Enviroment

The Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation says it wants to establish a new state forest near a site where the followers of Daniel Shays may have hid after raiding the U.S. armory in Springfield, Mass. during the winter of 1786-1787.

The Lake Champlain Basin Program’s “State of the Lake” report notes changes in phosphorus levels and documents data on the lake’s watershed during the 2023 flood events.

A 15-acre island in the Northeast Kingdom is now open to the public as part of Brighton State Park. The purchase also conserves the island's red pine forest that is a breeding habitat for bald eagles and loons.

A state representative and two seven-year-olds discuss the legislative process for naming a state mushroom.

For the annual spring bird show, the Bird Diva answers all your birding questions.

In the latest Made Here documentary, director Julie Lambert introduces us to the women who plant trees in rural Quebec.

Spiese, who works as a hazard waste site manager for the Department of Environmental Conservation, is once again traveling around Bennington in response to further PFAS contamination in residents' water.

After July's flooding wrecked the water system in Woodstock, the owners of the privately run company say they can't afford to continue investing in system.

The 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition was held on Sept. 16 in Bennington.

More than a century ago, an alliance of conservationists and wealthy landowners joined forces to set up fire towers across the state. Today, 13 towers are still standing and open to the public — while others have fallen into obscurity.