Press Releases

Many of Vermont Land Trust's accomplishments are listed on our Fact Sheet. To learn more about the Vermont Land Trust, please contact the Land Trust's Montpelier office.

DateProject TypeStory
7/20/10FarmPromising Farm Enterprise Grows in Pawlet with Help from Conservation
7/20/10ForestClimbing Cliffs in Bolton Protected
7/9/10 FarmVermont Land Trust Helps Young Farmers Buy First Farm
7/8/10CommunityLandowner and Community Partnership Join Together to Protect Batten Kill River
6/29/10FarmHartshorn Farm Protected from Development: Local Food Source Secured for Future
6/17/10FarmGovernor Galusha Homestead and Neighboring Farmland Protected
6/17/10Media AdvisoryLand Tour and Public Meeting to be held at Eagle Point Property/
Michael Dunn Property, Derby
6/14/10Seven Students Awarded for Commitment to Vermont’s Working Landscape
5/5/10Forest362 Acre Conservation Project in Charlotte, Hinesburg, Monkton
4/14/10Workshops Spotlight Economic Opportunities in Conservation of Farmland and Floodplains
4/12/10FarmCommunity effort to protect Applecheek Farm a success! More than 150 individuals contribute donations to maintain a local-food resource
3/31/10CommunityCommunity Effort to Protect 591-acre Forest a Success
Town of Marlboro acquires Hogback Mountain
3/16/10CommunityCommunity effort to conserve a local-food resource a success
3/1/10"Keep Farms Local” Initiative Taking Off
2/10/10FarmCommunity Effort Under Way to Protect a Local Food Resource

1/11/10

Farm

Growing Organic Dairy Conserved with Vermont Land Trust
12/21/09FarmBogie Mountain Farm Protected from Development
12/15/09ForestSalisbury Family Dedicated to Environment, Donate Third Conservation Easement
12/14/09Local and Generous to the Core: You Can Give the Gift of Vermont this Holiday Season
12/8/2009Derby Resident Creates Opportunity for Exceptional Land Legacy in Vermont and Quebec
11/18/2009South Burlington Land Trust Makes First Ever Financial Commitment to Protect Area Agricultural Heritage
10/7/2009FarmFarmland and Fragile River Habitat Protected in Maidstone
8/28/2009FarmBread and Butter Farm to be New Agricultural Enterprise
in South Burlington, Shelburne: Diversified Community Farm Selected as the Next Owner of the Leduc Farm
7/13/2009CommunitySt. Albans’ Aldis Hill Recreation Area Expanded and Conserved
5/1/2009ForestBurgin Family Conserves Large Tract in Chateauguay
4/22/2009FarmCommunity Rallies to Conserve Moretown’s Bruce Farm: New farm owners to grow food for the Valley
4/9/2009FarmVermont Land Trust - Community Rallies to Protect Kingsbury and Bruce Farms: Vermont Land Trust-led Fundraising Campaign a Success
3/11/2009FarmCharlotte Dairy Farm and Forestland Protected From Development
2/5/2009ForestSugarmaker Protects More Forestland in Brookfield
1/29/2009CommunityA New 403-acre Town Forest in Middlesex: Community Rallies to Create a Legacy of Statewide Significance
1/27/2009Vermont housing and conservation supporters respond to Governor Douglas’s drastic affordable housing and conservation budget cuts
1/26/2009CommunityVermont Land Trust Seeks Final $120,000 of Fundraising to Conserve Kingsbury and Bruce Farms
1/8/2009ForestFamily Protects Scenic 1,700 Acres for Forestry, Habitat and Recreational Use
12/30/2008ForestSiblings and Neighbors Protect Working Forest and Bear Habitat
12/30/2008FarmProtecting Benson’s Agricultural Economy
12/21/2008ForestMore Than 1,900 Acres of Forestland in Bolton and Richmond Protected
12/19/2008FarmCommunity Rallies to Protect Echo Lake Farm
12/16/2008FarmBlue Spruce Farm Conserves Large Tract of Farmland
10/6/2008FarmTwo Addison County Farms Conserved
9/30/2008ForestProductive Forestland Protected with Forest Legacy Funds
9/12/2008 Starksboro embarks on "Art & Soul" Community Planning Venture (PDF)
8/5/2008Farm/ForestNorwich Farm and Forest Land Conserved
7/22/2008FarmThe Vermont Foodbank Selected by Local Committee and the Vermont Land Trust as Kingsbury Community Farm’s Next Owner
6/24/200810 Students Awarded for Commitment to Vermont’s Working Landscape
5/15/2008FarmNeighbors Join to Protect Hardwick Agricultural Land: Celebration Scheduled for June 2
5/8/2008The Vermont Land Trust Wins Regional Environmental Merit Award
4/17/2008ForestFederal Forest Legacy Program Funds Two Conservation Projects in Chittenden County Key Wildlife Habitat & Productive Forestland Protected
4/3/2008CommunityNationally-significant Abenaki Nation Archeological Resource Protected
2/4/2008Vermont Housing and Conservation Supporters Respond to Governor Douglas’s Drastic Affordable Housing and Conservation Investment Cuts
12/29/07ForestFayston Forestland Conserved
12/28/07Community

The Clark Farm: The Barnard Community Protects a Farming Legacy

12/20/07Rural CountrysideScenic View from Prospect Hill Observatory Protected by Brownington Landowner
12/5/2007ForestDecision by Private Landowner Leads to Keiser Pond Frontage Conservation
11/19/2007CommunityWestern Flank of the Pinnacle Added to Reserve
10/17/2007ForestCraftsbury Neighbors Act Together in Conservation
9/25/2007FarmWolcott Farmland Conserved: Home to Organic Seed Company
9/19/2007FarmAlice Wright Conserves Family Land
9/12/2007FarmFarm Overlooking Lake Willoughby Conserved
8/7/2007FarmFarm Conservation Helps Young Farmer Buy His Own Farm
7/18/2007FarmConservation of Maidstone Dairy Farm Secures Agricultural Resource for Next Generation
6/29/2007FarmIntervale Center Purchases 179 Acres and Conserves 232 Acres
of Land Critical to Burlington Agriculture
6/11/2007ForestWaterbury Resident Conserves Forest and Farm Land
6/1/2007Ten Students Receive Land Stewards' Awards
5/18/2007ForestlandEnvironmental Education, Recreational Land in Charleston and Morgan Conserved: Largest conservation easement donation by an individual to the Vermont Land Trust
5/16/2007The Vermont Land Trust is Celebrating 30 Years of Land Conservation
5/10/2007ForestlandArlington Resident Protects Critical Bear Corridor
5/3/2007FarmImportant Farmland in the Mettowee Valley Protected
4/24/2007FarmMoffatt Tree Farm in Craftsbury
2/27/2007FarmBoissoneault Brothers Conserve 400 Acres in Essex
2/5/2007FarmLocal Towns Help Conserve Land
12/21/2006FarmCabot Family Conserves Landmark Property
12/21/2006FarmScenic and Productive Farmland in Norton Vermont Conserved
12/20/2006ForestlandUnderhill Couple Fulfills Long-Term Conservation Goal
12/20/2006ForestlandLife-long Forester Protects an Additional 1,470 Acres in Stockbridge - Landowner Has Now Conserved Nearly 2,500 Acres
12/13/2006John Roe Hired as Vice President for Land Conservation at The Vermont Land Trust
11/9/2006ForestlandConservation of Forestland Protects the Character of Westford
11/2/2006FarmSupporting the Agricultural Economy: Ferrisburg Couple Conserves Diversified Farm
10/31/2006FarmMaking Farmland Affordable in Vermont - Farm in East Middlebury, Vermont Conserved by VLT and Sold to Family Farmers
10/26/2006Vermont Champions of Conservation Win National Awards - U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords and the Vermont Land Trust President Darby Bradley Honored
10/20/2006CommunityMeeting the Need for Housing and Conservation: Tinmouth Protects What Makes it Unique
9/1/2006CommunityMt. Equinox "Flatlander's Pass" Protected: Public Access Protected Permanently After Successful Fund Drive

 

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