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Community Campaigns

Make a difference at the local level

We help communities protect the places they love, including town forests, sledding hills, or swimming holes. These projects often require local fundraising to augment public funding. Led by community volunteers and town leaders, these campaigns generate excitement and funding to support protection and ongoing maintenance.

Let’s save the island!

Island Pond

Right now, we have the opportunity to help the State of Vermont buy and permanently conserve the island at the heart of Island Pond. If we are successful, both the island and a small lakeside parcel will become part of Brighton State Park.

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Recent sucesses

Visit First-of-its-kind, two-town forest created in Sharon and Strafford

First-of-its-kind, two-town forest created in Sharon and Strafford

We were thrilled to work with the Alliance for Vermont Communities, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, and other partners to help create the new 256-acre Ashley Community Forest . The new town forest offers walking, hunting, snowmobiling, birdwatching, and forest management. This was no easy feat – dedicated folks, many of whom volunteered a lot of time, have been working on this for four years!

Visit Historic Observatory Knob In St. Johnsbury Protected by Community

Historic Observatory Knob In St. Johnsbury Protected by Community

After a whirlwind, two-month fundraising campaign, the community of St. Johnsbury and the Vermont Land protected this historic property. The land is regularly used by local camps, as a training site for the St. Johnsbury Academy cross-country team, for hiking and snowshoeing, and more. Hikers have filled more than ten summit logbooks over nearly 15 years. Additional trails and educational uses, including an outdoor classroom by the Fairbanks Museum, are planned.