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What Inspired our AmeriCorps Member’s Service?

January 16, 2024

Read about what inspires our Community Engagement Coordinator's service through AmeriCorps at Vermont River Conservancy.

Opportunities for Winter River Exploration in Vermont

January 3, 2024

Find a spot along a Vermont river to explore during the winter.

Scientists observe the site of a new park in Brattleboro Vermont

Celebrating 23 Projects Completed for our Rivers in 2023

December 18, 2023

Curious about what we have done this year? Read about 23 projects we completed in 2023 and how they contribute to our mission of protecting and restoring rivers in Vermont.

Vermont's Green River surrounded by lush green vegetation.

Sampling Macroinvertebrates on the Green River

December 13, 2023

People of all ages learned about macroinvertebrates and stream health during this all ages event in Guilford.

Group sits and meditates along the Whetstone Brook in Brattleboro.

Meditation along Whetstone Brook

December 6, 2023

In October, a group met to learn about meditation along physical and metaphorical floodplains. Led by Peter Gould, an author and educator, the group gained more experience with mindfulness.

Flowering riparian vegetation

The Beginning of Vermont’s River Corridor Easement Program

December 3, 2023

Learn from Vermont River Conservancy board member Mike Kline about how the river corridor easement program began in Vermont.

Camel's Hump expansion in the winter.

What do fish do in the winter?

November 27, 2023

Our writing intern, Maia, asks and answers questions you may be asking about how fish survive in the winter.

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Flowing Forward: Recordings and Resources

November 16, 2023

Did you miss our Flowing Forward webinar series? View the Zoom recordings and resources sheets in this blog post.

Staff members stewarding a river access site.

At the Riverside: A Summer of Standout Volunteerism

November 13, 2023

This summer a record number of volunteers went to work for our rivers. Braving a combination of downpours and blistering heat, they donned work gloves, pick mattocks, brooms, and shovels to reopen river access trails, free saplings from girdling tree guards, and install signs to help people recreate safely.

Wild Branch river corridor easement

Water Wins: River Corridor Easements Face Flooding

November 11, 2023

As we go into winter at Vermont River Conservancy, we are reflecting on the successes of river corridor easements in the face of flooding over the summer.

The Headwaters of the Lamoille River

Reflections: Fall Co-Director Update

November 8, 2023

"All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was." - Toni Morrison

Columbia Covered Bridge

6 Covered Bridges to Experience Vermont’s Rivers By

October 22, 2023

Wanting to check a few of Vermont's many covered bridges off your bucket list? Check out these ones that are near our river access sites.

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