Chasing Vermont`s Butterflies
The Vermont Center for Ecostudies has released the first comprehensive butterfly atlas for the state. It was almost ten years in the making, and long overdue. According to Kent McFarland, co-founder of VCE, the atlas will serve as a good reference point as climate change alters butterfly habitats and populations in the future.
Banded Hairstreak. Photo courtesy of Kevin Hemeon.
This story aired on Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition on June 13, 2011. To stream the story, click here.
