Searching for (Mysid) Shrimp in Lake Champlain

The sun was setting behind the Adirondacks on a clear summer evening and Lake Champlain was flat as a mirror. The only disturbance was the hum of a small motor propelling an aluminum boat. Rosie Chapina — a PhD student in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources — had her net and other tools by her side as she sat on the hull, waiting to find the right spot. She was looking...

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A composite image of nature pressured by urban development

Losing Nature Disproportionally Impacts Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Americans

When nature vanishes, U.S. people of color and low-income Americans disproportionally lose critical environmental and health benefits—including air quality, crop productivity and natural disease control—a new University of Vermont study finds.

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Drone shot of Oakledge park, bike path, waterfront

From Train Wrecks to Social Distancing

In 2015, when an Amtrak train went off the rails in a Vermont forest, officials at the state of Vermont contacted Jarlath O’Neill-Dunne, director of UVM’s Spatial Analysis Lab. Within two hours, he and his team were flying drones overhead, sending out photos of the wreck to help with recovery.

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