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UVM students volunteer tree planting.

Rooted in Change: Northern Vermont Tree Plantings for Future Flood Resilience

May 19, 2025

More than 800 trees were planted in Northern Vermont thanks to so many amazing volunteers!

Evening light at a campsite along the Lamoille Paddlers' Trail.

Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

May 15, 2025

Check out Vermont River Conservancy's Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter

The North Branch of the Winooski flooding into Daniels yard.

Conservation: For the people

May 12, 2025

The story of Daniels farm and how after too many floods and too much grief, he would decided the land would make a better floodplain than a farm.

Kids playing in the Whetstone brook.

Reflections: Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities.

May 8, 2025

Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities. These phrases may be scrubbed from our national lexicon, but they won’t be scrubbed from our work.

Remy, Northern Vermont Conservation Manager, and Isla, VHCB AmeriCorp Community Engagement Coordinator, smile at the edge of the Green River.

Gratitude and Solidarity for our AmeriCorps Members

May 1, 2025

We stand in gratitude for, and solidarity with, AmeriCorps members across the state and across the nation whose service has come to a sudden close. Isla and her predecessor Addie have shown us how remarkable these people are and how much better organizations can serve their communities with AmeriCorps members on their teams.

Tree planting volunteers at Green River Meadows.

Planting Trees with a Little Help from Our Friends

April 28, 2025

More than three dozen amazing volunteers came together to dig holes, plant trees, and deliver the mulch and water that will help the trees thrive at two Southern VT sites.

Salamander caution sign.

Notes from the Field: Tracking Amphibian Migration

April 11, 2025

Field notes from an exciting night out on the road, helping amphibians migrate in early April.

Amanda assessing land at Money Brook site.

Restoration at an Alluvial Fan Site: Willow Harvest, Propagation, and Planting Project

March 25, 2025

In an exciting partnership with Black River Action Team, we're working on a project to restore an alluvial fan site in Plymouth, VT. The focus of this project is to harvest and plant willows at the site, aiming to enhance the ecosystem and support wildlife habitat along this beautiful confluence.

Bebe the beaver

How to Build a Beaver Lodge

March 13, 2025

Naturalist Patti Smith and her column The View from Heifer Hill: How to Build a Beaver Lodge describes Patti's experience learning from the best instructors themselves, the beavers.

Riparian Buffer planting sign

A River is Nothing Without it’s Buffers

March 6, 2025

Read Sam Brondyke, a senior at Montpelier High Schools opinion on river buffers.

Kids hands playing in stream table.

From Flow to Erosion: Exploring the Wonders of a Stream Table

February 27, 2025

4-6th Grade explores river dynamics with the stream table, reimaging Vermont towns and finding solutions.

Bebe the beaver

The River Primeval

February 19, 2025

Naturalist Patti Smith and her column The View from Heifer Hill: The River Primeval, describes the days of the river primeval, logjams, and ample beaver real estate.

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