Proposal to Open State Lands to ATVs: Take Action!

Vermonters who care about the integrity of our state lands should act swiftly to make your voice heard on a proposed rule change now under consideration which would open up state lands to All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Find out how you can help.

VNRC Supports Ecological Protections at Willoughby

The Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation has issued a final draft
management plan for the 7,784 acre Willoughby State Forest that strikes a balance between timber, wildlife management, recreational activities and ecological protections. VNRC recently submitted comments supporting many aspects of the draft management plan, including the broad protection of ecological resources.

Keeping the Vermont We Love

In a recent commentary published in several of Vermont's statewide newspapers, VNRC's Executive Director Elizabeth Courtney asks Vermonters: What would your “last straw” be before you’d take serious action to avoid losing the Vermont you love? To avoid such a fate, Elizabeth asks concerned citizens to join VNRC in encouraging state legislators to pass legislation this year to protect the Vermont we love.

WCAX: TV coverage of plans to allow ATVs on Vermont State lands featuring VNRC's Forest Program Director Jamey Fidel