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Unlike regular law enforcement, game wardens work almost entirely alone, and they find — and make — their own cases. One day they might be checking up on anglers by boat, another day they’re hiking six miles into the woods searching for illegal bait piles.
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By Kiley Briggs, the Orianne Society Female Wood Turtle Photo Credit Orianne Society With a black head, bright orange legs, and a brown shell sometimes decorated with brilliant yellow markings, you’d think a Wood Turtle would be easy to spot. Found mostly in river valleys, Wood Turtles are rare in most areas, but even in…
This project is a great example of linking infrastructure improvements with community engagement. By reducing stormwater pollution and investing in youth education, this project supports both clean water goals and the next generation of watershed stewards.
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Montpelier, Vt. – With drought conditions existing throughout Vermont, state officials are asking Vermonters to report drought impacts. This includes wells or water supplies running out or tasting different, damage to crops and other farm losses, low water levels in lakes, rivers, or recreational areas, and any health issues related to water quality or availability. Vermonters should also consider voluntary water conservation efforts at home.
A steamboat called Mountain Maid was the vehicle that jump-started the tourism trade on Lake Memphremagog
Strengthening Partnerships to Grow our Impact
Bi-national stewardship priorities for Lake Memphremagog, including challenges of pollution abatement, fisheries management, native species restoration, invasive species management and spread prevention are very similar to those faced by the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. For all of these bi-national tributaries to the Saint Lawrence River ecosystem conditions do not recognize borders and cooperative management is needed so that our two countries share environmental successes rather than failures.
