What could be cooler than this Heron Cam? Thanks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology you’ve got a live nest-view of great blue herons at the Sapsucker Woods Sanctuary. Heron Cam Quality The video quality and sound are superb! You’ll see courtship displays and nest-building activities. Also, the female laid her first egg on March 28, her second on March 30, and her third on April 1. Watch for a possible fourth egg TODAY, April 3 around 6 PM Eastern
Read more →
While visiting rural Vermont during March, Heron’s Eye toured and photographed a few cool sites along the rural landscape with a group of Goddard College grad students studying Sustainable Business and Communities. Rural Site Visits First, we stopped by the Plainfield Co-Op to learn about Policy Governance from Co-Op Board Member Joe Gainza… and we did a little shopping! that these Next, we met Elliott Morse, tour guide extraordinaire at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks in East Montpelier. We learned about
Read more →
Last fall, Heron’s Eye toured the permaculture site Whole Systems Design in Vermont’s Mad River Valley with students in the Sustainable Business & Communities M.A. program at Goddard College. Tour guide Ben Falk shared his knowledge of the land, and described the intensive process of restoring the topsoil layer by creating swales, which allow water to accumulate & penetrate the soil. Permaculture Advice His sheep graze on the resulting vegetation & add nutrients to the earth. Says Ben: “Humans can
Read more →
