Press Releases
Vermont Association of Conservation Districts Welcomes Michelle Monroe as New Executive Director
Vermont Association of Conservation Districts (VACD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Monroe as its next Executive Director. VACD support’s the state’s 14 Natural Resources Conservation Districts (NRCDs) in their mission to implement conservation...
Petitions for Board of Supervisors for Local Conservation Districts Available
The State Natural Resources Conservation Council Chair, Rick Hopkins of East Montpelier, has announced the availability of nominating petitions for the statewide elections of District Supervisors in each of the fourteen Natural Resource Conservation Districts. Natural...
Celebrating Investments in Vermont’s Agricultural Water Quality
April 27, 2023— As warmer spring weather brings snowmelt and fullness to Vermont’s waters, the Vermont Agricultural Water Quality Partnership (VAWQP) nods to the investments of farmers to help ensure those waters stay clear. The VAWQP released its 2022 Annual Report...
Peacham Pond Community Member Receives Lake Wise Award
By Emily Finnegan, Caledonia County Natural Resources Conservation District Phone: (802-424-3149), Email: emily.finnegan@vt.nacdnet.net Mark Milazzo’s determination to protect the clean water of Peacham Pond, where he owns shoreland property, earned him recognition...
PETITIONS FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR LOCAL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AVAILABLE
State Natural Resources Conservation Council Chair, Rick Hopkins of East Montpelier, announced on November 19 the availability of nominating petitions for the statewide elections of District Supervisors in each of the fourteen Natural Resource Conservation Districts....
Vermont’s Natural Resources Conservation Districts Plant 34.25 Acres of Trees and Shrubs to Restore Riparian Habitat Across the Lake Champlain Basin
Winooski Conservation District staff and volunteers planted 0.6 acres of riparian buffer along McCabe's Brook in the LaPlatte River in Spring 2020. Beginning in 2020, Vermont’s Natural Resources Conservation Districts planted 34.25 acres of native trees and shrubs...
Landowners plant fifteen thousand trees and shrubs to restore riparian areas across Orleans County this spring
There are 7,100 miles of rivers and streams in the State of Vermont. Of these total state waters 195 waters or segments of waters are impaired, 115 waters or segments of waters are stressed, and at least 56 waters in the State are altered due to aquatic nuisance...
Webinars offer help in managing property to protect natural resources
The Windham County Conservation District will host a series of webinars aimed at helping current and prospective landowners manage their properties to protect southern Vermont’s natural resources. These programs are the result of collaboration with the Lake Champlain...
Vermont’s Conservation Districts Receive $1.5m Grant to Expand Water Quality Protection and Habitat Restoration Efforts
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...
Conservation District and Richford campers create a “Locals’ Nature Guide”
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...