Apis Fund Grants To Benefit Pollinators Across Vermont

Efforts include campus gardens and statewide outreach and policy
A yellow and black bee on a purple coneflower with an orange center, with green plants in the background

As farmers across Vermont plan for the season to come, a collaboration of pollinator researchers, policy experts, and farmers also plan to expand their work to protect pollinators this year, as a new agricultural law goes into effect.

In 2025, the Apis Fund, managed by the Gund Institute for Environment, will support two projects: outreach and policy efforts by the...

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A drone photo of a raging river flooding a vermont town

After the Floods

Water will continue to shape—and reshape—Vermont communities. Sometimes it will come in a deluge, pummeling agricultural fields and swamping downtowns. Sometimes water will be scarce. There will be seasons that feel abnormally normal. This is life in a rapidly changing climate.

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Joshua Faulkner and Ben Tutko stand with shovels in a corn field

Got Sustainability? ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Researchers Test Ways to Green-Up Dairy Farming

Joshua Faulkner squats in a corn field, scooping out the insides of a hole. He holds a handful of dark grey soil and squeezes it like a sponge. Beside him, a row of yellowed winter rye shakes in the wind. 

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