Wetland, Woodland, Wildland Guide to Natural Communities of Vermont

A completely updated second edition of Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont will be available in late 2019. 

The land guide is well-known to anyone curious about Vermont’s forests, wetlands, mountaintops, and shores.

Co-authored by Elizabeth Thompson of the Vermont Land Trust, and Eric Sorenson and Robert Zaino of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the new second edition incorporates recent scientific research about the state’s natural communities and includes descriptions of seventeen newly recognized natural community types.

The new guide includes photographs, line drawings, and user-friendly writing, related to natural habitats of Vermont. The updates will be useful to amateur naturalists and professional scientists.

“Natural communities help us understand nature. When people can see patterns across the landscape, they have a better appreciation of nature and a heightened sense of responsibility to protect it,” says co-author Elizabeth Thompson.

Natural communities are also important for the conservation of plants, animals, and habitats in Vermont.

The book is published by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, The Nature Conservancy, and the Vermont Land Trust, and it is distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing.

It is currently available for pre-order online (https://vtfishandwildlife.com/wetland-woodland-wildland) and is expected to be for sale in local bookstores by November 15.

source: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

CWA Goose Lake Watershed Land Aquisition

At its November 2013 meeting, the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) approved an array of grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout the state.

Among the new projects is a $2.3 million grant to the California Waterfowl Association to acquire approximately 1,670 acres of land for the purpose of protecting wetlands and associated upland habitat areas in the Goose Lake watershed.

Located in the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, Goose Lake watershed supports numerous migratory birds and threatened and endangered species. Goose Lake watershed serves as an important stopover along the Pacific Flyway.

For more information about the WCB, please visit www.wcb.ca.gov.

source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife