February 2021

February 1, 2021

The temperature was -12.8 here last night, the coldest night of the winter thus far.

February, Ginny's Calendar

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February 3, 2021

Blissfully Normal

Dave Mance III, Dispatches, February

The weather in the Valley of Vermont was quiet from...

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February 5, 2021

We’ve gained an hour and 9 minutes of light since the winter solstice.

February, Ginny's Calendar

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February 7, 2021

Barred owls make noise all night long but they feed most actively at dawn and dusk; sometimes well after dawn and well before dusk.

February, Ginny's Calendar

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February 8, 2021

Hopeful Numbers

February

The Vermont legislature asked the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund to...

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February 12, 2021

On the Landing

Dave Mance III, February

Ed Legacy’s log landing at the base of Maple Hill....

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February 14, 2021

Saw Starting Instructions by Bill Torrey

Bill Torrey, February

We got this note today from Bill: A good friend...

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February 16, 2021

Cached ear-corn in a fold of maple bark, at least 3/4 of a mile from the nearest possible source of corn. Could be a nuthatch, which has a habit of caching seeds in crevices then hacking them open.

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February 17, 2021

At the Log Yard

Dave Mance III, February

Paid a visit to Allard Lumber’s Pawlet log yard today...

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February 22, 2021

Dispatch from the Sugarwoods, 2021, Part I

Dave Mance III, Dispatches, February

Because it’s so intensely seasonal and labor intensive, sugarmaking has...

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