Are you interested in engaging with ongoing efforts to preserve Vermont’s historic landscapes, agricultural lands, and natural resources? Join us in March for a public listening session on 2023 Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act (Act 59), Vermont’s commitment to conserving 30% of our state’s land by 2030, and 50% by 2050.
ACRPC is working with the Middlebury Area Land Trust and Otter Creek Natural Resource Conservation District to organize several listening sessions across Addison County- an initial overview will be followed by 3 listening sessions, each focusing on components of theDraft VT Conservation Plan Objective 2: Conservation for Communities
Please join us at one or more of the following listening sessions:
Overview of Draft Conservation Plan and Objectives co-hosted by MALT & ACRPC
at Middlebury Town Office- March 16, 4:00pm-5:30pm
Session 2: Pathway 1: Increase Equitable Access & Pathway 2: Sustainable Working Lands
Hosted by Otter Creek NRCD at Middlebury NRCD office, date TBD
Session 3: Pathway 3: Strengthen Climate Resilience
Hosted by ACRPC at Monkton Town Office- 7pm, Wednesday, March 25
Session 4: Pathway 4: Promote Outdoor Recreation & Pathway 5: Expand Place Based Education and Outreach
Hosted by MALT- time and location TBD
If you want to learn more or can’t come to the listening sessions, there are background materials about the draft VT Conservation Plan and links for providing feedback here: https://vermontconservationplan.com/vcp/framework-jan26/
For participants who want to provide more detailed feedback on specific objectives, we invite comments through the Vermont Conservation Plan website (www.vermontconservationplan.com), where each objective has an associated survey. Feedback can also be submitted via email at vcpadmin@vhcb.org.
To see state and local progress towards 2030 and 2050 Conservation targets, see the VHCB online map available here: