Apr 9, 2018
We are grateful for the generous gift of land made to VLT by Elizabeth Wolf, who donated 62 acres of forestland in Washington. The property has a small fen, a stream, and a rich northern hardwood stand. Though an old foundation and well suggest that the land was once...
Apr 6, 2018
From a public parking area off of Putney Mountain Road in Brookline, the West Cliff Trail leads hikers to Putney Mountain and its stunning vistas of the valleys below. The trail connects to an expansive trail system that follows the 16-mile Windmill Ridge over the...
Apr 5, 2018
Agricultural festivals, home days, and county fairs are beloved annual traditions that celebrate Vermont’s heritage and modern rural economy. The largest of them all is Addison County Field Days, held in New Haven. Just beyond the fairgrounds, to the west, lies a...
Apr 4, 2018
Westford has been a hub of conservation activity for the past couple of years. It all began when the community learned that a beloved farm between the village center and the Westford School was going to go on the market. A volunteer committee formed and worked with...
Apr 3, 2018
Tina Durrance and Pete Decker ran an organic dairy with 60 milking cows in Barton for a decade, when they decided it was time to scale up. Through VLT’s Farmland Access Program, they found the property that suited their needs—a 571-acre farm in Morgan. The owners, Jim...
