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Green Mountains, Vermont

Credit: Jerry & Marcy Monkman

The northern Green Mountains are the backbone of more than 800,000 acres of wildlife habitat, forests, and trails—including the Long Trail, the nation’s oldest long-distance hiking route. Development and growth of ski-resort towns is a major threat to this iconic region. Building on our prior success in expanding the Green Mountain National Forest by more than 30,000 acres in the south, we are now working with community partners to conserve land in the north, from Mount Mansfield to the Canadian border. We work to conserve land that supports public access for recreation and sustainable timber harvesting—as well as wildlife habitat and water resources.  To date, TPL has protected more than 9,900 acres in the northern Green Mountains, with a goal to conserve access to 20,000 acres, particularly along the Long Trail.

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