Vermont Woodlands Resources
VWA Position Statements
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: Right to Practice Forestry
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board | | Date:February 16, 2018Vermont Woodlands Board || February 16, 2018 Public Policy Issue Brief: Protecting Woodland Owner’s Right to Practice Forestry Background Because of the Use Value Appraisal (UVA) program, which provides fair taxation of forest and agricultural lands, and Vermont’s well-developed professional forestry community,…
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…
Policy Brief: Deer Herd Management
Author:VWA | Organization:Vermont Woodlands Board | Date:August 19, 2011In 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…