Declining Biodiversity in Vermont and New Hampshire Forests, Part II: Impact of Deer on Upper Valley Forests

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As most Upper Valley residents will have noticed, white-tailed…

American Wetlands Month: Spotlighting Upper Valley Swamps

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May is American Wetlands Month, and each week we’re highlighting…

American Wetlands Month: Spotlighting Upper Valley Marshes

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May is American Wetlands Month. Here at the UVLT, we’re always…

Expanding a Commitment to Permanence

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Nearly 20 years ago, Charlotte Metcalf began conserving farm…

Elizabeth’s Brook Bears Her Name

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The U.S. Geological Survey has named a Grant Brook tributary…

A Wild Goose Chase

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When Lynn Freeman and Peter Martin bought their Plainfield property in 1988, their neighbors were eager to advocate for its conservation because it sits in one of the region’s largest areas of unbroken forest. There are numerous streams, wetlands, and vernal pools -- all important resources for amphibians and other wildlife. Red oak, white pine, hemlock and maple grow on high, gentle slopes far from roads and other intrusions. And now, 35 years later, they have donated a conservation easement protecting over 380 acres, fulfilling the hopes of local conservationists and their own commitment to the health of their land and the planet.

A Year-Round Commitment to Farmland Conservation

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Cold temperatures and snowfall may mark the end of harvest season but here at UVLT, work with agriculture is busier than ever! Our staff is currently working with owners of ten farmland parcels encompassing hundreds of acres of our region’s best agricultural land. 

The Stories That Connect Us

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.
Photo by J. SCOTT ALTENBACH

A Suitable Habitat for Endangered Northern Long Eared Bats

Effective March 31, 2023, the Northern Long-Eared Bat (myotis-septentrionalis) will officially move from threatened (first designated in 2015) to endangered under the Endangered Species Act.