Events
30th Anniversary River Tours
May-October | Varying Times | Statewide
Join us for a celebration in a community near you! We’re hosting 6 months of activities — a chance to get your boots wet and connect with our growing community of river-lovers, discuss big ideas with our book group, or listen and learn via virtual webinars.
Webinar: Seek Higher Ground with Tim Palmer
October 29 | 6-7 p.m. | Virtual
Join us as we host award winning author and photographer Tim Palmer as he presents his new book, Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis.
News
Collecting Seeds to Improve River Ecosystems
Read the story about how multiple organizations are coming together to collect seeds for Vermont's rivers to improve riparian ecosystems.
Rooted in Change: Northern Vermont Tree Plantings for Future Flood Resilience
More than 800 trees were planted in Northern Vermont thanks to so many amazing volunteers!
Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter
Check out Vermont River Conservancy's Spring/Summer 2025 Newsletter
Conservation: For the people
The story of Daniels farm and how after too many floods and too much grief, he would decided the land would make a better floodplain than a farm.
Reflections: Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities.
Climate Change. Vulnerable Communities. These phrases may be scrubbed from our national lexicon, but they won’t be scrubbed from our work.
Gratitude and Solidarity for our AmeriCorps Members
We stand in gratitude for, and solidarity with, AmeriCorps members across the state and across the nation whose service has come to a sudden close. Isla and her predecessor Addie have shown us how remarkable these people are and how much better organizations can serve their communities with AmeriCorps members on their teams.
Planting Trees with a Little Help from Our Friends
More than three dozen amazing volunteers came together to dig holes, plant trees, and deliver the mulch and water that will help the trees thrive at two Southern VT sites.
Notes from the Field: Tracking Amphibian Migration
Field notes from an exciting night out on the road, helping amphibians migrate in early April.
Restoration at an Alluvial Fan Site: Willow Harvest, Propagation, and Planting Project
In an exciting partnership with Black River Action Team, we're working on a project to restore an alluvial fan site in Plymouth, VT. The focus of this project is to harvest and plant willows at the site, aiming to enhance the ecosystem and support wildlife habitat along this beautiful confluence.
How to Build a Beaver Lodge
Naturalist Patti Smith and her column The View from Heifer Hill: How to Build a Beaver Lodge describes Patti's experience learning from the best instructors themselves, the beavers.
A River is Nothing Without it’s Buffers
Read Sam Brondyke, a senior at Montpelier High Schools opinion on river buffers.
From Flow to Erosion: Exploring the Wonders of a Stream Table
4-6th Grade explores river dynamics with the stream table, reimaging Vermont towns and finding solutions.
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