A Missisquoi River Basin Blog

In Vermont in the winter, it snows quite a bit. This winter in particular has been bitterly cold and snowy. Pearl knows that snow falls from the sky when atmospheric water vapor freezes directly into ice crystals within cold clouds which then form, grow, and fall due to gravity. What Pearl does not know is where snow goes after that. Follow along as Pearl finds out where snow goes in the winter. The Missisquoi Watershed has some of the snowiest spots in all of the state with

In the height of winter in Vermont, Pearl is finding herself a bit bored. The fun and magic of winter is starting to wear off and she is looking forward to warmer days. Unfortunately, having lived through several Vermont winters, Pearl knows this is still a few months away. To try and avoid the winter blues, she decided to start a new hobby. This led Pearl down the path of winter tracking. Learn all about it and more in this blog post! Winter wildlife tracking uses snow to id

Recently, Pearl was taking a winter stroll through the watershed on a sunny afternoon and noticed long and large tracks in the sn0w. At first, Pearl thought it was some sort of animal in the snow but on closer inspection, she saw that it was made by a human machine. Pearl then learned that these were snowmobile tracks. Having never ridden a snowmobile, Pearl got to work learning all she could about them! Snowmobiling is a fun and popular winter activity that we see across the