In this episode we sit down with Bret Ladago and Will Eldridge, who both work with the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Bret is a fisheries biologist, who’s been working for the VFWD in different capacities for about 20 years and Will has been an aquatic habitat biologist with the VFWD, where he works to protect and restore habitat for fish and other aquatic organisms, for five years. We discuss the importance of riparian forests for supporting freshwater fish populations, how VFWD selects sites to restore, and how riparian forests can help counteract the impact of climate change on aquatic habitats.

This episode was directed by Liz Woodhull.