It’s spring, and Burlington is awash with green buds as plants and trees emerge after a winter slumber. Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront employs five full-time arborists who take care of 13,000 trees, landscapes and flower beds throughout the Queen City. This season, they are busy planting 200 new trees, pruning and mulching throughout the city.

Eva talks to city arborist Vincent “V.J.” Comai and some of his crew about the importance of these urban trees to Burlingtonians.

Read a behind-the-scenes interview with Eva about the making of this video.

Filming dates: April 11 & 15, 2022

Music: Chris Haugen, “Pure Magic” & “Fractal of Light”

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was supported by New England Federal Credit Union.

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This article appears in May 11-17, 2022.

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Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger has been making her award-winning video series "Stuck in Vermont" since 2007. In 2024, she won first place from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for her video, “Barbie Collector.” She received...