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New program launches high school students into professional research project on Lake Champlain

The students joined Team ROTifer, which uses a University of Vermont research vessel to study microscopic aquatic animals.

By Indi Rose

Butterfly blitzing: Volunteer naturalists help scientists survey the state’s butterfly populations

New program launches high school students into professional research project on Lake Champlain

The Latest

Honoring tradition, embracing change at Charlotte Grange

By Emily Rodin

Winooski dog show crowns the ‘Best Pooch in the Noosk’

By Indi Rose

Wedded to less waste: The eco-friendly swaps being made in the wedding industry

By Erika Tally

Dorset Theatre Festival prepares for season’s biggest fundraiser

By Roxy Vanderhoff

Legislature

Solar grazing enters land use conversation in the State House

As discussions of land use persists, solar grazing promotes dual-use of space

By Kate Kampner

Environment

A score for sustainability: Behind the eco-conscious design of the Vermont Green’s soccer kits

How one local team is challenging the fashion norms of the sporting world.

By Erika Tally

Arts

News

Out of order: Monthslong elevator outage frustrates Waterbury renters

Property managers blame the elevator company, which has provided ever-shifting deadlines for when the equipment might be fixed.

By Otis Roessler

Features

Camp Farnsworth helps Girl Scouts fend off loneliness

By Emily Rodin

Vermont herbal sanctuary teaches land stewardship to generations to come

By Indi Rose

From the mountains to the desert: How Dug North’s Vermont upbringing prepared him for a grueling survival challenge

By Indi Rose

After three years of grant funds, the Burlington History & Culture Center prepares for the future

By Emily Rodin

Community

A taste of English soccer culture in Shelburne

By Jackson Bartels

Waterbury’s Not Quite Independence Day celebration meets ‘American Time Machine’

By Otis Roessler

Winooskians prepare to celebrate French Heritage Day

By Simone Traynor

Vermont game stores build a community beyond the table

By Jackson Bartels

Fourth annual Rutland Pride Festival proves ‘you can’t have rainbows without rain’

By Roxy Vanderhoff

Go Skate Day rolls into Waterbury Skatepark this Sunday

By Jackson Bartels

Green Mountain Books celebrates 50 years in Lyndonville

By Sam Stout

State

Foresters adapt as insects become driving force in tree mortality

By Erika Tally

Worsening tick activity may be new normal, state officials say

By Indi Rose

Conservation

Nonprofits combine research and legal expertise to protect Lake Champlain

Shoreline cleanups and policy reform have helped keep pollutants out of drinking water.

By Oren Pinhasi and Indi Rose

Education

Local Mandarin teacher weaves music and language together

Connor Lin Frost makes Mandarin approachable and engaging for people of all ages.

By Jinxi Lin

Economy

Vermont Brewers Festival tries to entice Canadian attendees as tourism remains low

Organizers forgo exchange rates to draw visitors from across the border.

By Simone Traynor