$6M GMNF office to be built in Mendon

MENDON — Saying that the Green Mountain National Forest will “finally be able to put” its Rutland-area Supervisory Office “where it should be,” Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office and GMNF officials on Thursday will announce plans to build a new $6-million facility on Route 4 in Mendon. Construction will begin next spring, and it is expected to be completed by fall 2021. The new Forest Service building will house about 65 part- and full-time employees and provide a more appealing visitor center. “It will be a gatew … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — If a proposed change in federal land use rules goes through, the 90,000 acres of Green Mountain National Forest that fall within Addison County could see a lot more commercial logging, road building and utility corridors — all without env … (read more)