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Don't Disturb Spawning Sea Lamprey in Connecticut River
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (299+ words) Sea lamprey are native to the Connecticut River basin and play a vital role in the ecosystem. Adults return to freshwater tributaries each spring to spawn, then die " their carcasses cycling marine nutrients back into the watershed. The Vermont Fish…...
Lyndon Selectboard gives green light to water project
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) LYNDON " A vacant seat on the Selectboard was filled and a state loan secured for a local water project at Lyndon's March 16 meeting " one of the more consequential regular sessions in recent months. Following an executive session on appointments, the…...
Understanding the glacial till shaping our landscape
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (463+ words) Dense silt till exposure revealed by landslide on Morrill Brook in Danville, Vermont, showing the complex layering of glacial deposits left behind thousands of years ago. The gray-blue basal till visible in this streambank erosion demonstrates the compacted nature of…...