outdoors
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Matthew Dickerson: The outdoors can be surprising
“One evening, half an hour before sunset, a sow black bear with two cubs came wandering past . . . ”
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Goodbye to a poet who loved the outdoors
“Luci loved the natural world, and over her life as a poet she practiced what it meant to be attentive.”
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Vermont offers ice fishing clinics
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will be conducting Introduction to Ice Fishing Clinics open to the public this winter.
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Growing older, warming climate changes baselines
“In the Champlain Valley, where the baseline has changed so much in just the first quarter of this century, you need to find some nostalgic old person like…
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Outdoor writer teaches outdoor writing outdoors
Matthew Dickerson reflects on “Writing Rivers,” a class he teaches that gets first-year Middlebury College students outside.
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Gov. Scott announces nearly $22 million investment in outdoor recreation
As Gov. Phil Scott outlined in his annual Budget Address on Tuesday, outdoor recreation is going to see some major investment in the coming year. “It’s more than…
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New Bristol shop offers outdoor gear & services
BRISTOL — Growing up in Bristol, Chris Morrissey got into BMX culture — ramps, half pipes — and tinkering with bikes. “We used to order parts from BMX…
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Governor loosens restrictions on outdoor recreation
VERMONT — “Everyone is just glad to be out and playing golf,” said Derrick Cram, business manager of the Ralph Myhre Golf Course in Middlebury on a sunny…
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Matt Dickerson: Social distancing safely in the Vt. outdoors
Five p.m. was rolling up on me and I needed to get outside. I’d been sitting at my computer all day, working remotely — preparing remote lectures for…
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Some outdoor recreation in Vt. threatened by COVID-19
For a good long time it looked as if outdoor recreation — skinning, hiking and camping — would be our savior during COVID-19. This week, things look different. Uphill…