Old Oaks Headwaters Preserve
In partnership with Brattleboro-based Green Mountain Conservancy, we’re working to conserve a headwater forest that connects the former Marlboro College campus, now Potash Hill, with Marlboro’s village center. 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.
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Featured Projects
Woodbury Mountain Preserve
We're partnering with Northeast Wilderness Trust to protect 6,000 acres at the headwaters of the North Branch of the Winooski River. It's a once in a lifetime chance to give our rivers (and generations to come) the gift of old forests and freshwater streams.
Restored Wetlands
Bookending North Troy recreation fields, the wastewater treatment plant, and a hydro dam, we're working to protect areas along the Missisquoi River. Farmed years ago, the land is reverting back to wetlands – an opportunity to help low-value farmland become high-value wetlands.
Brattleboro's Newest Floodplain
After Tropical Storm Irene devastated downtown Brattleboro, all eyes turned to 250 Birge Street, one of the best opportunities to slow future floods. We stepped up to buy the 12-acre property. Now we’ve cleaned it up, restored it as a floodplain, and built a riverfront park.