The State Natural Resources Conservation Council (NRCC) has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to support its Vermont Stream Restoration...
This week the Franklin County Conservation District released the second edition of a nature guide created with help from Richford NOTCH day campers. A first edition of “The Locals’ Nature Guide to the Richford Playground” was released in 2017 and featured over 30...
July 10, 2019 The first neighborhood-scale Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) project used to mitigate combined sewer overflows in Vermont has been installed and recently won an ACEC-VT Engineering Excellence Award. Green Stormwater Infrastructure projects are used...
Three Vermonters traveled to Washington D.C. in November to join young farmers from across the country for the annual Young Farmers Coalition convergence. Damien Boomhower went to great lengths to put his young family and 60-head organic dairy in order so he could...
For Immediate Release August 15, 2018 Contact: Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager Franklin County Conservation District Jeanne.bartlett@vt.nacdnet.net or (802) 528-4176 Roadside signs highlight Vermont farmers’ leadership on water quality More than 7,000 acres of corn...
For Immediate Release July 31, 2018 Contact: Jeannie Bartlett, District Manager Franklin County Conservation District Jeanne.bartlett@vt.nacdnet.net or (802) 528-4176 ECO*AmeriCorps members aid water quality across Franklin County This August marks the third year that...
