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Zabulon Skipper Discovered in Vermont
August 29, 2024It took less than a month for Terri Armata, one of our star butterfly atlas volunteers, to find and document the 119th butterfly species for Vermont and her 4th state record, a Zabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon).
Searching for Butterflies: The West Virginia White
August 26, 2024West Virginia White butterfly populations are a conservation concern in Vermont due to various factors, including invasive species and forest fragmentation. As VCE’s Spatial Science Intern, Eli Byington spent the summer working with data from the Vermont Atlas of Life to create a species distribution model for the West Virginia White in Vermont. This model incorporated bioclimatic variables and host-plant distributions to reveal areas within Vermont that may be suitable for these butterflies today and into the future.
Sachem Skipper is the Latest New Butterfly Species Recorded for Vermont
July 31, 2024Terri Armata, one of Vermont’s most ardent butterfly watchers, has done it yet again, recording her third state record butterfly! She found a vagrant Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes huron) in Wilmington, Vermont while surveying butterflies for the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas.
New Moth Species Recorded for Vermont
July 30, 2024A new moth species for the state, Hops Anglewing (Niphonyx segregata) was photographed during the Vermont Moth Blitz week and shared to our iNaturalist project.
By a Stream in Vermont, a Glimpse of a Plant Last Seen a Century Ago
June 13, 2024The State of Vermont announced last month that a plant thought to be locally extinct — False Mermaid-weed — had been found through a chain of events that seemed stolen from a fairy tale.
Red Alert! The Admirals are Coming
May 9, 2024Right now, hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of butterflies are arriving in Vermont. No, they’re not Monarchs. These are Red Admirals, and about every decade or so, there’s a massive migration northward from somewhere south. It’s one of the many great migrations that often go unnoticed.
A New eBird Vermont Website has Hatched
May 1, 2024Many of you might have noticed that the eBird Vermont website has been refreshed and improved. We have worked with eBird central and other regional eBird networks over the past year to create this new design and tools.
Welcome to the Second Vermont Butterfly Atlas (2023-2027) Field Season!
April 25, 2024Spring is finally here, and already this year atlas volunteers have found 10 species of butterflies signaling the start of our second atlas field season. Join the atlas and help us learn how Vermont butterfly populations are changing. Thank you to returning volunteers for adopting a survey block last year and big welcome to any new or interested volunteers.
Conservation Coffee Hour: Interview with Spencer Hardy about Vermont’s Wild Bees
March 7, 2024Join VCE Executive Director Susan Hindinger and VCE bee biologist Spencer Hardy for insights into Vermont’s bee diversity. Together, they will discuss key takeaways from the 2022 State of Vermont’s Wild Bees report and explore its conservation impacts in Vermont and beyond.
Vermont Atlas of Life iNaturalist Project Celebrated 10th Anniversary in 2023 by Surpassing 1 Million Records
January 10, 2024In 2023 thousands of iNaturalists added over 200,000 biodiversity records to the rapidly growing database of life in Vermont, helping us surpass 1 million records during our 10-year anniversary. Read about all the amazing discoveries and more.
Bumblebee Photographed in Backyard is a New Species for Vermont
August 23, 2023It took a photo, a drawing, a naturalist’s boundless curiosity, and bee experts from across the nation for Vermont to claim a new bumblebee species for the state last week.
New Native Bee Species Discovered for Vermont
July 17, 2023A mystery red bee visiting an uncommon willow tree in bloom becomes Vermont’s latest native bee species discovery by biologist Spencer Hardy.
