VRC awarded 2 Watershed Grants

April 3, 2012

Many thanks to the State of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s Watershed Grants!  This year VRC was awarded almost $10,000 to: Initiate efforts to help conserve a…

Congratulations Canaan & East Montpelier!

March 6, 2012

Vermont River Conservancy helped conserve public access to river lands in both Canaan & East Montpelier – and on March 5th, 2012 both towns voted…

Recently Conserved!

February 23, 2012

Four newly conserved river lands are now included on our Completed Projects map.  These four properties were identified by State River Management Program scientists as…

Land conserved in Canaan, VT, protecting access to the Connecticut River

February 6, 2012

Thanks to support from the Tillotson Foundation, Davis Foundation, Plum Creek, the Upper Connecticut Mitigation and Enhancement Fund, and individual donors, the VRC has purchased…

VRC secures funding for the Connecticut River Paddlers’ Trail

February 6, 2012

With 2012 funding secured from the Tillotson Foundation and Upper Connecticut River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund, the Vermont River Conservancy will continue developing the Connecticut…

Help us conserve river access in Enosburg Falls

February 6, 2012

Donate today to protect public access to 1,580 feet of Missisquoi river front in Enosburg Falls for fishing and paddling, and to help us donate two building lots to Habitat for Humanity.

New Campsites and Access Points Established Along the Connecticut River

November 15, 2011

Paddlers heading down the beautiful and wild Upper Connecticut River have four new riverbank campsites and one new boat access to enjoy, thanks to efforts…

Canaan Connecticut River Access Project

April 12, 2011

Canaan serves as the key gateway community for paddlers and fisherman seeking to explore the upper Connecticut River. Unfortunately, no official river access has been…

Another Paddlers’ Trail Campsite on the Upper Connecticut River

February 25, 2011

Located in Brunswick on the Upper Connecticut River, the Maine Central Railroad Trestle Campsite is now permanently protected for public access.  The easement on this parcel…

Winooski River Access Parcel Conserved

February 3, 2011

A Winooski River access parcel in Moretown, just downstream of the confluence of the Mad River, was acquired for permanent conservation at the end of…

New VRC Project Recognized by Willem Lange

January 26, 2011

In his weekly Times Argus column, Willem Lange, a well-known Vermont writer, storyteller and avid paddler and hiker, recently recognized VRC’s current work to conserve…

Northwest VT River Corridors Protected

January 7, 2011

VRC closed out 2010 with the purchase of two river corridor easements in Northwest Vermont.  Both of the projects were on farms, and provided buffers…