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Board approves Old Stage Rd. detour for Industrial Ave. project
Now that the northern section of Route 2A connecting Williston and Essex has been widened and a center turning lane added, the Vermont Agency of Transportation is planning a similar project for the central section of the route, between Meadow Run and River Cove roads. This section involves the busy three-way intersection of Industrial Avenue, Route 2A and Mountain View Road. Intersection improvement plans include a second left-turn lane for northbound traffic coming off Industrial Avenue, as well as traffic light, signage and drainage improvements. The proj-
A plaque recognizes the contribution of Eagle Scout Matthew Yandow.
By Jason Starr Observer staff
Out of an extremely rare health emergency came an inspiring recovery and an enduring Eagle Scout project. Williston’s Matthew Yandow, a varsity football player for Champlain Valley Union High School, took an awkward tumble last October during a Friday night game in Middlebury. Somehow, his shoul-
der pad was pushed with enough pressure on his carotid artery in his neck to cause a blood clot. He felt worse throughout the following day, and by Sunday morning could barely move and couldn’t speak. His parents, Mark and Amy Yandow, heard him fall out of bed and struggle to open his bedroom door. They rushed to check on him. “There he was in the hallway,� Mark said, “clinging to the wall because he couldn’t stand up. He couldn’t talk. It was like he was staring right through me.� At the UVM Medical Center it was revealed that Yandow was having a stroke. “It was pretty scary, and it all happened really fast,� he said.
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ect is at least two years off. This summer, state engineers and town officials have been discussing the best option to detour traffic around the intersection for about three weeks during construction. On Tuesday, the selectboard endorsed a plan to divert most traffic to Old Stage Road and Route 2, and use North Williston Road to detour heavy trucks. The detour will nearly double traffic on Old Stage Road, according to Tom Bigelow of Green International Affiliates, the Massachusetts company working with VTrans to design the project. Traffic will increase from about 690
cars during typical daytime hours to about 1,140, he said, increasing traffic from two cars per minute to five. Engineers also anticipate a 50 percent decrease in traffic volume on Mountain View Road during the detour time frame. The total cost of the project is estimated at $4.5 million. Local, state and regional planners advanced the project as one of several “circ alternatives� in 2013 — improvements to local roads in lieu of moving forward with a once-planned beltway through suburban Chittenden County. — Jason Starr
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Library trustees raise unattended minor age
The Dorothy Alling Memorial Library plans to raise the minimum age for unaccompanied children in the library from third-graders to
fifth-graders, once it resumes normal operations. The library Board of Trustees recently approved the change at the recommendation of
library staff. The new policy is an effort to increase safety and the quality of programs the library can offer during after-school hours.
“As an organization that is unable to collect emergency contact information from patrons and with a staff that cannot act in loco parentis (in place of a parent), the decision was carefully considered and made in the interest of safety
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for our community,� library staff wrote in a recent newsletter. Currently, under pandemic protocols, no person under the age of 16 is allowed in the library without an adult. All library browsing is currently done by appointment.
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Ya n d o w members of was helicopW i l l i s t o n ’s tered to DartBoy Scout mouth-HitchTroop built to cock Medical Fanny Allen Center, where and placed he was operthem in the ated on and gardens. stabilized. His “I spent a - Matthew Yandow path to recovgood amount ery took him of time out to the Fanny Allen campus of the here,� he said. “I wanted to make UVM Medical Center in Colches- it a better place. I hope it’s beneter. There he spent most of No- ficial for staff and other patients.� vember and into December as an “It was something we hadn’t in-house patient doing intensive gotten to, and Matt has taken care physical and occupational therapy. of it,� said UVM Medical Center During those late fall days, Garden Educator Lisa Hoare. Yandow found himself drawn to Ten months from the stroke, the community gardens behind Yandow shows no outward signs the Fanny Allen buildings. The of impairment, but he continues to gardens are a project of the UVM experience fatigue and hand tremMedical Center’s Nutritional Ser- bling. He and his parents credit vices. The raised beds are the site the CVU and Williston commuof nutritional, culinary and gar- nities for offering support that has dening classes for hospital staff helped them through the ordeal, and community members. They and varsity football coach Rahn are also a place for patients re- Fleming for inspiring a “never covering from illness and injuries give up� attitude that has been the to take a respite from the walls, foundation of Yandow’s recovery. hallways and stairwells of Fanny Yandow is committed to returnAllen. ing to athletics. Had it not been Yandow enjoyed the gardens, for the pandemic, he would have but discovered a way he could played spring baseball this year as make them better. a junior. Entering his senior year, A Boy Scout for the past nine he is hoping to play spring baseyears, Yandow had been searching for a community enhancement ball in 2021. “I’m still making improvements that could serve as his Eagle Scout every day,� he said. project — something he could do “It is amazing what he has acwith younger scouts as a lesson in leadership and service. Building complished,� his dad, Mark, said. benches for a seating area in the “I couldn’t be more proud of him. gardens became the perfect idea. To complete his career as a Scout On Tuesday, Yandow present- is icing on the cake for everything ed four benches he and younger he’s been through.�
Be smart before schools start As we near the start of the school year, we ask families to abide by Vermont guidance pertaining to travel and quarantining. Within two weeks of the Sept. 8 start date for school, please refrain from large gatherings and
non-essential travel out of state to locations that require a quarantine upon return. If a CVSD student or employee travels to an area that requires quarantine, they will need to follow the state’s guidelines prior to returning to our
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school buildings. Please refer to the Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s Cross State Travel web page for more information. — Elaine Pinckney, CVSD superintendent
Working toward fully reopened schools By Elaine Pinckney The Vermont Department of Health and the Agency of Education have relaxed their rules around social distancing. For students under the age of 10, new guidance allows between 3 and 6 feet social distancing. At CVSD, we will still start school with a hybrid schedule for all of our students that chose this option for at least the first few weeks. We believe that we can meet the social distancing guideline at 3 feet, but we have many other issues we need to work on before we bring our K-5 students back for in-person instruction full-time. Opening in this measured way allows us to make sure that all our systems are operating efficiently and effectively. We need to know that we can coordinate health checks, temperature checks and bus pick-ups and dropoffs within a reasonable amount of time. We need to manage food delivery to classrooms and figure out supervision of students for this timeframe. We need to teach our students the importance of social distancing, mask-wearing and good hygiene practices. Most importantly, we need to build confidence in our faculty and staff that we are operating in a safe environment. Starting in hybrid will provide us with these assurances and poise us to have a successful in-person option. It will also provide the practice we need in case we would need to revert to hybrid or fully remote learning
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during the school year. None of us wants to imagine this will happen, but we will all be better off if we’re prepared for this eventuality. While we are checking and fine-tuning our systems, we will be working on our plan to provide full-time, in-person instruction for our youngest learners. This planning will occur locally and in collaboration with our regional partners. We will develop criteria and a plan for measuring the success of our hybrid model and our readiness for in-person instruction. Soon we will have a timeline in place. I hope you were able to attend the community town halls that each of our schools hosted last week. You can access videos of the events at www.cvsdvt.org. The videos have detailed information about the hybrid and remote plans. The work on developing outdoor education opportunities for all of our students continues. A group of teachers and administrators is meeting regularly to determine what is needed at each site to provide both an outdoor space for academic instruction and the materials and equipment needed to do outdoor education. This group is inspiring. They are passionate about this work, and the results will benefit our students now and when we’re all back in school full-time. Be well. - Elaine Pinckney is superintendent of the Champlain Valley School District.
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Act 250 modernization bill protects water quality By Jon Groveman In 1970, when Gov. Deane Davis signed Act 250 into law, he advanced a vision shared by Vermonters who wanted to protect Vermont’s unique cultural and historic ties to the land by addressing the environmental impacts of development while allowing for economic prosperity. Fifty years later, many still hold that vision of safeguarding our open fields and forests while investing in vibrant downtowns. H.926, a bill taking shape in the state Senate to modernize Act 250, represents a balanced approach to improving the law: encouraging development where we want it to occur — in our state designated downtowns and neighborhoods — while increasing protections for our forests, headwaters and environmentally sensitive areas. This approach would promote increased water quality by investing in the protection of our most important natural infrastructure — our forests, wetlands and floodplains. It would also address
operational concerns expressed by forestry-related businesses and promote a separate environmental review process for Vermont’s burgeoning recreational trail economy. Some have raised concerns that the proposed Act 250 exemptions for development in certain formally designated smart growth areas — areas where prioritizing development builds community and protects rural and working lands — would increase flooding and pollute our waters. These concerns are not well founded. If H.926 becomes law, developed areas in our cities and towns would remain subject to state requirements to control stormwater runoff. In addition, cities and towns would still be required to manage new sewer hookups to remain within the capacity of existing wastewater systems. The suggestion that this function is being lost with the removal of Agency of Natural Resources review of these hookups is incorrect. To help ensure that they do not alter the basic protections pro-
vided by Act 250, exemptions would only apply to state designated downtowns and areas called Neighborhood Development Areas (NDAs) that are formally designated by the Vermont Downtown Board. To be awarded a designation, a municipality must prove that it has wastewater capacity to serve new development. Moreover, because of a new provision in H.926, these designations would now be appealable, providing an additional level of accountability to ensure that designation decisions are made in accordance with the law. The fact that H.926 does not alter the basic protections provided by Act 250 is not to say that the current system is sufficient. We still have much work to do in our state to reduce and control stormwater runoff, eliminate sewer system overflows and give our rivers room to move. With regard to the issue of flooding, H.926 updates the Act 250 criteria addressing flood impacts to reflect modern science see GUEST COLUMN page 6
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thank you Williston
Erin Brady Williston
Lake Iroquois natural balance restored I am writing to update your readers on the status of Eurasian water milfoil on Lake Iroquois this summer. Despite very hot, dry conditions, the milfoil situation is excellent. I invite all of you to come see for yourselves. Divers report a very low incidence of milfoil, and Lake Iroquois has experienced no algae blooms to date. The water is clear and clean. Nature has a way of balancing itself, when left alone, without human interference. Eurasian water milfoil is still present, of course, along with an abundance of native plants, including water lilies and others. But milfoil is not choking out the other plants nor is it interfering with peoples’ enjoyment of
Questioning compost mandate I am not against composting, but it should not be mandatory. Why are we forced to compost in Williston, but we take trash from other states that are not composting? Have you ever followed a trash tractor truck hauling trash from out of state, with nasty fluids spilling out the back of the trailer and smelling terrible? Why does Vermont allow that? I know we fought it and we lost, but the bacteria and smell is nasty. It is a health issue. David A. Martel Williston
Thank you Williston voters I want to offer a sincere and rousing expression of my gratitude to the voters of Williston for your vote of confidence, support and trust as shown by the write-in votes I received during our primary election on Aug. 11. I thoroughly enjoyed spending 12 hours at our polling place, minus the 90plus degree heat. It was a wonderful opportunity to interact with so many residents and discuss our views and visions as they relate to our town and state. I also want to thank the members of the Town of Williston staff and the numerous election volunteers who worked morning, afternoon, evening and night. Your efforts and dedication are truly remarkable and appreciated. We are very fortunate to have you all in our community. I am confident that civil dialogue and inclusion from all residents with a vested interest in our future will enable us to not only survive, but thrive, for many years to come. I look forward to meeting more of you in the weeks ahead. There is a great deal of ener-
gy and effort that will be needed to achieve our mutual goals. The time is now. Let’s get to work! Tony O’Rourke Williston
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My husband and I chose to make our family home here over 15 years ago because the quality of life here in Williston, particularly on these warm summer days, is hard to beat. But last week, Williston raised the bar even higher. I am so thankful to voters for establishing my spot on the ballot as a Democrat running to represent Williston in the Vermont House of Representatives. As a social studies teacher who believes government and public policy can be a force for good in people’s lives and should promote opportunity for all, I was especially thrilled to see the record voter turnout. It is vitally important to me that my students graduate with a clear sense that their voice and vote matter, and it is very hopeful to see democracy thriving here in Williston. When I hosted a campaign “meet up” on Zoom the next evening, I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to connect with both familiar and new faces from our community. The following day, my sons and their friends covered over my campaign lawn signs to advertise their annual lemonade stand. The kids were careful to set up with an eye toward safety and dutifully wore their masks despite the heat. The other parents and I were skeptical that a lemonade stand in the middle of a hot Thursday during a pandemic could work. But to top off the week, the Williston Fire Department stopped for some cold lemonade and the kids were giddy about the celebrity appearance at their stand. Thank you Williston!
this beautiful lake. Plants provide essential food and habitat for all the wildlife living in and around Lake Iroquois, and we have strong evidence that wildlife is thriving. Lake Iroquois’ mating pair of loons produced two babies again this year, and they are getting big. We also have a pair of herons along with eagles and osprey, seen frequently diving for fish in the lake. Please come visit Lake Iroquois to appreciate its natural beauty. And please let our state and local officials know that herbicides are not a solution to nuisance weeds in the lake. Meg Handler Hinesburg
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Burlington takes lead on reparations
Last Monday, the Burlington City Council voted unanimously to institute a task force to study providing reparations for the role Vermont played in slavery. The resolution continues work outlined in a racial justice resolution the council passed in June. A five-member panel will begin meeting in October and will meet for one year to form a recommendation for the city on how to proceed with reparations. The group will include Tyeastia Green, the city’s first director of racial equity, appointees from
Mayor Miro Weinberger, Council President Max Tracy and members of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and the Vermont Human Rights Commission. The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance helped create the reparations resolution, which was informed by H.R. 40, a Congressional bill to establish a “Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans.” H.R. 40 states “the commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States
from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.” A similar reparations bill has been proposed in the Vermont Legislature, H.478, which recommends the creation of a task force to consider reparations at a state-wide level. The bill has been sitting in committee since February 2019. “This nation has never made an intentional or sustained effort to be a nation reflective of its storybook tales of being a place where the unalienable rights of
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around river corridors, which addresses the erosion hazards so common in Vermont, in addition to development in floodways and floodplains. This provision would significantly improve the ability of Act 250 to address impacts on river corridors and flooding in ways it is not able to do today. Concerns have also been raised about the impact of H.926 on discharges to waters during significant rain events, when stormwater mixes with effluent in wastewater treatment plants. These discharges are known as Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs). CSO events are a problem in Vermont, worsened by the fact that, in 1972, the Clean Water Act did not prohibit combining surface and wastewater by shipping both to wastewater treatment facilities. It is incumbent on us to redesign our systems to ensure that stormwater does not overwhelm the plants during intense rain events. However, a moratorium on development that connects to facil-
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ities where CSOs occur does not address the underlying long-term CSO problem at all. We need to fix the CSO problem by investing a significant amount of money to update our wastewater infrastructure and taking other steps to reduce the volume of stormwater flowing into wastewater facilities, not by pushing development into undeveloped areas where it will be even harder to protect water quality. H.926 is one of the best opportunities in many years to accomplish this and more, while maintaining a commitment to the core vision of promoting growth in and around downtowns while protecting farmland and forests. Honoring this core vision is one of our best hopes for responding to the threats of increased pollution, flood risks and climate disruption that are yet to come.
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State of Emergency extended Municipal control strengthened By Guy Page
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Last Friday, Gov. Phil Scott announced that the COVID-19 State of Emergency has been extended to Sept. 15, as well as additional local discretion for gathering size limits and liquor sales. “We’ve made tremendous progress since this pandemic started and have suppressed the virus even as we’ve reopened much of the economy,” Scott said. “We should be proud of what we’ve done, but given what the rest of the country is facing, every one of us must stay vigilant to protect the gains we’ve made. This means wearing a mask when around those you don’t live with, staying 6 feet apart, washing your hands a lot, staying home when you’re sick and following our travel guidance.” The latest order enables cities and towns to enact stricter local limits for gathering sizes than those established by the state. Municipalities may also mandate shorter hours for the sale of alcohol by bars and clubs than those set forth by the Department of Liquor and Lottery. “As college students begin to return to Vermont, I believe giving our towns — especially the college towns — some additional mitigation measures to work with
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availability of an effective vaccine as the likely event that will restore Vermont to pre-pandemic normalcy. He hasn’t come right out and said, “the State of Emergency will continue until Vermonters are vaccinated,” but he has made statements to the effect that Vermonters will just have to hold on and work together, etc. until a vaccine or some other definitive pandemic-ending event occurs. It appears Vermont’s success at
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the need for change; a late summer makeover can help you increase your landscape’s beauty. Put the “wow” back into your garden with a few new plantings, garden art or other simple improvements. Many established landscapes have a few or many overgrown plants. Sometimes the plants you purchase perform better than expected or oftentimes we try to squeeze too many plants into a garden or too large of plants into small spaces. Remove overcrowded plants that have outgrown the space or lost their ornamental appeal. Replace these and other unsightly plants with those more suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design and available space. Now is a good time to plan and fall is a great time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials. The soil is warm and air cool, making it less stressful on new plantings. Phase in removals and replacements over time. This is easier on your budget, back and will keep your landscape looking robust. And be sure to properly space plants to avoid overcrowding in the future. Check plant tags for the plant’s mature size and plant accordingly. Fill in the voids between new plantings with annuals and perennials. As your shrubs increase in size, you will need fewer annuals each year. Move perennial flowers and grasses to a new garden as your shrubs reach full size. Perennials are much easier to move than an overgrown shrub. A bit of pruning may be all that is needed to bring back the beauty and reduce the size of overgrown plants. Make a note on your calendar to do a bit of pruning at the right time. Prune spring flowering shrubs right after they bloom. They have already set their flower buds for next spring and pruning now will eliminate the spring floral display. You can prune summer flowering shrubs during their dormant season from fall through spring. Prune evergreens in colder climates
in late winter or early spring once the worst winter weather has passed. Fall pruning where winters are brutal can lead to an increase in winter damage. Replace tired annuals in the garden and containers with fresh plants suited to the upcoming fall season. Don’t be afraid to add dried materials to existing planters for added color and texture. Or create new container gardens to set by the
‘Big or small, a few changes can make a big difference.’ front door and welcome guests. These also make great fillers in the garden. Just place the container in a spot where an existing plant has failed. You will benefit from the instant color and extra time you gain to plan for a permanent replacement. Garden art is another option for filling those late summer voids in the garden. Or use it to create a focal point, drawing attention to areas that are looking their best. Adding a few new cushions on your outdoor furniture can further enhance your landscape’s appeal. It is an easy way to change things up with minimal investment of time and money. Big or small, a few changes can make a big difference. Tackle a few of the easier ones or those with the biggest impact first. Once you get started, you will not want to quit. Melinda Myers is the author of more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and her web site is www.MelindaMyers.com.
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The Williston Recreation and Parks Department is located at the Town Hall Annex Building at 7878 Williston Rd. For online program registration, visit www.willistonrec. org. For department information, email recreation@willistonvt.org or call 876-1160. Fall Soccer Grades K-5 registration is now open. Due to COVID-19, rec soccer will be grades K-2 and 3-5 this year. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 9 (All registrations after the deadline will be placed on a team if space allows). Early-bird discount deadline is Sunday, Sept. 6 ($10 off the listed prices). If numbers do not meet the minimum to form a team, programs
will be combined or cancelled. The first day of fall soccer will be Saturday, Sept. 12. Players will meet their coaches and teammates and have their first practice. There will be one practice per week and games on Saturdays through October. Schedule details will be announced at a later date. (You will be asked during registration for one conflict night). Volunteer coaches are needed. A coaches’ meeting is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 9. Fall Programs A listing of fall offerings will be in the Observer and posted on Facebook, Front Porch Forum, the rec website and in the e-rec newsletter.
Virtual Program Offerings Senior Fitness Programs Strength Training, Tuesdays and Thursdays; Gentle Yoga, Fridays. Free and open to all Williston seniors 50-plus. Offered on Zoom with instructor Toni Kunker. Click on “Fitness Program” at www. willistonrec.org under “Announcements” to be brought to the page with the instructions on how to join. Use password WSF2020. Self-Management Programs Diabetes Prevention & Management, Fresh Start Tobacco Cessation, Chronic Pain and Chronic Disease and Emotional Wellness workshops are now being offered virtually. Go to www.MyHealthyVt.org to find a workshop and register online. Facility Update “Arrive, Play, Leave” Playgrounds, courts, elements,
amenities and facilities are not disinfected or cleaned. Bring your own hand sanitizer, use face coverings, practice social distancing of 6 feet, stay home if you or someone in your household is sick, don’t touch your face and wash your hands when you get home. Restrooms are still closed and there are no port-o-lets in the parks. Organizations/ groups using fields or courts can bring in port-o-lets for their groups use only. The port-o-let will be signed for the group, locked, cleaned and used by the group only. Park Amenities Tennis, pickleball, basketball and volleyball courts are a first-come, first-use. No times are allocated to certain groups to use the courts. A group/ organization can reserve a court for use and would have to supply the following: permit application, certificate of liability insurance and court fee.
The group/organization would then be issued a permit for use at a certain date and time. A sign will be posted at the court by the rec department with the reserved days and times to let the general public know. If courts are not reserved, the rules signs at the courts ask that participants only play for an hour if others are waiting. Participants can also ask others to join in and play with you. No organized camps, practices or fee-based lessons are to be conducted at any of the courts, unless sponsored by the recreation department. The disc golf course, skatepark and ice rink are open to all to use. There are no allocated times for certain groups to use these amenities. Share, take turns and play together. On the disc golf course, play rules should be that of regular golf: Let quicker players play through, or wait patiently for your turn at the tees.
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Financial help for retirees affected by COVID-19 Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any financial assistance programs you can refer me to? The coronavirus pandemic has cost me my part-time retirement job and has shrunk my measly IRA account. - Needy Retiree Dear Needy, Absolutely! In addition to the
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Vermont State Parks Director Craig Whipple has announced plans to retire at the end of August.
Vermont State Parks Director Craig Whipple has announced plans to retire at the end of August. Whipple has been in the position for 14 years. “Under Craig’s leadership, our world-class state park system has expanded, modernized and become more accessible,” said Michael Snyder, commissioner of Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation, the department that oversees Vermont State Parks. “And even as Craig leaves behind such enormous running shoes to fill, we’re looking ahead to the next generation of leadership to build on Craig’s successes, and we’ll soon be announcing an active recruitment process to fill the position … I thank Craig for his many years of outstanding service and congratulate him on a retirement well earned.”
During Whipple’s tenure, visitation to Vermont state parks has increased by 40 percent, with over one million visitors in three of the last five years. The parks system has also expanded its cabin offerings, added several new state parks and modernized and professionalized operations. “Now more than ever, Vermonters and visitors alike understand the immense benefits of outdoor recreation and the critical role Vermont state parks play in getting people outside,” said Whipple. “Vermont has one of the best park systems in the country, and it’s been my greatest professional honor to represent our parks and work with such dedicated staff. I have the utmost confidence in the future of our 55 state parks and the talented team that manages them.”
Vermont’s early bear hunting season starts Sept. 1 and continues through Nov. 13. The late bear season begins Nov. 14 and continues through Nov. 22. A hunter may only take one bear during the year. In addition to a hunting license, a bear hunter using a bow or crossbow must have a prior or current bow license or a certificate proving completion of a bow hunter education course. The hunter must field dress the bear before taking it to a reporting station. It is legal to skin the bear and cut it up in order to carry it out of the woods. Although the bear must be reported within 48 hours, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department urges doing so quickly to cool the meat. The hunter must also collect and submit a pre-molar tooth from the bear at the time the bear is reported, or within 30 days. The tooth provides data on the size and demographics of the state’s bear population. Upon the request of a game warden, a person harvesting a bear is required to return to the kill site with a game warden. “Bears will be feeding along power lines and in forest openings and old fields where berries and apples can be found, as well as in forested beech and oak stands,” said Vermont bear biologist For-
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Vermont’s early bear hunting season starts Sept. 1 and continues through Nov. 13.
rest Hammond. “They also are likely to be feeding on standing corn.” Vermont’s bear hunting seasons help in managing the state’s bear population. “Fifty years ago, Vermont had less than 1,500 bears, and they were found mostly in the mountains and northeastern quarter of the state,” Hammond said. “Although we have successfully increased bear numbers to approximately three times that number, the human population has also
risen, resulting in more encounters between humans and bears. “Carefully regulated hunting helps control the growth of the black bear population and allows for their sustainable use, while decreasing interactions with humans.” Hammond recommends that hunters refrain from shooting a bear with cubs as well as bears observed in groups as they are usually made up of sows with cubs. Bears are abundant this year, he added.
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