Create and make available a comprehensive database of invasive plants in New England using a network of trained volunteers and professionals.
Your Role:
Become a volunteer and learn how to recognize different invasive plants, document their locations and update the database online or through a mobile app.
Gather and disseminate information and data about dragonfly and damselfly distributions throughout the western hemisphere.
Your Role:
Browse the database and checklists for members of Odonata in your area. Join the website and upload your data about specimens you've found or photographed.
These links provide detailed information at the species level where different members of Odonata can be found in Vermont. Also excellent pictures with identifications are provided to help you identify any specimens you may have found or photographed.
These guides provide information about how to properly identify a cougar. The first .pdf compares identifying characteristics of other wild cats; differences in the tracks made by cougars and members of the dog family; and what a carcass looks like if it was killed by a cougar. The second .pdf provides much greater detailed information about cougars and their ranges as well as identifying characteristics.
Study cougars and understand their role in ecosystems. Specifically interested in exploring cougars expanding their range back into areas where they once lived.
Your Role:
If you have solide evidence of a cougar in your area, especially the northeast U.S., report it via email through their website.
This course covers year-round tree identification for beginners. Topics include: characteristics of bark, tree form, twigs, buds, leaves, fruit, and habitat.
Students will meet on 4 Saturdays, with a Sunday for back up: 01 March, 22 March, 24 May, & 28 June.
Course Dates:
Saturday, March 1, 2014 to Saturday, June 28, 2014
"This course will immerse you in the joy of studying birds in the field, initiating or enhancing a lifetime pursuit."
Instruction will cover identification of local bird species, by field marks, song and habitat. Natural history and conservation topics will also be covered.
Course participants will meet on 4 different Saturdays with Sunday as a back-up. Dates are: 22 February, 26 April, 31 May, 21 June.
Course Dates:
Saturday, February 22, 2014 to Saturday, June 21, 2014
Collect and share data about the status of reptiles and amphibians living in Vermont to support their conservation. Data collected includes natural history, distribution and conservation efforts that are working.
Your Role:
Review available information and contribute additional information about amphibians or reptiles that you've seen in your area.
