Vermont

A Vermont woodland now owned by the community with 70-miles of heart-pounding mountain biking trails created out of 355 acres of former quarry land.

The Trust for Public Land helped establish the Brushwood Community Forest in the Upper Connecticut River Valley, connecting the Fairlee and Bradford Municipal Forests and offering opportunities for sustainable timber harvesting, recreation, and providing significant wildlife habitat and watershed protection.

TPL led a coalition to save the Phenn Basin property in the Mad River Valley and add 2,700 acres to Camel's Hump State Park, Vermont.

The Long Trail—the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States—runs for 272 miles along the crest of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada. Only 6.5 miles of the trail have no legal protection. One of these unprotected sections runs through the 167-acre Codding Hollow property in Johnson and Waterville. After a nearly 30-year wait, we have the opportunity to permanently conserve it as an addition to Long Trail State Forest.

The 410-mile Connecticut River is New England's largest river, draining a 7.2 million-acre watershed that supports fisheries, farmlands, forests, and fresh water in four states: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

To TPL helped add Dover Hill to the Green Mountain National Forest, creating a contiguous protected block of more than 4,300 acres.

TPL conserved more than 5,700 acres of private forestland, known as Eden
Forest, in the towns of Johnson and Eden, Vermont. The property, which
borders four miles of the Long Trail State Forest, will continue to be
owned and sustainably managed for timber by the Green Crow Corporation.

Partially surrounded by the Green Mountain National Forest, Glastenbury Mountain parcel sits along the spine of the Green Mountains, offering one of New England's most scenic views from the Long/Appalachian Trail, which is now protected with TPL's help.

Spectacular views and proximity to Montpelier, Waterbury, and Stowe make Mount Hunger, Stowe Pinnacle and White Rock Mountain three of the most popular day hikes in Vermont. Just below these peaks lie threatened properties totaling 1,800 acres—important parts of the hiking experience that were at risk of being sold and developed.

The Trust for Public Land worked with the State of Vermont to protect Jackson Valley, a 936-acre property along the ridge of the Green Mountains that spans the Vermont-Canada border.

The property, known as Bissonette Farm, contains the headwaters of the LaPlatte River, which feeds into Lake Champlain and serves as a drinking water supply for approximately 68,000 people.

The Mad River Valley is famous for its downhill skiing, hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing. That popularity comes with a cost – land development. Protecting the Green Mountains and special places like the Mad River Valley has been one of The Trust for Public Land’s priorities for more than two decades. We now have the opportunity to conserve 619 acres of inholdings in the Green Mountain National Forest which are vulnerable to fragmentation and development because of their location adjacent to Sugarbush Resort. An additional 108-acre inholding in Roxbury State Forest, which contains the headwaters of the Third Branch of the White River, will also be protected as part of this project.

Located on Lake Champlain near the Vermont-Canada border, the 6,500-acre Missisquoi refuge includes the largest intact floodplain forest in the Northeast, and also provides habitat for many species of wildlife.

The 279-acre Pearl Farm sits on Loudon Ridge, the most rural and scenic part of the town of Loudon, New Hampshire and its agricultural heart. The open space, wildlife habitat, and local food production that Pearl Farm provides help to sustain the rural character of the community. However, the farm is in jeopardy of being developed because of its proximity to the state’s capital, scenic views, and level building sites. 

Formerly owned by the Stanley Tool Company, this land in the towns of Chittenden, Pittsfield and Killington near the Green Mountain National Forest once supplied timber for the manufacture of tool handles for hammers.

Located in the rolling mountains of Wallingford, lie 464 acres of unprotected forests and a portion of the dramatic quartzite cliffs of White Rocks. Hikers who frequent this much loved section of the Green Mountains are treated to exceptional views as they traverse the side trails that lead to the Ice Beds, White Rocks National Recreation Area, and the wilderness of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and the Long Trail. We have a much-awaited opportunity to secure public access to a rare old growth forest and protect the views from the Appalachian Trail and Long Trail by adding this property to the Green Mountain National Forest. That’s why we’re uniting the local community to support this work. If we are unable to conserve this land, it could be posted against access, fragmented, or developed.