Mud season means waiting to hit the high trails
With snow melted and spring in the air, forestry and recreation experts urge the public to hold off when it comes to getting out on the trails to hike and bike until they are sufficiently melted and dried out.
Vt. Fish & Wildlife: Slow down for frogs & salamanders
Why do salamanders and frogs cross the roads? Spring's mild, rainy Big Nights are coming. Give Vermont's amphibians a chance to migrate. Reporting sightings is helpful, too.
Town boards, commissions need members
April is the time of year when terms on the town’s volunteer boards and commissions typically expire and the Waterbury Select Board is looking to fill many of the upcoming openings at its April 21 meeting.
MakerSphere hosts Wood Shop & Stained-Glass Open House, April 26
On Saturday, April 26, the staff at MakerSphere invite the community to an open house at the Wood Shop & Maker Space from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Vernal Pools: Amphibian nursery, predator buffet
When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in depressions in forests or ridge lines and offer essential breeding habitat to amphibians and invertebrates, including wood frogs, spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp.
Duxbury Land Trust toasts 30 years, hosts author-forester Ethan Tapper at annual meeting April 22
The Duxbury Land Trust holds its annual meeting Tuesday, April 22, featuring a presentation by forester and Vermont Book Award finalist Ethan Tapper.
Timely presentation: Coexisting with Bears
Besides mud and maple sugaring, springtime in Vermont signals the return of black bears to the landscape that often includes neighborhoods and backyards.
In ‘Just Raise Your Left Hand,’ John Kerrigan riffs on a career with literary license
Just raise your left hand and everything will go smoothly in Joe Tepedino’s science classroom at Softwood High in central Vermont, where students enthusiastically share the wrong answers to go along with their teacher’s ruse.
TURNmusic springs into April at The Phoenix
TURNmusic presents a variety of unique, original listening experiences in April, starting Sunday, April 6, with cellist Ben Kulp, an ensemble on the 12th and the monthly local all-ages Jazz Jam on the 16th.
Winterfest recreation grants open with April 30 deadline
Waterbury Winterfest is now accepting applications for its 2025 grants program to support recreation in the Waterbury area.
Revitalizing Waterbury salutes Lotspeich, announces spring Volunteer Fair
At its annual meeting this week, Revitalizing Waterbury bestowed its highest honor to a longtime public servant who passed away in 2024, and it announced a spring event designed to boost local groups that run on volunteer energy.
Early birds get the nests
As the frost line retreats northward in the early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed – and occasionally preceded – by the arrival of our most common flycatcher: the eastern phoebe.
Ceramic arts studios host 8th Empty Bowl Benefit to support Barre’s Good Samaritan Haven
The Mud Studio in Waterbury and The Blockhouse Studio in Waitsfield, two local community-driven ceramic arts studios, will host their 8th annual Empty Bowl Benefit on Sunday, April 13, at Zenbarn in Waterbury.
Lost Nation Theater launches 2025 season with ‘Too Fat For China,’ April 9-13
It’s a new season at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier where the opening production, “Too Fat for China,” runs April 9-13 at the Montpelier City Hall Arts Center.
Registration is open for the 27th Annual Mutt Strut, April 27
Central Vermont Runners is planning the 27th Annual Mutt Strut for Sunday, April 27, at Little River State Park in Waterbury.
Hunters, experts talk turkey at Thursday seminar in Waterbury
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is hosting a free turkey-hunting seminar this Thursday, April 3, at the Waterbury-Stowe Fish & Game Club.
Youth opportunity: Civil Air Patrol open house at Knapp State Airport
An open house at Knapp State Airport in Berlin on Tuesday evening aims to introduce young people to the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.
The library in April: Self-improvement, home projects, a local read, some theater and more
The Waterbury Public Library’s April programs for adults run the gamut from starting garden seeds to joining a community theater project to hearing a longtime Harwood coach and teacher read from his new book.
Family dynamics, emotional inheritance come into focus in ‘Coagulate’ exhibit, April 2-May 10
Susan Smereka, A visionary artist known for exploring human connections and emotional histories, Susan Smereka presents a groundbreaking exhibition titled “Coagulate” at Axel’s Gallery from April 2 through May 10.
The many lives of the eastern newt
You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. Enter the eastern newt, an amphibian with threedifferent forms, whose ability to transform its body and lifestyle makes its peers look like amateurs.