Events
River Tours
September 5th-October 10th
Join us on our river tours in the Memphremagog, Missisquoi, White, Poultney–Mettawee, Lamoille, and Upper Winooski watersheds!
Reading the Riverscape: A Lumen Print River Tour
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM–3:00 PM in Poultney, VT
Join us for a guided walk along the Poultney River to explore fall phenology, discover the important role native riparian plants play in river health, and create art using sunlight! Make a unique lumen print, a photo-making process without using a camera by placing materials directly on special photographic paper, and exposing it to sunlight.
Flood Resilience Tour: Rivers, Beavers & Restoration
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 5:00 PM–6:30 PM
Come join us in the Upper Winooski watershed and discover what beavers can teach us about healthy rivers!
Cyanotypes on the Headwater Forest of the Barton River
Sunday, September 20, 2026 | 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Hike through the Barton River headwaters, discover how healthy forests protect rivers, and create a beautiful cyanotype print using plants collected along the trail.
News
What is Riprap?
Riprap isn’t going away anytime soon—it’s a reliable and widely used method for erosion control. But as we learn more about rivers as living systems, it’s important to weigh its engineering benefits against its ecological consequences. By doing so, we can better protect both our infrastructure and the natural environments that surround our waterways.
Meet our new Climate Action Fellow: Josette Chun
Meet our new Climate Action Fellow, Josette Chun!
Meet our new Seasonal River Steward: Hughes Gilbert
Meet our Seasonal River Steward, Hughes Gilbert!
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.
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