On the Anniversary: Untold Stories
Last year on August 28th, Irene blew through Vermont and wreaked havoc in the Connecticut River and Lake Champlain watersheds. The amounts of rain varied
How Wonderful Weather
Vermont. August 2012. Refraction, ionization, evaporation, condensation, convection, static electricity and the rotation of the earth are some of the natural processes that create many
A healthy environment is worth real dollars
Putney, Vermont. July 1, 2012. We place a genuine and personal value on clean water, but that does not compute easily to a dollar value.
Our Watersheds
Vermont. May, 2012. Experienced river users often refer to rivers, streams and lakes as being part of a watershed. We use the word because we
Where did it all come from?
Putney, Vermont. March 1, 2012. Even as we delight in watching water dance across the riffles in a river, we fear floodwaters sweeping all before
True Giants along the Connecticut River
Today the Connecticut River offers awe inspiring views, events, places and wildlife. But there is one marker of the nature of our watershed long gone
The osprey is a singular bird
Vermont. February 01, 2010. Fly casting from a canoe in the middle of a small pond at the tippity-top of the headwaters of the Connecticut
A Salty Connecticut River: Redux
Vermont. January 4, 2010. A 2003 research paper reported on in a 2005 River Currents column found that base line salt concentrations in our rivers
Leeches: Can’t get no respect but should!
Vermont. December 1, 2009 The canoe had been a gift so the color did not matter much to me but for the sake of this
Nature’s Ounce of Prevention: Riparian Zones
Vermont. November 01, 2009. Is there an environmental cost to paving, crop production, land clearing or animal grazing right up to the shoreline of a