A Missisquoi River Basin Blog

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

Missisquoi River Basin Association is overjoyed to be welcoming a new VHCB AmeriCorps member, Natalie Hammond in addition to our returning member Ruby Bratcher. Both will be joining us for the entirety of 2026. Pearl went out with Natalie to show her around the watershed and asked her a few questions to get to know her better. Read their conversation below! Tell me a little bit about yourself- "Hello! My name is Natalie Hammond and I have recently joined the Missisquoi River