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In this Thursday, June 22, 2017 photo, a rare wild orchid blooms in the Eshqua Bog in Hartland, Vt. This particular orchid is considered rare in Vermont. It thrives in the area that is technically defined as a fen because of the wet, sunny conditions, with soil containing peat and lime. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Flower Lovers Flock to Hartland Bog for Wild Orchid Display

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 28, 2017

FILE - This March 2002, file photo shows a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. New England got a respite in 2016 as the drought took a toll on ticks, whose numbers drop when humidity falls below 85 percent. But 2017 is shaping up to be a bad year for ticks across the region. (AP Photo/Victoria Arocho, File)

2017 Tick Count High Across New England

by Michael Casey Associated Press, and Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 20, 2017

Dairy farmer Ransom Conant cuts an alfalfa and grass field in Richmond, Vt., on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, which is late for the season. Following dry and drought conditions last summer, Northeast farmers are facing the opposite challenge this growing season: a rainy, cool spring that has delayed the planting of corn and other crops and the first cutting of hay for livestock feed. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Northeast Dairy Farmers Challenged by Rainy Spring

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 17, 2017

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by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 16, 2017

In this May 2017 photo provided by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, fisheries staff measure and weigh a 48-year old male sturgeon before releasing it back into the Lamoille River in Milton, Vt., after it was captured in the tributary of Lake Champlain. Biologists first studied and tagged the sturgeon in 1998. It was recaptured several times between 1998 and 2002, and this year it was implanted an acoustic tag so its movements can be followed. (Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department via AP)

48-Year-Old Lake Sturgeon Recaptured

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 7, 2017

In this May 21, 2017 photo, volunteer fly fishing guide Rhey Plumley, left, watches Bonnie Aharonian as she eyes her fly casting rod in Moscow, Vt. Aharonian was among a group of breast cancer survivors who participated in a retreat hosted by Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit organization created in 1996 to provide women with peer support, education and the therapeutic benefits of fly fishing. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Angling Away From Cancer

by Lisa Rathke The Associated PressJune 2, 2017

Acting U.S. Attorney for Vermont Eugenia Cowles announces a $155 million settlement to be paid by one of the country's largest electronic health records vendors to resolve allegations it misrepresented the abilities of its software and paid kickbacks. eClinicalWorks of Westborough, Massachusetts has denied wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Records Firm Settles Suit for $155 Million

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJune 1, 2017

No Charges in Middlebury Protest

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMay 23, 2017

Anti-Vaccine Advocates Spur Debate in Vt.

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMay 19, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, wind turbines line the hillside at First Wind's project in Sheffield, Vt. Regulators in Vermont - a state that has been working toward some of the most renewable energy goals in the country - are seeking a state sound limit on wind power projects that is among the quietest in the country. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Vermont Mulls Tough Sound Rules for Wind

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressMay 17, 2017