AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoVermont Energy & Research: UVM is set to coordinate a new $19 million, five-year NSF project to build a national observatory using ultra-high resolution connectomics imaging—mixing advanced electron microscopy, AI, and computing networks to study brain wiring and other life-science questions. Wildlife & Climate: Vermont’s monarch conservation effort is getting a boost: researchers at the Vermont Center for Ecostudies are tagging eastern monarchs with ultralight, solar-powered backpacks to track migration and better protect the insects amid climate change, habitat loss, and pesticide pressure. Forests & Water: After last year’s drought muted fall colors, Vermont foresters say this season’s foliage is largely back on track—though some spots are turning early—highlighting how warming is reshaping forest growth patterns. Conservation on the Ground: The Broad Brook dam removal has reopened 22 miles of connected habitat for fish and other wildlife, adding protection for the popular Broad Brook Trail corridor. Community & Food Systems: Wheel-View Farm will host a CISA Climate Change and Farming Week open house, spotlighting rotational grazing and how pasture management can support healthier soils and help store carbon. Policy Watch: A federal judge permanently blocked New York’s climate “superfund” law, ruling it’s unconstitutional and preempted—another setback in efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.
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