Vermont Woodlands Resources
Public Policy Statements
Under the Golden Dome March 25, 2022
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Policy Brief: Protecting Vermont’s Woodlands from Invasive Species
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board of Directors | | Date:February 17, 2017Protecting Vermont’s Woodlands from Invasive Pests Background: Vermont’s forests and woodlands are under attack from invasive (non-native) forest pests – plants, insects, and diseases. These pests impact forests at a massive scale nationwide, destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of United States…
Policy Brief: Renewable Energy
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board | | Date:February 16, 2018Public Policy Issue Brief: Renewable Wood Energy from Vermont Forests Background: Private forests have great potential to contribute to the next generation of Vermont energy use, through the increased utilization of wood as a component of a renewable energy portfolio. Vermont has…
Policy Brief: Level the Playing Field
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board | | Date:March 17, 2017Public Policy Issue Brief: Level the Playing Field for Vermont’s Forest Landowners, Foresters, and Harvesters Background Vermont’s Forests play a major social, economic, recreational, and environmental role in the state, perhaps even greater than ever now that the state faces the task…