MWA is delighted to welcome Ben Applegate to join our team this summer! Ben is currently a master’s student in the University of Vermont’s Field Naturalist Program and will be working with MWA as a part of his degree requirements to complete a master’s research project. Ben has lived in the NEK for the past…

Commentary: Vermont Business Magazine Submitted by tim on Sun, 08/25/2024 – 05:24 Vermont Natural Resources Council, et al This op-ed was written in response to concerns from Vermont community members, our own observations as landowners, and road crews cleaning up post-flooding damage. What we have heard and witnessed raise significant concerns that some of the activities…

Vermont’s physical features affect its weather, its rivers and how humans have come to inhabit it.
When flooding hit Vermont this month, destruction spanned the length of the state, from Windham County up through Northeast Kingdom.

But the series of storms did not damage regions equally, with many mountain towns and riverside communities bearing the brunt of the impact.

The precipitation itself, as well as the flood-prone nature of many Vermont towns, can be explained by the state’s physical features, experts say. The Green Mountains along the state’s spine determined where Vermonters settled, where they worked and the weather they endured.