This blog features the writings of a variety of naturalists including participants of the Vermont Master Naturalist Program.
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A dream realized: Celebrating 10 years of Vermont Master Naturalist
By Leslie Spencer The Vermont Master Naturalist (VMN) program has changed many a life. The program seems to come into your life when you need…
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Moss & Mink
By Alicia Daniel, director of Vermont Master Naturalist Eagle Bay on a hot July day Driftwood logs on the beach of Eagle Bay…
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July
By Lorna Dielentheis Me, wading. Thanks to Bryan Pfeiffer for this photo. July was a whirlwind. I added 23 odonate species to my…
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JACK IS BACK (Jack-In-The-Pulpit)
By Lorna Dielentheis I originally published this piece last Spring, and instead of writing a whole new post on my favorite late-spring ephemeral,…
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Yellow Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum By Lorna Dielentheis Yellow Trout Lily’s green and brown leaves, mottled like the brook trout the plant is named after, have…
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Sacred Rattles with Alicia Daniel
by Alicia Daniel, director of Vermont Master Naturalist To learn more and register for the rattle-making workshop, click here. In the spring, you…
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Vermont Master Naturalist: Collective Learning, Shared Magic
By Gordon Coates, UVM Field Naturalist and Vermont Master Naturalist It was pouring rain for the first class of the program. This Vermont…
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How To Learn Trees in Winter
By Lorna Dielentheis The winter before last, I spent the whole season teaching myself trees. I’d been introduced to tree ID before, had…
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Glaciers to Gardens
By Kate Taylor Recently I spent the day as part of the Vermont Master Naturalist Program learning about world history. I don’t mean…
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An afternoon at Peacham Bog
By Lorna Dielentheis, VMN Mad River Tier II participant Note: I wrote this reflection and then realized I never properly introduced the natural communities…
