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Caring For One of Vermont’s Rarest Habitats
When the Community Takes Action, Great Things Happen After the Ice Age, large fan-shaped deposits of sand, sometimes up to 40 feet deep, were left in areas like Colchester, Vermont, now home to the Pitch Pine Sandplain Forest. Originally perhaps 5,000 acres in size, the Sandplain Forests were …
Digging In and Making a Difference
Imagine twelve people who normally work in an office getting outside to help slow down flooding along the Upper La Platte River. Now imagine slogging about in the mud, planting trees, laughing in the sunshine and sitting along the banks having a snack with some of your co-workers. And knowing that …