By Hannah Phillips - Here in Vermont, the passage of fall foliage marks the arrival of stick season. For a smaller group of birding enthusiasts, it also marks the triumphant return of the snow geese. Every year, thousands of snow geese descend upon the Dead Creek Wildlife Refuge in Addison, seeking respite and fuel on their… Continue reading Predicting Fall’s First Snowstorm
By Emma Stuhl - From grizzlies to wolves to the people-eating plant in The Little Shop of Horrors, carnivores capture our imaginations, and sometimes send shivers down our spines. So, imagine my astonishment and wonder when I recently learned that below the ground, at a microscopic scale, there are fungi that hunt and eat live… Continue reading A Grisly Meal
By Shelby Perry - Here in Vermont you can hardly go outside without seeing signs about buying local. Local foods are labeled in grocery stores, restaurants proudly display maps of Vermont with pins pointing out where they source their ingredients, and everybody who’s anybody seems to have a CSA share. But for some reason every… Continue reading A [Local] Monster Mash
By Gabe Andrews - Imagine that you are the size of a Reese’s cup and, to many animals, equally delicious. You occupy a precarious position in the food chain; you are a danger to many, and safe from few. You dine on insects, slugs, snails and even the occasional small bird. Predators that hover above… Continue reading Cryptic Croakers
By Ellen Gawarkiewicz - They rose up from the ground like golden fingers, grasping the earth of the Northern White Cedar Swamp. Once aware of their presence, I began seeing their relatives everywhere. Black tongues sprouting from stumps, miniature sheets of rolling parchment across a log, raisin-like swellings on branches, delicate feathers and elegant goblets… Continue reading Mushrooms in our Midst
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