The Outside Story: A meal worth the sting

Colby Galliher writes about conservation, ecology, and environmental policy.

  Middlebury’s Ilsley Library renovation and expansion project is beginning to look more like a finished product. Believe it or not, the end of construction is near on the $17 million undertaking at 77 Main St. In her most recent report, Ilsley Direc … (read more)

LoonMonitor is the program where volunteers follow loons all season long.

The Otter Creek Audubon next week will kick of its four-part Cabin Fever Lecture Series, which will feature local experts discussing birds and wildlife.

Few birding experiences rival hearing the haunting call of the loon or seeing them glide by in protected coves on a lake.

Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in a beginner’s bird walk through Wright Park, a segment of the Trail Around Middlebury.

As husbands go, Mark does all right. But lately I’m finding he’s letting me down in one important way: He shows less enthusiasm for wild birds than I feel is appropriate for a man of his age.

Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in a beginner’s bird walk through Wright Park, a segment of the Trail Around Middlebury.

Bridget Butler, also known as the Bird Diva, will be at Ilsley Public Library on Wednesday, March 29 at 6 p.m. to share her path to creating Slow Birding.

Fred Pratt has been an avid birder for decades, possessing the uncanny ability to track, pacify and record a cornucopia of fine-feathered friends. It’s a joy he shared with his late wife, Chris, with whom he logged thousands of miles and hundreds of bird … (read more)

Migratory birds returned to Vermont in March, April and May, and now they are singing their beautiful songs throughout the forests and fields. Summer is a great time to check out our avian neighbors.

Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in a beginner’s bird walk through Wright Park, a segment of the Trail Around Middlebury, on Saturday, June 18, from 9 to 11 a.m.