Our Vermont Woods

During his Orleans County Capitol for a Day tour this week, Governor Phil Scott announced a new grant program available to help Vermont communities use outdoor recreation opportunities to grow their local economies.

The Vermont Outdoor Recreation Communities pilot grant program, proposed by the Scott Administration and passed by the Legislature in Act 194, will award grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 to one or more Vermont localities to support development of "outdoor recreation friendly" communities.

The Working Lands Enterprise Board announces the 2019 Business Grants request for application release date. The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative supports innovative entrepreneurs at the forefront of Vermont's Working Lands economy through technical and financial assistance to help growing businesses thrive. The program is made possible through the support of the state legislature, multiple state organizations and public/private donors.

Assistance will help farmers improve soil and water health and protect forestry and wildlife habitat. The U.S.

Michael Snyder, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR), announced today that funds are available for outdoor recreation grants via the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
These funds will be available to municipalities around the state to protect land and develop or enhance infrastructure dedicated to outdoor recreation. Since 1964, the LWCF program has granted more than $50 million to communities and protected more than 27,000 acres of land for outdoor recreation in Vermont.

Click the link below to see the latest update regarding the health of Vermont's forest in August 2018. 

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The Vermont Woodlands Association and the Vermont Tree Farm Program are proud to announce the selection of Peter and Julie Parker of Granville as the recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year Award. The Parker Family Tree Farm is located at the historic Old John Vinton Hill Farm.  , touring the woods, hearing about the nesting birds they attract, seeing what they have done to enhance their woodlands over the past 35 years.