Zero Gravity Craft Brewery Donating 100% of Giving Tuesday Profits to VNRC
We are honored to announce that Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington will be donating 100% OF ALL PROFITS from the day to VNRC on Giving Tuesday, November 27!
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Register Now: 11th Annual VECAN Conference!
Join VECAN partners, town energy committee leaders, clean energy businesses, policy makers, and concerned Vermonters for another action-oriented day geared towards meeting our 90-by-2050 total renewable energy goal! Register here.
VNRC Grants Funds to Danville, VT for Community Engagement Around Historic Railroad Station Revitalization
We’re pleased to announce that VNRC granted the Danville Village to Village Steering Committee $1,500 through our Small Grants for Smart Growth Program. The funds will be used to support community engagement activities around the revitalization of the 1871 Historic Danville Railroad Station in Danville Village, adjacent to the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail.
VNRC is Looking for a Spring Legislative Intern
The Vermont Natural Resources Council is seeking a Legislative Intern to help us move forward-looking environmental legislation in the Vermont State House in early 2019. The intern will assist VNRC and our partner, Vermont Conservation Voters, in tracking legislation moving through the Statehouse during the 2019 legislative year (January through early May). Duties will include:
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New Report Tracks Parcelization Trends in VT
VNRC just published a report and website that systematically track the increasing parcelization of our forests. VT is the third most forested of the lower 48 states, with approximately 4.6 million acres of forestland. But in a concerning trend, the state is actually losing forest cover due to parcelization, subdivision, and the subsequent development of land.
Kate McCarthy Appointed to VHCB Board
VNRC is pleased to announce that Kate McCarthy, our Sustainable Communities Program Director, was appointed this summer to the Board of the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) by Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson. She will sit on the Board as a Montpelier resident rather than on behalf of VNRC.
VNRC Petitions ANR to Amend Vermont Water Quality Standards (VWQS)
Petition Advocates for VWQS to Include Alternatives Analysis When Reviewing 33 U.S.C. § 401 Certification Applications, to Promote Clearer Protections for Vermont Waters.
VNRC to Present Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership to Paul Costello on 9/20
VNRC is pleased to present this year’s Arthur Gibb Award for Individual Leadership to Paul Costello, Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD). The award will be presented at VNRC’s annual meeting on Thursday, September 20 at American Flatbread, Lareau Farm Inn in Waitsfield.
DEC Ecosystem Restoration Grant Funds VNRC Dam Removal Study
August 21, 2018 (Montpelier, VT) – The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) has completed a feasibility study and preliminary engineering for removal of the Mill Pond Dam on Indian Brook in Colchester. The study was funded by a $35,000 Ecosystem Restoration Grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Clean Water Initiative Program. (more…)
VNRC is looking for a Sustainable Communities Intern
The Vermont Natural Resources Council is seeking an intern to support its Sustainable Communities Program this fall. Join our efforts by supporting research and analysis to update the statewide Smart Growth Progress Report! (more…)
