\n In areas where acorns or beechnuts are not abundant many of Vermont\u2019s wildlife species will be on the move looking for alternative food options before winter, and some bears will enter winter dens early.
\n VTF&W photo by Kris & Norm Senna\n <\/p>\n
SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department biologists survey oak and beech stands around the state each fall to assess how plentiful acorns and beechnuts are because they are important fall foods for wildlife.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe observed variable acorn production this fall across Vermont,\u201d said bear biologist Jaclyn Comeau in a news release. \u201cAreas surveyed in Northern Vermont had poor acorn crops while sites across central and southern Vermont ranged from poor to excellent.\u00a0We found acorn production varied widely from site to site. Crop failures were observed at some locations, while a nearby site could have a bumper crop,\u201d Comeau added.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeechnut production is poor throughout much of Vermont,\u201d said Comeau.\u00a0 \u201cMost sites we visited were complete crop failures. However, we did find abundant crops at a few isolated locations in the Northeast Kingdom and southern Green Mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n
In areas where acorns or beechnuts are not abundant, many of Vermont\u2019s wildlife species will be on the move looking for alternative food options before winter, and some bears will enter winter dens early.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut no matter where you live, it is important for Vermonters to remain diligent about securely storing common bear attractants such as garbage and birdseed until winter conditions arrive and all bears enter their dens,\u201d added Comeau.\u00a0 \u201cWe recommend waiting until December when snow is on the ground before putting out bird feeders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In areas where acorns or beechnuts are not abundant many of Vermont\u2019s wildlife species will be on the move looking for alternative food options before winter, and some bears will enter winter dens early. VTF&W photo by Kris & Norm Senna SPRINGFIELD \u2014 Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department biologists survey oak and beech stands around<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84784,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[6663,6661,6659,6662,6660],"class_list":["post-84783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-vermont","tag-vermont","tag-vermont-dining","tag-vermont-food","tag-vermont-grocery-stores","tag-vermont-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117596262448346136","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}