Hot on the heels of Green Up Day, comes Net Zero Vermont’s spring transportation challenge, also known as Park Your CARbon week.

Watching wildlife is enjoyable, especially when young animals appear in the spring.  But it is best to keep your distance.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking drivers to be cautious when traveling at night to avoid driving near ponds and wetlands where salamanders and frogs are crossing.

Vermont joins 33 other states across the country in detecting highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the environment. 

Vermont Transportation Agency officials are warning about people walking along the newly refurbished railroad line between Burlington and Rutland where Amtrak trains are conducting full-speed test runs.

To protect nesting peregrine falcons on the Green Mountain National Forest, Forest Service officials have once again closed access at two prominent cliff sites within the Forest’s Rochester and Middlebury Ranger Districts.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snow will cause bears to come out of their winter dens in search of food.  The department recommends taking down bird feeders and keeping them stored until December, to avoid attracting bears.