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Sylvia Smith distributes carlin peas to people at her home in Strafford, Vt., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Members of the Upper Valley Seed Savers met at Smith's home to tour her gardens, eat and talk about their projects. Smith cooked some of the peas for the group. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Upper Valley Seed Savers work to keep the food system strong

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterJune 4, 2022

A boat launch offers public access to Goose Pond in Canaan, N.H., on Thursday, May 12, 2022. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services plans to drain the lake down to a 15-foot pool this winter in order to repair the dam, and it may take several years to refill to its current water level. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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A rickety dam means Goose Pond will be mostly drained

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 30, 2022

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Logging on or off? Hartford Town Forest sparks debate over active management

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 27, 2022

Lissa Malloy, left, and Ruth Bassette, both of Cornish Flat, N.H., set up for the annual plant sale to benefit Plainfield Community Church in Plainfield, N.H., on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The sale will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Plant sales cancelled due to invasive worm

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 25, 2022

Lebanon residents, from left, Elise Weale, 7, Hunter Banker, 12, and Emily Chapin perform 30-second exercises during the Carter Community Building Associations "Fun Fitness in the Park" at Colburn Park, in Lebanon, N.H., on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (Valley News - August Frank) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Lebanon group sees hot spots as a reason for trees

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 18, 2022

A tree, partially uprooted by a tornado on Monday, was cut at the side of Route 11 in Charlestown, N.H., on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Tornado hit Charlestown, National Weather Service confirms

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 17, 2022

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Bobcat that entered Windsor home and bit man tests positive for rabies

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

Alan Graham, a retired State of Vermont entomologist, searches for ticks on a turkey at a weigh station at the Windsor Fire Department on Saturday, April 24, 2022. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets are working with Vermont hunters to look for the Lone Star tick. Graham, of Pomfret, Vt., and his wife Kris were volunteering at the station on youth turkey season. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Vermont on the lookout for new tick that can cause a meat allergy

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 13, 2022

Pine Park Trustee Bruce Atwood cuts a section of a fallen hemlock to remove it from a trail in Pine Park on Thursday, May 5, 2022 as trustee Barry Harwock, left, volunteer Steve Fowler, middle, and trustee Bill Young, right, look on. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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Hanover’s Pine Park slated for improvements to accessibility, sustainability

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 10, 2022

The life cycle of an emerald ash borer lasts betwen one to two years beginning with eggs being laid on ash tree bark from June to August. The larvae, left, feed on the cambium layer of the tree and spend the winter in the pre-pupal stage, middle, before pupating in spring and emerging as mature insects, right, in May. Over about five years, an infected tree will weaken and die from larvae having eaten away the layer of tissue that transports nutrients in the tree. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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The emerald ash borer isn’t just costing towns trees; it’s costing them money

by Claire Potter Valley News Staff WriterMay 6, 2022