By Keith Whitcomb Jr. Staff Writer Work is underway to restore a section of the Cold River’s floodplain in Clarendon and is expected to be completed within weeks. CLARENDON — Work is underway to restore a section of the Cold River’s floodplain, allowing the land to...
In August 2021, the Johnsons Mill Dam was removed from the Bogue Branch in Bakersfield, VT. The project was managed from start to finish by the Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District. This project was designed to restore natural stream flow and...
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Photo: Veinhuis Euroject 3000 manure injector in Pawlet, Vermont Mettowee Valley Equipment Cooperative, Pilot Project in Pawlet The Mettowee Valley, like much of southwest Vermont, is still comprised mostly of small family farms. This year, several farms...
This year, Conservation Districts across Vermont hosted their annual spring Tree Sales, and they were a great success. With pickups scheduled in May, the eight participating Conservation Districts saw more than 20,000 stems go home with customers. This was the...
In 2020, Poultney Mettowee Natural Resources Conservation District worked to implement a 7.4-acre exclusion fencing, berm removal, and riparian buffer planting project on a farm in Pawlet, VT. The Opportunity In 2019, Seth and Diane Butler attended an agricultural...
