WHEN: BASIC CHAINSAW USE & SAFETY: Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 8AM – 4PM Course is full. Visit the Eventbrite listing to add yourself to the waitlist. We’ll notify you if a space opens up. COST: $200 per level, plus Eventbrite processing fees LEVEL I: Thursday, April 27, 2023, 8AM – 4PM Course is full. Visit the Eventbrite listing to add yourself to the …
Developed by the American Forest Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, the Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) enables family forest owners to access carbon markets, empowering them to help address climate change while earning income from their land. We’ve been taking a long and careful look at the program, and we’re impressed so far by what we’re seeing. The program truly appears poised …
Vermont Family Forests has received a beautiful, insightful gift that we are excited to share with our local community.
During the 2022 legislative session, Act 146 was passed and signed into law, amending Vermont’s Current Use program by adding the sub-category of Reserve Forestland to the Managed Forestland land use category. This new forest land use category will place more emphasis on forest ecosystem conservation. The Agency of Natural Resources is still in the process of developing the rules of the …
Visiting author Marina Richie shared insights, images, and excerpts from her award-winning book,Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher. Learn more >
Join local author, educator, and grower Mark Krawczyk for two free events celebrating the release of his new book Coppice Agroforestry.
Restoration of the West Barn at VFF’s Anderson Wells Farm is nearly complete. Check out photos of the process.
Join author Marina Richie as she shares stories, images, and excerpts from her new book, Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher. October 23, 3pm.
This summer, Vermont Family Forests teamed with the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps and local excavator Lucas Nezin to lend a healing hand on a piece of forestland we recently purchased. Read all about it >
Words matter. “Timber Stand Improvement” reflects a use-based, human centered approach to forests. “Community-based Forest Renewal” or CFR signals something very different. Learn more >
