Nelson honored with Spirit In Nature Eco-Spirit Award for 2026

Nelson will receive the honor and will address the topic, “Speaking for the Trees — Protecting Forests on Public Lands” as part of the awards ceremony.

Monitoring and removing invasive species is one of the most important things we can do to protect Vermont’s working forests and natural areas. And it starts close to home.

The weekend is open to all, ages 15 –17 and is the perfect way for teens to unplug and engage with peers outdoors while exploring a potential career in conservation law enforcement.

ACRWC is getting ready to plant trees and shrubs at a riparian site along Otter Creek in Weybridge and is eager to share the experience with volunteers.

Average gasoline prices in Vermont have risen 7.9 cents per gallon during the past week.

Now is the time for Vermonters to stand together.

The events are intended “to inform, explore, celebrate, and help conserve wildlands and forests in Vermont and the Northeast.”

If you go outside on a rainy night this spring, be on the lookout for amphibians.

Now that Act 181 is law, its consequences are coming into focus.

“We all agreed that ‘conservation’ doesn’t begin or end with permanent legal protection.” — Andrew L’Roe

Sen. Peter Welch is now behind the measure, along with loggers and wildfire preventionists.

Otter Creek Audubon and the Salisbury Conservation Commission will patrol an amphibian crossing site in Salisbury again this year.

As America’s native grasslands have diminished over the years, so too have the birds that rely on those habitats.

Pat Stevenson has always been fond of nature — in its purest form. Originally hailing from urban Connecticut, she knew that pastureland, once paved, is gone forever.

Addison County residents will have several opportunities this month to help shape Vermont’s future of land conservation, outdoor recreation, working landscapes, and community resilience. A series of public Listening Sessions to be held around the county w … (read more)