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Ice-out days and climate change

Fri, 02/02/2018 - 17:12
While driving down from Isle La Motte in early December, my son and I noticed a fine skim of ice floating down the Alburg Passage. As it collided with the Route 2 bridge supports, it broke into rectangular fragments. I wondered if what I was seeing was typical, or a symptom of changing climate? But a single observation tells you only about the current weather, and says nothing about climate trends.
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In the path of the Hurricane: impact of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee on watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 18:22
Although many climate predictions suggest
that the frequency and intensity of large storm
events might increase in the coming decades, few
studies document the full impact of such events along
their path.
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Merit Fund

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 18:22
Please join me in making a gift to the newly created Merit Award Fund for special recognition of graduate students and postdocs who embody the multi-disciplinary commitment to research and mentoring excellence that the VT EPSCoR program has built upon since its inception in Vermont in 1985. Judith Van Houten will match up to the first $2,500 in gifts to help kick off this important fund.
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Research Finding Ways to Inject Manure, Preserve Environment

Thu, 02/01/2018 - 18:22
Carol Adair and her colleagues have been studying the potential of tillage and manure application methods to reduce nitrous oxide emissions. They are comparing conventional tilling versus no-till systems, and broadcast versus manure injection.
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First-ever rally of state recreation chiefs at convention in Denver propels ideas into political movement - The Denver Post

Fri, 01/26/2018 - 03:00
First-ever rally of state recreation chiefs at convention in Denver propels ideas into political movement  The Denver Post

A first-ever rally of directors of newly formed state outdoor recreation offices at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show last week hopes to champion recreation as the ...







Gund Catalyst Award Winners - The University of Vermont

Tue, 01/16/2018 - 03:00
Gund Catalyst Award Winners  The University of Vermont

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