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LAKE PLACID — There’s a euphoric feeling that comes with climbing past the treeline of an alpine summit. The gusts of cool air wafting over your damp shi

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced that the purple crowberry (Empetrum atropurpureum), a diminutive alpine shrub last documented in Vermont in 1908, has been rediscovered on Mt.

There’s an exceedingly rare shrub atop Vermont’s highest peak that you probably won’t see for several months because of all the snow. But you’re not alone — until last month,

A diminutive alpine shrub last documented in Vermont in 1908 has been rediscovered on Mt. Mansfield.

There’s an exceedingly rare shrub atop Vermont’s highest peak that you probably won’t see for several months because of all the snow. But you’re not alone — until last month,

The purple crowberry, a small alpine shrub, was last documented in Vermont in 1908 — until hiker Liam Ebner rediscovered it on Mount Mansfield.Ebner made the discovery while participating in the 2022 Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering, a...

Liam Ebner, a recent college graduate, rediscovered the purple crowberry plant while on a hike at a conference co-hosted by the Green Mountain Club.

MONTPELIER — A diminutive alpine shrub last documented in Vermont in 1908 has been rediscovered on Mount Mansfield, the state announced Tuesday.

Vermont botanists had searched Mt. Mansfield, where the plant was last seen, on several occasions over the past decades in hopes of rediscovering the plant. However, all attempts were unsuccessful until last month.