Want to learn more about Vermont's native bees? Join VCE biologist Spencer Hardy tomorrow evening at the North Branch Nature Center
northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/stateoft…

Feed the bees, don't buy the bees! VCE biologist Spencer Hardy goes on #wcaxtv to talk about the potential risks of buying bees to put in your yard. wcax.com/2023/03/06/why…

📷Kent McFarland

Undergrads & Postgrads! Last day to apply to VT Ecostudies internships & technician positions is tomorrow! Monitor plant-pollinator interactions, bird and butterfly surveys, sampling ticks, data science, #scicomm & more. vtecostudies.org/about-us/emplo…

Reach out if you have questions!

Come join us tonight for some Bird Tales! Hosted by Friends of Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, this online event will feature VCE staff spinning yarns about their various bird adventures in the field.

eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-o…

A new 'Vermont Bee Team’ is launching to help protect our vital pollinators.

Supported by Apis Fund, the #UVM -VT Ecostudies effort will prioritize:

🐝Research on #bee -harming pesticides
🐝Farmer-centered ‘Know Your 5’ #pollinators campaign

🚨STORY: shorturl.at/fkmAZ #vt

Field Guide to December is out!

Get in touch with the world around you this month, with articles about bejeweled bees, tree-hugging moss, and trees that just won't drop their leaves.
vtecostudies.org/blog/field-gui…

Today is the first day of an international conference on biodiversity, #COP15 ! VCE has the great privilege to attend this conference, held in Montreal this year. Excited to see what other dedicated organizations are doing to preserve biodiversity!

#biodiversity #vtecostudies

Our 2022 VCE Gift Guide is officially out! We have ideas for apparel, books, mugs, and art for the nature lover in your life. vtecostudies.org/blog/2022-vce-…

Book signing alert!!! Fred Pratt will be signing copies of his book 'My Big Year- A Search for Birds and Peace of Mind'. He will be holding the event at the Norwich Bookstore tomorrow, Saturday December 3rd from 1:00p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Photo: Alison Wagner

Thanks to you, VCE reached new heights in 2022.
Our growth and success are largely due to your support, and we are very grateful. If you have considered giving to VCE or would like to contribute again, please visit the link below donatenow.networkforgood.org/1425440?code=2…
vtecostudies.org/volunteer/

55 of Vermont's 352 #bee species need urgent #conservation action. Check out Vt's State of the Bees report #VtSOBees stateofbees.vtatlasoflife.org

VT Ecostudies @VTAtlasofLife using the power of #CommunityScience for conservation 💪

VT Ecostudies created the first comprehensive assessment of #Vermont bees!

Tune in to the webinar tomorrow (11/17) to learn about their report, their findings, and which bee species are at highest risk

Register⬇️
vtecostudies-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

#bees #conservation #communityscience

A MONUMENTAL effort by my colleagues at VT Ecostudies. Using state-wide surveys & iNaturalist #communityscience , here is the state of #VTWildBees .

By the #s :
352 sp.
55 sp. high concern
>30% need urgent action
65 sp. found for 1st time in VT!
>60k interactions (& counting!)

Congratulations to Craig Hunt for winning last month's top Photo-observation for the Vermont Atlas of Life on iNaturalist! Craig’s photo of this porcupine enjoying a fresh apple captures both the spirit of the season, and an up-close look at those incredible claws.

VCE is hiring a Development Assistant!

See the full job description here: vtecostudies.org/about-us/emplo…

Please welcome our two new VCE staff, Dan Lambert and Desiree Narango! Dan is our new Associate Director, and Desiree is a Conservation Biologist.

Join VCE biologists and The Nature Museum on October 8 from 9 AM-11 AM (rain date Oct. 9) at Putney Mountain Hawk Watch. Come learn about the natural history of raptor migration, as well as how to locate and identify flying raptors. nature-museum.org/upcoming-event…

It's that time of year again folks, time for the Giant Silk Moth Cocoon Watch! The project starts October 1st, and runs all the way through December, so there's plenty of time to find these guys!

val.vtecostudies.org/missions/cocoo…

PEEPS! My project with the VT Ecostudies is in the fall issue of Audubon Magazine! #BirderBroker is like matchdotcom for birders & landowners.

Vermont's Birders & Landowners Are Joining Forces to Contribute to Science audubon.org/magazine/fall-… via Audubon Society #birdconservation