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The public has until April 8 to let its thoughts be known on how to manage a portion of the Green Mountain National Forest around Chittenden and Killington.

As lawmakers and land trusts pursue conservation goals, new trends in the state mean Vermonters are having “a really tough conversation about what our forests are, what they mean to us and what we want from them,” one forester said.

There is no demonstrated need for a profit-making lodging in the Silver Lake area, which is located within the Green Mountain National Forest’s Moosalamoo National Recreation Area.

Norwich residents worry Appalachian Trail will close unauthorized offshoots Published: 7/14/2021 5:00:03 PM NORWICH, Vt. — The public comment period on the U.S. Forest Service’s “proposed action” to close at least seven side trails along the Appalachian Trail ends Saturday, the latest step in a controversy over new trails in the area created by mountain bikers. As of Friday, over 50 residents had signed a petition arguing that more crossings and side trails should be authorized. And on Wednesday, the Norwich Trails Committee resolved to ask the Forest Service for a pause that would ...

Norwich residents worry Appalachian Trail will close unauthorized offshoots Modified: 7/9/2021 9:39:15 PM NORWICH — The public comment period on the U.S. Forest Service’s “proposed action” to close at least seven side trails along the Appalachian Trail ends Saturday, the latest step in a controversy over new trails in the area created by mountain bikers. As of Friday, over 50 residents had signed a petition arguing that more crossings and side trails should be authorized. And on Wednesday, the Norwich Trails Committee resolved to ask the Forest Service for a pause that would give mo...