Almost conserved! Enosburg Falls River Access Park

As of August 2 2012, we have raised over 98% of the $189,250 necessary for protecting public access to the Missisquoi River in Enosburg Falls.  With your help we can raise the remaining $4,694 by August 15, 2012.  Several large donations and many small donations will get us to our goal.  Please donate today to help make this project a success.

 

A great opportunity has arisen to enhance a Healthy and Vibrant Missisquoi River Community.  Nine acres of river front land is available to create a permanently conserved river access park just south of the Enosburg Falls Bridge of Flowers and Light.  With your support, a currently “posted” property can be transformed into a seven acre public park with over 1,500 feet of river frontage.

Amongst many benefits, this project will:

• Offer two affordable housing building sites to Habitat for Humanity;
• Protect permanent public access to the Missisquoi River;
• Restore fishing access to long-time small mouth bass habitat and to waters stocked with Trophy Trout since 2007;
• Restore permanent access to a Northern Forest Canoe Trail put-in and take-out that will be safer and more attractive to paddlers, thus increasing river tourism and associated community benefits;
• Create a permanent public park.

A Healthy and Vibrant Missisquoi River Community depends on protecting the special places known and loved, and keeping them public treasures forever.  Every gift is important.