6,000 acres. 39 miles of streams. 8 highest priority streams for aquatic habitat conservation. 4 vernal pools of statewide significance. Protections for the headwaters of 2 major rivers that flow into Lake Champlain: the Lamoille and the Winooski.
These numbers add up to provide clean, cool water for trout and communities downstream, and high quality wetlands habitat for wildlife like moose and beaver.
The chance to be part of conservation projects with this kind of scale and benefit — for water quality, wildlife, and communities – doesn’t come around every day. Which is exactly why Vermont River Conservancy is partnering with Northeast Wilderness Trust to make Woodbury Mountain Preserve a reality.
Northeast Wilderness Trust purchased the land in 2021, and will own and manage the Preserve going forward. Beginning in 2023, Vermont River Conservancy will hold the conservation easement, ensuring the “forever wild” conservation values are upheld for generations to come.
Give today to protect headwaters like this for wildlife and people.
Bookending North Troy recreation fields, the wastewater treatment plant, and a hydro dam, we’re working to protect two parcels on the Missisquoi River. Farmed years ago, the land is reverting back to wetlands, and offering an opportunity to convert low-value farmland to high-value wetland.
Generations of locals and college students have wandered the trails at this site, passing under towering oaks and past beaver wetlands. Soon, this unique forest will be permanently protected, securing public access for years to come and helping protect water quality in the Green River Watershed.
We protected another 2-acres right next to our popular Nulhegan Hut in the Northeast Kingdom. Perched on a bank above the wild Nulhegan River, it’s a great chance to restore riverside wildlife habitat and welcome visitors to the Nulhegan.