About • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Gather • Farm Store The final days of March marked the end of a productive 2020 sugaring season, thanks in part to the expansion of our sugarbush over the winter. As sugarmaker Marshall Webb said, “When the sap turns a little sour and the bubbles want to explode out of the pan, it’s time to quit.” Take […]
Continue readingRecently, one of the student employees of the Center for Service & Sustainability, Emily Gatz ’20, participated in a training from the Sunrise School. She sums up her experience here… Sunrise School is a youth-led and organized program designed to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. During a four-day […]
Continue readingIn celebration of Citizen Science Month, the Champlain College Library and the Champlain Apiary are hosting a virtual event Bee Happy, Champlain College this Friday at 3pm. You will learn about our very own Champlain College apiary and a variety of cool projects being generated there. Professor Kristin Wolf will take you on a virtual tour of […]
Continue readingApril 2020 E-Newsletter from VNRC A Note from our Executive Director When we sent our last e-newsletter, the COVID-19 crisis had not yet gripped our nation. It’s hard to believe how much has changed — and how much hasn’t. Though the coronavirus has us working remotely, and taking care of our families and supporting our communities, […]
Continue readingThe Wild Burlington Newsletter Issue #2.04.a | More things to do with twigs This was an exceptionally warm March, and all the rain over the past couple of weeks has flushed many of the amphibians from their overwintering sites down into the wetlands. While I’ve seen amphibians move as early as March 8 down in Shelburne, […]
Continue readingApril 7, 2020 News | Opportunities | Resources | Events | Jobs | Submit | Advertise News of the Week Iowa State U Releases Land AcknowledgementIn collaboration with the university’s director of American Indian Studies, the university developed and recently released an official land acknowledgement recognizing Indigenous Peoples that were stewards of the land on […]
Continue readingHello folx! As the coordinator for this year’s Coming Out Monologues, I just wanted to share some updates given the nature of this remote instruction period. We are still very much planning to host the celebration but in a virtual format! With that said, I wanted to encourage folx to still sign up if they’re […]
Continue readingAn Introduction to Climate Legislation in Vermont By Matt Henchen on Apr 06, 2020 08:48 am An Introduction to Climate Legislation in Vermont By Sophia Jerome, Montpelier High School 2023 “It’s inspiring yet frustrating that young people have to spend their days instead of hanging out with their friends or going to school or going […]
Continue readingHello, My name is Emily Conwell and the Program Manager of the Massachusetts Promise Fellowship! I hope that you’re staying happy and healthy during these troubling times. I’m reaching out to share information about my AmeriCorps service program in the hopes that you can share the opportunity with students you feel would be a good […]
Continue readingGreen Mountains, Blue Water Earth Care NewsApril 2020 Happy Earth Month! Faith Climate Action Week – Love Made Visible During Earth Month, may we remember that we truly ARE Nature. As we witness the natural world recovering during the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps we can also take heart in realizing that as Nature is healed, […]
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