaged 54 Earth Day dinners-to-go on Thursday, April 22. The entrée included chicken tarragon and vegetable rice pilaf plus veggies, chocolate cake and a Marie’s Cookie Kitchen Earth Day themed handmade cookie. In celebration of Earth Day, all 54 participants…

Community Garden workshop to help gardeners get ready for the season  Tuesday, May 4, at 5:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Learn how to set your garden up for success this growing season at Make Your Bed: Starting Your Garden,  a beginner/intermediate gardening workshop held Tuesday, May 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Northeast Community Gardens off Woodstock Ave. in…

Over 100 cars expected to race May 1 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m.—WEST HAVEN—Devil’s Bowl Speedway is ready to set records in 2021. The historic Vermont dirt track opens its 55th season of racing on Saturday, May 1 at 7 p.m.  The new season is expected to smash modern-era records, as…

May 1-31— A successful hunter in Vermont’s May 1-31 spring turkey season must, by law, report their turkey within 48 hours to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. The department says hunters can report their turkey online through its website vtfishandwildlife.com or at local big game reporting stations. “Online reporting was used successfully last year,”…

Thursday, April 29—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—This Thursday Vermont Everyone Eats, an innovative Covid-19 response program, is celebrating 1 million restaurant meals served to Vermonters experiencing food insecurity. The program was launched in August 2020 with an allocation of $5 million of the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund contracted by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development to…

May 3-7—VIRTUAL—The Composting Association of Vermont and the Agency of Natural Resources will be hosting the Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS). This event will bring together leaders and learners from across the state to discuss creative ways to keep organics out of the trash and transform organics into valuable products. The free online summit is a great opportunity for anyone interested in how Vermont communities and organizations manage their food scraps successfully and overcome challenges.…

Youth help to keep a 50+-year-old environmental tradition alive Saturday, May 1 —With Green Up Day celebrating its 51st year, attracting new generations and keeping the activity of cleaning up litter exciting is an ongoing commitment and fun sort of challenge for Green Up Vermont coordinators.  “It is so important to attract Vermonters of all…

 2 years old. Neutered male. Lab mix. Black with white. I enjoy going for nice long walks and I have wonderful leash manners. It’s kitten season at the RCHS As spring begins, and the weather begins to warm, we are starting to see more and more kittens come through our doors that are too young…

By Rachel Sargent Mirus On sunny, warm days, houseflies hatch and buzz around homes and offices. These flies complete aerobatic stunts that easily evade human efforts at swatting or shooing. That aerial agility, so frustrating to the would-be swatters, is thanks to a pair of highly specialized sense organs called halteres. Halteres are modified wings…

By Dom Cioffi I spent quite a bit of time in the water during my recent vacation to St. Martin. The Caribbean is obviously known for its pristine turquoise ocean and white sandy beaches, so I was more than happy to spend the majority of my week communing with the natural elements. Within hours of…

By Gary Salmon There is a line in the lyrics of this great Bee Gees song of the ‘70s that if I were an ash tree and John Travolta was singing it to me I would pay attention to: “Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me.” Since emerald ash borer (EAB) began infecting Vermont ash trees…

By Kevin Theissen The impact of Covid-19 on workplaces has been profound. As we move forward, it is likely work as we once knew it will be changed forever. Employer benefits is one area in which there may be significant change. Remote work options may be necessary for businesses to remain competitive, according to the…