Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—The leaves have fallen and identifying the trees in the backyard can be challenging. Learn how to identify trees and shrubs during our Vermont winter, focusing on their twig, bud, needle and bark structure in […]
Tag: Winter
VTF&W offers birdfeeding tips
With winter weather now taking hold, Vermonters are readying their birdfeeders. But before residents put up their avian offerings, Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife recommends a review of the birdfeeding basics. “Birds of all species have very interesting behaviors, […]
House sparrows in winter, scavengers that have hitch onto humans for survival
By Elise Tillinghast House sparrows—those little brown and gray birds that flash mob the bird feeder—are common and easy to see. They’re quarrelsome, noisy, and when they’re on the ground, they move in vigorous hops that remind me of popcorn […]
Snowmaking Horsepower
The World Cup Expo Village at the base of Superstar is situated at 2,500 feet above sea level and nearby Killington Peak reaches to 4,241 feet — making it the second highest in the state. This elevation gives the resort an […]
Eligible households to see boost in fuel assistance this winter
Benefits will start being issued in mid-November On Nov. 3, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Vt. Agency of Human Services Secretary Hal Cohen, and Vt. Dept. of Children and Families Commissioner Ken Schatz announced that the average Low Income Home Energy Assistance […]
12th annual Wheels for Warmth raises $52,000 for fuel assistance, recycles 2,500 unusable tires
MENDON—Vermont’s Wheels for Warmth program is ready to roll out heating assistance funds for this winter, thanks to its 12th consecutive year of strong community support. Preliminary numbers for 2016 show the program collected a total of $52,000 for emergency fuel assistance […]
Vermont’s warmest winter shifts flood risk, raises fire worries, say first responders
By Mike Faher, VTDigger.org It’s been the warmest winter on record in Vermont, with mean temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal and snowfall several feet below normal statewide, the National Weather Service reported at a meeting in Brattleboro Thursday, […]
Altitude Sickness: Romantic love is a verb
This has been a strange winter for me, weather notwithstanding. This is the winter where, maybe for the first time ever, and certainly for the first time since my divorce, I let someone in. More than let her in, I […]
No Snow? No Problem!
There are activities aplenty to be enjoyed around Central Vermont. Here are a few: