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From increases in severe storms to warming average temperatures, the climate crisis presents pressing challenges to environmental and social conditions around the world. Forests have been recognized as a key to mitigating the impacts of global climate change, with an emphasis on their intake and storage of carbon. Additionally, urban forests and built green infrastructure […]
With the final purchase of 2,500 acres, Five Valleys Land Trust has not only preserved the majority of Mount Dean Stone for future generations, but it also created only the fourth community forest in the state.
The area, located on former industrial timber lands, was once home to a local party spot illuminated by pallet fires. These days the party is more often on two wheels or feet, as mountain bikers and trail runners whiz by on the new and popular House of Sky trail.
A game of cribbage calms a submarine crew.
BURKE, Vt – Trust for Public Land, the Town of Burke, the New England Forestry Foundation, and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board announced the protection of 283-acres to become the Willey Woods Community Forest. The importance of protecting forestland and open space has been a focus for the Burke community for decades, with the creation of a new community forest at the forefront of the Burke Conservation Commission’s work. Under the ownership of the Town and management by the Conservation Commission, Willey Woods Community Forest will preserve this beloved hunting and fishing ground, ...