Resources for Conserved Landowners

Click on the links below to access information by topic.
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Agriculture	Barns/Historic Preservation	Conservation Easements
Construction Related	Farm and Household Waste	Fish and Wildlife Habitat
Forestry	Invasive Species	NRCS conservation programs
Renewable Energy	Water Quality	Wetlands
Signs

 
Agriculture

• Accepted Agricultural Practices
• Best Management Practices
• Land Link
• NOFA-Vermont
• Nutrient and manure management
• On-farm composting
• Renting Your Land to Farmers, Vermont Property Owners Report (PDF)
• Saving Energy on Dairy Farms
• Use Value Appraisal Program (Current Use) (PDF)

Barns/Historic Preservation

• 10 tips for taking care of your barn
• Barn grants

Conservation Easements

• Appraisal Requirements for Gifts of Land or Conservation Easements (PDF)
• Community Land Conservation (PDF)
• Conservation Easement Donations (PDF)
• Conservation Easement Stewardship
• Conservation Easements: Guide to the Legal Document (PDF)
• Farmland Protection: How to Conserve Your Farm (PDF)
  • supplement to the new farmland protection brochure, focuses on the Pension Protection Act’s impact on bargain sales (PDF)
• Land Conservation Options (PDF)
• Operating Farm Easements: Guide to the Legal Document (PDF)
• Questions & Answers
• Tax Benefits of Donating Conservation Easements (PDF)
• Tax Benefits of Donating Land (PDF)

Construction Related

• Construction site reuse and recycling directory
• Pond Construction Guidelines (PDF)
• What you should know about constructing a pond or dam (PDF)
• Vermont’s New On-site Septic Regulations

Farm and Household Waste

• Trash Burning

Fish and Wildlife Habitat

• Partners for Fish and Wildlife
• Partners for Fish and Wildlife - Vermont fact sheet
• Vermont Coverts

Forestry

• Consulting Foresters of Vermont
• County Foresters
• Forest AMPs
• Forest Guild
• Forest Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources: States of the Northeast
• Forest Pests
• Forest Use Value Appraisal
• Insect pests
• Managing and Harvesting Woodland Conserved by VLT (PDF)
• Maple info
• Northern Woodlands Magazine and Center for Woodland Education
• SmartWood certification
• UVM Extension Forestry
• Vermont Coverts
• Vermont Family Forests
• Vermont Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP)
• Vermont Woodlands
• VLT Recommended Foresters

Invasive Species

• Insect pests
• Forest Pests
• Vermont Aquatic Nuisance Species

NRCS conservation programs http://www.vt.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/

• Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
• Conservation Reserve Program
• Vermont NRCS offices
• Wetland Reserve Program
• Wildlife Habitat Improvement Program (WHIP)

Renewable Energy

• Vermont Department of Public Service renewable energy resource page 
• USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grant and Loan Guarantee Program
• More information on USDA Renewable Energy Grant Program
• American Wind Energy Association Vermont Info
• Vermont Anemometer Loan Program
• Vermont Solar & Small Wind Incentive Program
• Renewable Energy Vermont member business directory
• Department of Public Service wind energy business directory
• Department of Energy Wind Power Map
• Vermont Environmental Research Associates wind speed map
• Biofuels
• Biodiesel
• Manure to Methane

Water Quality

• Stream alteration Permits

Wetlands

• Vermont Wetlands Office
• Vermont Wetland Rules (PDF)
• Wetlands Fact sheets
• Wetlands-Hydric Soils

Signs (available from the Montpelier VLT office)

• Please No ATV’s
• Please No Motorized Vehicles
• No Dumping
• Foot Travel Only

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