When friends and supporters of UVLT gather at Poverty Lane Orchard for our annual celebration on May 31, we will be joined by Rebecca Rule, a writer and storyteller who hosts Our Hometown on New Hampshire PBS.
https://uvlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Half-Mile-Pond-Trail-Hike-at-Smith-Pond-Shaker-Forest-21.jpg6091000Ryan Collettehttp://uvlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/uvlt-logo-stacked.pngRyan Collette2023-05-19 12:52:582023-05-19 12:57:37The Stories That Connect Us
Last spring, with the guidance of foresters Jeff Snitkin, Eric Radlof, and Ehrhard Frost of Full Circle Forestry, LLC (FCF, LLC), UVLT began a project designed to seed a future forest at our Up On the Hill Conservation Area in Charlestown. The forestry team evaluated an area that was harvested several decades ago, which involved removing the majority of the valuable trees. The remaining trees lacked timber quality and vigor: trees were defective, primarily small in diameter, and lacking in sufficient crown area. The FCF foresters recommended seeding the future forest by using several regeneration methods.
One of UVLT’s most complex conservation transactions is also one of our earliest – a project that brought together farmland conservation and affordable housing development. The Farrell Farm project, begun in 1988, involved the purchase of conservation easements and land, innovative financing including a grant and loan from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, subdivisions, Vermont Act 250 permits, and strong leadership and vision from Norwich residents. In the middle of all of this was Lois McGean, then chair of the Norwich Conservation Commission.
https://uvlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/lois-and-reporters-e1679407821662.jpg168369Ryan Collettehttp://uvlt.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/uvlt-logo-stacked.pngRyan Collette2023-03-21 10:38:102023-03-22 12:32:34Lois McGean Made History – Conservation and Housing in Vermont
The Stories That Connect Us
/in Featured, What's NewWhen friends and supporters of UVLT gather at Poverty Lane Orchard for our annual celebration on May 31, we will be joined by Rebecca Rule, a writer and storyteller who hosts Our Hometown on New Hampshire PBS.
Seeding the Future Forest
/in Conservation Advocacy, UVLT Conserved Lands, What's NewLast spring, with the guidance of foresters Jeff Snitkin, Eric Radlof, and Ehrhard Frost of Full Circle Forestry, LLC (FCF, LLC), UVLT began a project designed to seed a future forest at our Up On the Hill Conservation Area in Charlestown. The forestry team evaluated an area that was harvested several decades ago, which involved removing the majority of the valuable trees. The remaining trees lacked timber quality and vigor: trees were defective, primarily small in diameter, and lacking in sufficient crown area. The FCF foresters recommended seeding the future forest by using several regeneration methods.
Lois McGean Made History – Conservation and Housing in Vermont
/in Conservation Advocacy, UVLT Conserved Lands, What's NewOne of UVLT’s most complex conservation transactions is also one of our earliest – a project that brought together farmland conservation and affordable housing development. The Farrell Farm project, begun in 1988, involved the purchase of conservation easements and land, innovative financing including a grant and loan from the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, subdivisions, Vermont Act 250 permits, and strong leadership and vision from Norwich residents. In the middle of all of this was Lois McGean, then chair of the Norwich Conservation Commission.