conservation
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Vt. farmers deal with conservation rigmarole
Vermont is the only state in the country where farmers cannot readily access a program meant to pay them back for restoring habitats around their farms.
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Revolutionary War artifacts from Mt. Independence conserved
Many of the historic objects are fragments of necessary items used by the soldiers at Mount Independence.
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Warren King to receive major conservation award Friday
ADDISON — On Friday the Agency of Natural Resources will honor Warren King for his long-time advocacy for wildlife. ANR Secretary Julie Moore will present the Sally Laughlin…
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Salisbury Turner Fund preserves local land
SALISBURY — In 2019, the Salisbury Conservation Commission established the Turner Conservation Fund. It is named in honor of Preston and Christine Turner, who gave an initial generous…
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Key stretch of Lewis Creek land is now conserved
STARKSBORO — Land along 1.5 miles of Lewis Creek, which flows through Starksboro farmland owned by Peter Briggs, has been protected for clean water. Briggs worked with the…
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Community gathering to address caring for our natural commons
BRISTOL — How can community members step up and care for the key parts of our local environment that we all share? That’s the question behind a community…
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Letter to the editor: Carbon fee or tariff could support conservation
A message by a commoner inspired by Charles Koch and Donald Trump: We the people hold the water, the air, and the wildlife. They are our natural commons.…
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How can Vermont better support land stewards?
WATERBURY — A group of farmers, agricultural organizations and state and federal regulators last week began developing a plan for paying Vermont farmers to implement conservation projects on…