Behind Colchester’s Fort Ethan Allen complex, excavators have been busy for weeks clearing what was once a heavily forested ravine. The destruction is certainly not pretty. But, come autumn, the large detention pond being carved out at the site is expected to significantly improve the water quality of Sunderland Brook, one of 17 impaired watersheds in Vermont.... Read more

ENOSBURG FALLS -- What can a small group of individuals living in the hills of Vermont do about war-and-peace issues on the international stage? Quite a bit, actually -- or so suggested the approximately 35 people who gathered last Saturday for the first Enosburg Peace Convention. In the face of daunting global dilemmas, local action is perhaps the most important of all.... Read more