Summary of Content: The Timber Harvesting in Vermont Guide provides a summary of laws and regulations affecting timber harvesting businesses in Vermont. While it is primarily intended for loggers and foresters, there are others in forest industry who will find it helpful as well. The guide provides an overview of laws and regulations pertaining to
Read More...Invasive Alder Briefing –USDA Conservation Projects in Vermont BACKGROUND • USDA, along with USFWS and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, has confirmed that an invasive species of alder (European Black Alder, Alnus glutinosa) was planted in some riparian buffers throughout Vermont, as opposed to the native version (Speckled Alder, Alnus incana) that was specified
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Summary of Content: Several changes occurred regarding Vermont’s Use Value Appraisal Program. Though several changes occurred, the largest change was likely relates to how the Land Use Change Tax (LUCT) is to be calculated and a temporary “Easy Out” period in which landowners can remove an entire parcel, or portion of a parcel, without paying the
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Use this link to check the current status of Bill H.857 pertaining to timber harvesting. Link: Click Here
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Follow this link to watch a video put together by Kathleen Wanner of the VWA. Link: Click Here
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In some areas of Vermont, excessively high numbers of deer or moose cause serious browsing damage to young trees and other low forest vegetation. The resulting damage not only retards the growth of future wood products, but also promotes the establishment and expansion of invasive plant populations, and can be severe enough to alter the
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