Critical Paths: Enhancing Road Permeability for Wildlife in Vermont

This report recommends 'on the ground' improvements at priority road crossing zones in the Green Mountain corridor.

Old-Growth Forests - A Comprehensive Literature Review

In July 2005 VNRC published a comprehensive literature review pertaining to the ecological characteristics of old-growth forests in Eastern North America. (In order to view and print this file you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a free copy.)

VNRC Helps Safeguard Critical Bear Habitat

VNRC successfully halted a plan by Central Vermont Public Service Corporation (CVPS) to build a new utility line through a regionally important black bear travel corridor known as the “Sage Hill Corridor” in Stratton and Jamaica. In an important decision which makes a strong statement about the value of protecting fragile natural areas as important habitat for wildlife, the District Environmental Commission #2 denied CVPS’s motion to alter the decision last week.